How does the internet physically connect the entire world?

The internet is like a giant playground that connects all your friends, even if they're on the other side of the world.

Imagine you have a toy phone, and you call someone who lives far away. That phone call travels through wires, which are like really long straws that carry sounds from one place to another. These wires go under the ground, across oceans, and sometimes even inside buildings, just like how your toys might travel from one room to another.

Sometimes, instead of wires, big satellites in space help carry messages. They're like helper birds who fly up high and shout the message so it can reach someone far away.

The internet uses these wires and satellites, along with computers and phones, to let people talk, play games, watch videos, all together at once!

So even though you might be playing in one city, your friend could be jumping on a trampoline in another, and you’re both still connected, just like a super long, never-ending game of telephone! The internet is like a giant playground that connects all your friends, even if they're on the other side of the world.

Imagine you have a toy phone, and you call someone who lives far away. That phone call travels through wires, which are like really long straws that carry sounds from one place to another. These wires go under the ground, across oceans, and sometimes even inside buildings, just like how your toys might travel from one room to another.

Sometimes, instead of wires, big satellites in space help carry messages. They're like helper birds who fly up high and shout the message so it can reach someone far away.

The internet uses these wires and satellites, along with computers and phones, to let people talk, play games, watch videos, all together at once!

So even though you might be playing in one city, your friend could be jumping on a trampoline in another, and you’re both still connected, just like a super long, never-ending game of telephone!

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  1. A child sends a message to their friend on the other side of the world using an internet connection that works like a long telephone line.
  2. The internet is like a giant web made up of many invisible wires connecting computers together.
  3. You can watch videos from another country because there are big pipes under the ocean carrying data.

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