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Lesson Plan 2 - Binary Numbers

The document outlines a 15 minute lesson plan for teaching 4 postgraduate students about binary numbers. It includes goals, resources, timing, steps and expected student responses. The lesson introduces representing numbers with dotted cards, then translates decimals to binary and vice versa in group exercises.

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Lesson Plan 2 - Binary Numbers

The document outlines a 15 minute lesson plan for teaching 4 postgraduate students about binary numbers. It includes goals, resources, timing, steps and expected student responses. The lesson introduces representing numbers with dotted cards, then translates decimals to binary and vice versa in group exercises.

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LESSON&PLAN&&WEEK&3&&Justin&Kerney&

YEAR&LEVEL&&&SUBJECT:&&Postgraduate+,+EDFD548&

DATE:&13th+August+2015&

NO.&OF&STUDENTS:&4&

LESSON&DURATION:&15+minutes&

TOPIC/FOCUS:&Binary+Numbers&
GOALS&AND&OBJECTIVES:&&Develop+an+understanding+of+how+to+represent+numbers+using+the+binary+number+system,+and+how+computers+use+binary+
numbers+to+store+and+transmit+text.+
The+students+will+be+able+to:+
+ correctly+construct+two+out+of+three+binary+numbers+after+being+provided+with+their+decimal+equivalents.+The+students+will+successfully+perform+this+task+
as+part+of+a+group+in+a+classroom+environment.+&
+ as+a+group,+discuss+and+formulate+a+system+for+representing+text+using+binary+numbers.&
SUMMARY&OF&RESOURCES&REQUIRED:&Each+student+will+be+provided+with+five+cards+with+1,+2,+4,+8+and+16+dots.&
LESSON&PROCEDURE&

TIMING&
3+min+

RESOURCES&

EXPECTED&STUDENT&
REACTIONS&OR&
RESPONSES&

STEPS&OF&THE&LESSON&
(key+activities+and+key+questions)+

TEACHER&RESPONSES&
GOALS&&&METHODS&OF&
TO&STUDENTS&
EVALUATION&
(including+consideration+of+
(including+specific+informal+
the+need+to+adapt,+reteach+
and/or+formal+assessment+
or+extend)+
links+to+AusVELS)+
&
&

&

Opening&
+
Introduce+dotted+cards+to+students+
&

&

&

&

Question:+What+do+we+notice+about+
number+of+dots+on+each+card?+
+
&

Number+of+dots+is+doubling+
for+each+card+

Draw+attention+to+link+to+
binary+system+having+two+
symbols+

&

&

&

Question:+If+there+was+another+card,+
how+many+dots+would+it+have?+
&

Double+the+previous+card++
32+

Clarification+if+students+
provide+incorrect+answer.+
Provide+answer+for+
following+card++64.+

&

&

Lesson&Development&
&
Demonstrate:+How+to+construct+an+
arbitrary+number+using+the+cards&

&

+
Goal+for+this+section:+students+
will+be+able+to+translate+
decimal+numbers+into+binary+
numbers+and+vice+versa.+

5+min+

Students+will+be+assessed+in+
class+during+group+discussion.+

&

&

Question:+How+can+we+represent+6,+
11,+21+using+these+cards?+

Students+use+supplied+
Observe+and+verbally+
cards+to+construct+numbers.+ describe+method+used+by+
students+and+correct+any+
mistakes.+

&

&

&

Introduce+binary+number+system.+
Method+for+representing+numbers+
using+only+two+digits.+
&

&

&

&

&

&

Group+Exercise:+Given+a+decimal+
number+27,+what+number+is+it+in+the+
binary+system?+
&

Students+use+cards+to+
calculate+binary+number++
11011.+

Observe+how+number+is+
larger+than+previous+
numbers+constructed.+

&

&

&

Group+Exercise:+Given+a+binary+
number+10110,+what+number+is+it+in+
the+decimal+system?+
+

Students+use+cards+to+
calculate+decimal+number++
27.+

Summarise+steps+used+by+
students.+

&

&

Extension/Application:+Ask+students+
to+discuss+how+text+could+be+stored+
as+binary+numbers.+

Students+choose+a+system+
where+each+alphabet+letter+
corresponds+to+a+binary+
number.+

Use+system+with+students+
to+work+through+a+short+
example.++

4+min+

3+min+

&

Closure&
Question/Task:+Write+in+your+own+
words+a+definition+for+the+binary+
number+system.+
+
Discuss+with+students+how+binary+
numbers+could+be+used+to+represent+
other+types+of+data.+
&

Students+use+their+own+
words+in+definition.+

Group+clarification+if+
necessary+

!
References:!
CS!Unplugged,!Binary!Numbers!Activity!=!http://csunplugged.org/binary=numbers/!

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Photocopy Master: Binary Numbers

Photocopiable for classroom use only.


2005 Computer Science Unplugged (www.unplugged.canterbury.ac.nz)

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