1.2 KiB
1.2 KiB
Binary
This lesson presents the concept of binary digits and base-2 notation. Students will learn how data is stored digitally and how it can be read and accessed.
Lesson objectives
Students will...
- Understand what a bit and byte are and how they relate to computers and the way information is processed and stored.
- Learn to count in Base-2 (binary) and translate numbers from Base-10 (decimal) to binary and decimal.
- Apply the above knowledge and skills to create a unique program that uses binary counting as an integral part of the program.
Lesson structure
- Introduction: Bits and Bytes
- Unplugged Activity: Binary Vending Machine
- Micro:bit Activity: Binary Transmogrifier
- Project: Make a Binary Cash Register
- Assessment: Rubric
- Standards: Listed
Lesson plan
- Overview: Bits, bytes, binary
- Unplugged: Binary vending machine
- Activity: Binary transmogrifier
- Project: Make binary a cash register