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Year 8

Data representation: text and numbers

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Representing information

I can explain how representations are used to store, communicate and process information.

1 Slide deck

1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Representing characters

I can encode, transmit and decode short messages using different coding schemes.

1 Slide deck

1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Binary digits

I can explain what binary digits are and calculate the bits required to represent a sequence.

1 Slide deck

1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Numbers in binary

I can convert between decimal numbers and binary.

1 Slide deck

1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Measurements of data

I can provide examples of the different ways binary digits are physically represented in digital devices.

1 Slide deck

1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Turing's mug cryptography challenge

I can decode binary messages to crack a hidden code.

1 Slide deck

1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

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