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Fast Finishers
■Unplugged: The show. Part 4: Binary numbers: other representations
■Video part 4 – birthday (Have this video in Year level favourites folder so students can directly link to it. Have them watch the video and then complete next steps)
■Have students write their age in binary code
■Have students research the birthday of their favourite actor/singer/sports star and write their age in binary code
Students are to pick a joke from a teacher supplied pile of joke books. They then apply their coding knowledge to turn the joke into a code, which they email to a partner. They are then required to decode a joke they receive back from their partner. (Teacher to check chosen joke prior to students starting coding).
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