Internet vs World Wide Web

👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will explain the difference between the internet and the World Wide Web using simple definitions and examples.

Teaching Notes

Internet = the network; Web = websites on that network.
Use an analogy: internet is roads; web is the buildings you visit.
Explain that email and games use the internet but are not the web.
Use examples students know: browsers open the web.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

The internet is the worldwide network that connects devices. The World Wide Web (WWW) is a collection of websites you visit using a browser. The web uses the internet, but the internet is bigger than the web.

Computer Vocabulary and Definition

— A worldwide network that connects devices.
— Websites and pages you visit using the internet.
— An app used to visit websites.
— One page on a website.
— The address of a website or webpage.

Computer QA

What is the internet?
What is the World Wide Web?
What is a browser?
What is a webpage?
What is a URL?
True or False: The web and the internet are the same thing.
Does the web use the internet?
Is email part of the internet?
Is email always part of the web?
What do you use to open the web?
Name one browser.
What does WWW stand for?
If you watch a website video, are you using the web?
If you play an online game, are you using the internet?
Can the internet work without websites?
What is an example of a website?
Where do you type a URL?
True or False: A webpage is part of a website.
Why is the internet important?
Why is the web important?

Computer Prtactices

Internet or Web? Sort examples: email, website, video call, webpage, online game.
Draw the analogy: roads (internet) and buildings (websites).
Browser practice: Identify the address bar and pretend-type a URL.
Create 3 sentences: One about the internet, one about the web, one about a browser.

Reflection

How is the internet different from the web?
What do you use to visit a website?