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Building Your First Web Page

Write your first HTML and CSS to build a personal bio webpage — understanding tags, structure, and basic styling.

Grade 6-8Intermediate55 min75 pts

About This Lesson

Every website you've ever visited was written in HTML and CSS. In this lesson, you'll pull back the curtain and write your own — building a real webpage about yourself that lives in the browser.

Essential Question

Right-click any website and select 'View Page Source.' What do you see? What patterns do you notice?

Standards

CSTA 2-AP-17, ISTE 4d

Learning Objectives

  • 1Explain the structure of an HTML document using tags, elements, and attributes
  • 2Use CSS to style HTML elements with colors, fonts, and spacing
  • 3Build and publish a personal bio webpage using HTML and CSS

Materials Needed

  • Chromebook with CodePen or Replit
  • HTML/CSS Quick Reference sheet

Key Topics

HTMLCSSweb developmentcodingfrontend