Objective:
Students will be able to:
- Establish differences between circuit switching and packet switching
- Define protocols and TCP/IP suite
- Explain how protocols use ports/well-known port numbers
- Compare and contract TCP and UDP transport protocols
- Examine how TCP uses the 3-way handshake
- Perform network traffic analysis using the Wireshark tool
Standards:
CSTA Compatibility Standards
- 3A-CS-01: Compare levels of abstraction and interactions between application software, system software, and hardware layers.
- 3A-NI-07: Compare various security measures, considering tradeoffs between the usability and security of a computing system.
Guiding Question:
How are packets delivered across networks between devices?
Resources:
- Lesson Slides Lesson 5.3.2 – Packet Delivery and Protocols.pptx and Lab 5.2.2 – ARP with Wireshark.pptx Presentations available on Google Classroom
Assignment:
- Read the Lesson 5.3.2 – Packet Delivery and Protocols.pptx Microsoft PowerPoint slideshow in today’s class.
- Use the instructions in the Lab 5.3.2 – Instructor PPT Packet Analysis with Wireshark.pptx presentation to complete the Lab 5.3.2 – Packet Analysis with Wireshark Student Worksheet Lab Activity using the materials provided in Google Classroom. (50 pts)
Assigned: February 24th, 2026
Teacher Pacing Due Date: February 25th, 2026