How a Browser Loads a Page
Computer Science Fundamentals Grades 9–12 3-day lesson 25 deliverables This computer science lesson teaches what the Web is and what a browser does, step by step, to load a web page. Students choose the right web word for situations at a made-up bike store, and they explain how the Web is different from the Internet.
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Print + digitalPDF, PowerPoint, Word & Google
Answer keysA key for every page
Built-in assessmentExit tickets + lesson quiz
45-minute daysEvery day planned and timed
What does this lesson cover?
Many students use the words Web and Internet as if they mean the same thing, and a web page seems to just appear. This lesson breaks a page load into steps that students can sort and put in order. Every store, website and web address is made up, and nobody opens a real website.
Who Does It?
Students sort eight steps of loading Juniper Road Bikes' helmets page by who does each one: the browser, a DNS server or the web server, then describe the whole page load in order.
Everything that's included
00 Start Here
- READ FIRST: every file in the lesson and when you use it
- Teacher guide and pacing: the plan for each day, what to print and how to grade
- Skills map: which standards each day teaches
01 Present
- One editable PowerPoint deck for all three days, 28 slides, with speaker notes
- Slide script: the speaker notes, printed
- Bell ringers: a short warm-up for each day
02 Student Handouts
- Guided notes for all three days, in PDF and editable Word, with the word bank on the page
- Vocab slip: the lesson's words and what they mean, on one page
04 Activities
- Which Web Word? Circle a web word for each of eight situations at Juniper Road Bikes or at home and write why, then explain how the Web is different from the Internet
- Who Does It? Sort eight steps of loading Juniper Road Bikes' helmets page by who does each one: the browser, a DNS server or the web server, then describe the whole page load in order
- Search, Click and Save: explain how a customer finds, opens and saves a page from Juniper Road Bikes
05 Assessment
- Exit tickets, one per day: quick questions that show who needs more help
- Lesson quiz: 10 multiple-choice questions and 2 written answers about all three days
06 Answer Keys
- 5 answer key files: a key for each day (its bell ringer, notes and exit ticket) and the activity keys, plus the quiz key
Digital: Google Forms™ + Google Slides™
- 4 Google Forms™ of the exit tickets and the quiz, ready to copy into your Drive
- The multiple choice grades itself, and you grade the written answers
- A Google Slides™ copy of the deck, with the same slides and speaker notes, for Google Classroom™
Why teachers love this lesson
Every way to open a page leads to a web addressStudents see that a link, a bookmark, the history list and a search result all give the browser a web address to load. They use this to explain how a customer finds, opens and saves a store's page.
Print and digitalEvery page is a print-ready PDF, and the Google Forms™ and Google Slides™ let you teach the same lesson in Google Classroom™.
A key for every pageEvery day has its own answer key, and every written question has a sample answer and what to look for.
Every day fits a 45-minute classEach day's plan is timed activity by activity against real reading and writing speeds.
Written for your studentsEvery student page is checked for reading level, with plain words and complete sentences.
Skills map includedA skills map shows which standards each day teaches.
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How do I get the files after I buy?
Instant download right after checkout: PowerPoint and Word files you can edit, print-ready PDFs, and links that copy the Google Forms™ and Google Slides™ into your Drive.
Can I buy the whole unit or course instead?
Yes. This lesson is part of the Unit 4 bundle and the complete Computer Science Fundamentals course. Both cost less than buying the lessons one at a time.
Is this AP Computer Science?
No. It is a full-year, non-AP intro course for grades 9 to 12. For AP, see AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science A.
What formats are the files in?
Every page is a print-ready PDF. The slides are an editable PowerPoint and the guided notes an editable Word file. The exit tickets and the quiz also come as Google Forms™, and the deck as Google Slides™.
Which standards does it cover?
Written for Florida's Advanced Information Technology course (9007610). The skills map in the lesson shows which standards each day teaches.