Sophia Learning
Sophia: Binary Code
The video lesson introduces students to the binary code. The concept is defined and examples are provided.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Exactly Does Binary Code Work?
Every time you use the Internet to watch a movie, listen to music, or check directions, that's exactly what your device is doing, using the language of binary code.
Intel Corporation
Intel Education: Lesson 1: What Is Binary Code?
A short description of binary numbers and how they work.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Binary Code
Students will learn how to write numbers and words in binary form in order to understand that patterns can be used to transfer information. Resources include a video explanation and examples of student work.
Other
Math Maniacs: Binary Numbers
This site contains lesson plans and activities for teaching binary numbers.
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Binary Numbers
With this lesson, educators can teach the binary system to anyone who can count. Using this approach, many adults are also excited when they finally understand what bits and bytes really are.
Apple
Apple.com: Teaching Code
Apple, Inc. discusses the importance of teaching children to code. Links are provided for the following supports: Everyone Can Code; Develop in Swift; and Swift Coding Clubs.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Bar Codes
An exploration of the binary system using U.S. postal zip codes. Discover what numbers the long and short bars in a zip code represent in this one page activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families collection.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Binary Digits
Learn about the two binary digits, 0 and 1, and how they are combined to make numbers that correspond to our standard number system. Looks also at the relationship between binary and hexadecimal digits.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Mste: The Binary Calculator Applet
The binary number system is used to represent data in digital form. This site provides a binary calculator that will convert between binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal, perform simple addition and subtraction, and do compliment and...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Binary Fingers!
Learn how to count in binary using just your fingers and how this skill can help you in arithmetic. Includes a set of practice questions.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Binary Number System
Learn all about the binary number system and how to count in binary. Includes a set of practice questions.
University of Canterbury
Cs Unplugged: How Binary Digits Work
Learn why we have different number systems and expolre binary digits.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Binary Numbers
An overview of the binary number systems in computer science.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Binary Numbers
Practice converting between binary numbers and decimal numbers in this set of free practice questions designed for AP Computer Science Principles students.
Code.org
Code.org: Cs Fundamentals: Course C
Create programs with sequencing, loops, and events. Translate your initials into binary, investigate different problem-solving techniques, and learn how to respond to cyberbullying. At the end of the course, create your very own game or...
Purple Math
Purplemath: Number Bases: Introduction & Binary Numbers
The process of converting between different number bases is actually fairly simple, but the thinking behind it can seem a bit confusing at first. And while the topic of different bases may seem somewhat pointless to you, the rise of...
History of Computing Science
History of Computing Science: Binary Representation
The binary number system is a perfect fit for the dual-state technologies used in digital computing devices. This lecture series presents a brief description of how the two fit together.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Math: Binary Numbers
Do you know how zeros and ones are used in this base-2 number system? Find all about binary numbers on this site. Site contains example problems.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Hexadecimal Drum Machine
Create rhythms on this 4-instrument hexadecimal drum machine and see what your rhythms look like in the binary, decimal, and hexadecimal number systems.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Trees in a Diagnosis Game
In this dynamic data science activity, students use data to build binary trees for decision-making and prediction. Prediction trees are the first steps towards linear regression, which plays an important role in machine learning for...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hexadecimal Numbers
Practice converting hexadecimal numbers to binary and decimal numbers, in this set of practice questions designed for AP Computer Science Principles students.
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged
A collection of free learning activities that teach computer science through games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around. The activities introduce students to computational thinking through concepts such...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lossless Bit Compression
Computers represent all data in binary, so all types of files, from text to images to videos, are ultimately sequences of bits. Regardless of whether the bits represent a document or a GIF, computers can use a bit compression technique...