Representing images in digital systems
In this lesson, students will explore how images are represented in digital systems.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Data representation |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8K04
Explain how and why digital systems represent integers in binary
AC9TDI8K03
Investigate how digital systems represent text, image and audio data using integers |
| Keywords | pixels, resolution, image quality, colour model, RGB |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Mathematics |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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