Overview:
The goal of this lesson is to explore Digital Information to provide an understanding of how and why computers rely on binary information. The lesson utilizes resources from Intel's "The Journey Inside: The Computer" series.
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1. Convert between binary and decimal numbers
2. Explain the purpose of the ASCII code
3. Describe how pictures can be represented in the binary system
4. Explain why computers use the binary system instead of the decimal, or any other system
Instruction Guide:
Primary Instructional Material:
Differentiated Instruction Material: Supplemental:
Education Level:
Middle School [5]
High School [6]
Scope & Sequence:
Technology [7]
Focus Subject:
HW Platform:
Any [11]
SW Platform:
Any [12]
Interactivity Style:
Mixed [13]
Clone Of:
Digital Information [14]
