Wednesday 1 November 2017

Binary Lesson 2 - numbers

Last lesson you learned about binary code and how to change between denary (decimal) numbers and binary numbers.

This lesson you are going to learn how to add up binary numbers.

Objectives and Outcomes

  • Be able to explain how binary is used to represent denary (decimal) numbers. (band 4)
  • Be able to apply your understanding to adding binary numbers together and converting them to denary. (band 5)
  • Be able to link the ideas of binary code and your knowledge of electricity to show why computers can only use binary code to represent data (information). (band 6)
Your Tasks
1.  Open a new blog post and title it the same as this one.

2.  Copy/paste the Objectives and Outcomes on your post.

3.  Underneath them write, in your own words, how binary is used to represent denary or decimal numbers.

4.  Try and show your knowledge and understanding of Band 6 statement in Objectives and Outcomes by answering it under Task 3 writing.

5.  Open this link.....Adding binary numbers work sheet

Make a copy of the worksheet (File - Make a copy) before you try and work on it.

6.  Work through adding 3 and 4 bit numbers.

7.  Work through adding 3, 4 and 6 bit numbers.

8.  Work through adding 3, 4, 6 and 8 bit numbers.

You can use this slideshow if it helps you to remember how to add binary numbers...

9.  When you are finished, share your worksheet (click Share - Advanced - change it from Private to Anyone with the link) and copy/paste the link to your blog post.

Extension!!!
https://docs.google.com/a/cooper.oxon.sch.uk/spreadsheets/d/1o8jjyMlHxTHbXeP2aCUGnY5UJK3H4GkTocmeD32yIoo/edit?usp=sharing

Publish!


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