Binary
Students will learn how data is stored digitally and how it can be read and accessed. They Apply the knowledge and skills to create a program that uses binary counting as an integral part of the program.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Data representation |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6K03
Explain how digital systems represent all data using numbers
AC9TDI6K04
Explore how data can be represented by off and on states (zeros and ones in binary)
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input
AC9TDI8K04
Explain how and why digital systems represent integers in binary
AC9TDI8P09
Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language |
| Keywords | Data representation, programming, binary, coding |
| Organisation | Microsoft MakeCode |
| Copyright | 2017 Microsoft. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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