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Bits & Binary
Youngsters love to write on their hands, and in this fabulous activity they are actually asked to. Using numbers written on the tips of their fingers, they will learn how the binary number system works. This hands-on activity is a...
Curated OER
Break the Code!
Seventh graders crack a code using binary numbers. In this technology lesson, 7th graders explain how binary codes can represent letters and numbers. They create their own code and exchange them with their classmates.
Curated OER
Zeros and Ones
Students review counting, the number system and the decimal number system. They rotate through three stations, "How RAM Works, "Binary Numbers" and "Binary Letters." They complete three separate worksheets to check for complete...
Curated OER
The Global Menu: Changing the Rate of the Voice
Young scholars examine the Windows-Eyes control panel by using dialog boxes, pull-down menus, left and right arrow keys, and shortcut keys. They also change the rate of the screen, keyboard, and mouse voices.
Curated OER
Graphics à la "the Web"
Students study the graphic formats for the World Wide Web and download a graphic file. They apply correct HTML format for including pictures in a web page.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Binary Code
The video lesson introduces students to the binary code. The concept is defined and examples are provided.
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Binary Numbers
With this lesson, educators can teach the binary system to anyone who can count. Using this approach, many adults are also excited when they finally understand what bits and bytes really are.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Binary Numbers
An overview of the binary number systems in computer science.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Binary Numbers
Practice converting between binary numbers and decimal numbers in this set of free practice questions designed for AP Computer Science Principles students.
Code.org
Code.org: Cs Fundamentals: Course C
Create programs with sequencing, loops, and events. Translate your initials into binary, investigate different problem-solving techniques, and learn how to respond to cyberbullying. At the end of the course, create your very own game or...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Number Limits, Overflow, and Round Off
Check your understanding of number precision, overflow errors, and roundoff errors in computer programs.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hexadecimal Numbers
Practice converting hexadecimal numbers to binary and decimal numbers, in this set of practice questions designed for AP Computer Science Principles students.
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged
A collection of free learning activities that teach computer science through games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around. The activities introduce students to computational thinking through concepts such...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lossless Bit Compression
Computers represent all data in binary, so all types of files, from text to images to videos, are ultimately sequences of bits. Regardless of whether the bits represent a document or a GIF, computers can use a bit compression technique...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Logic Gates
Check your understanding of how AND/OR/NOT logic gates output 0 or 1 based on inputs.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Additional Programming Projects
Here are links to 10 projects in our Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation curriculum. Each project is an opportunity for students to be more creative and free-form with their newfound programming knowledge.