Fifth graders learn that data on the internet flows two ways, down to their device or up from it, and sort everyday online actions into downloading and uploading.
Students will be able to…
Saving a photo from a website brings it down to your device; posting one sends it up to the internet. Both move data, but in opposite directions. How do you tell them apart?
Project this and sort each action into download or upload — tap an action, then tap which way the data moves.
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When you save a photo from a website, it comes down to your device. When you post one, it goes up to the internet. Both move data, but in opposite directions. How do you tell them apart?
Students sort actions into download and upload.
Students trace the data's path.
Students list real examples.
Students reflect on data flow.
Aligned to the CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and the ISTE Standards for Students.
Model how data is sent and received between a device and the internet.
Explain how devices exchange information over a network.
Describe safe practices when sending and receiving files.
Empowered Learner: manage files and data across devices.
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Have students list three things they download and three they upload, then explain one of each, so the direction of the data becomes clear. A printable download-or-upload worksheet is in the Computer Science library.
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