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Puzzle Tunnel Game: Internet Packets

In this activity, learners will complete a puzzle-based game that is actually a visual demonstration of how data is broken down into packets and then reassembled when sent through the Internet to a device. Learners will color a puzzle, cut it out, feed the pieces through a tube that they constructed, and then reassemble the puzzle. You will be given talking points to teach your learner about this concept.

Puzzle Tunnel Game: Internet Packets

Materials

Coloring supplies
Scissors
Tape
Glue stick (optional)

Instructions

You will be using the information from the Learner’s Sheet pages to help teach this concept. It may be helpful to have your own set of these pages to reference during the activity.

Print out the Learner’s Sheet pages.
Gather your supplies.
Tell your learner about this activity: “Today, you’re going to learn how stuff travels through the Internet! Then, we’re going to play a puzzle game to see just how this works. Let’s start by looking at the first part together.”
Pause and give your learner the first three pages of the worksheet. Review the information together about how files and data travel through the Internet.
Tell your learner: “Now, we’re going to do the activity part!” Give them the other pages and walk them through sets of instructions under “Help Bobby Send a Picture” to complete the activity.
Congratulate your learner on a job well done!