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
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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?