DLT:
  • Students will be able to explain how binary code is used to send information between computers to create digital images.

Key Vocabulary:

  • Binary Code: A system of representing information using only two options, typically 0 and 1.
  • Pixel: The smallest unit of a digital image that can be displayed and represented on a digital display device.
  • Digital Image: An image that is stored in a format that can be processed by a computer.
  • Compression: The process of reducing the amount of data needed to represent an image.
  • Bit: A basic unit of information in computing, represented as either 0 or 1.

Activities:
  • Warm Up in Jupiter: What is binary code?
  • Class Reading: Binary Code and Digital Images
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  • Kid Fax Worksheet - Use the information above to fill in the missing images on the worksheet. The first number is always the number of blank spaces, then alternate to filled, then back to blank (repeat as necessary) for each number on the line.
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  • Wrap Up in Jupiter: Binary Code and Digital Images