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This activity explores the main algorithms that are used as the basis for searching on computers, using different variations on the game of battleships.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this puzzle, learners investigate the decisions involved in linking a network between houses in a muddy city.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners help a poor cartographer color in the countries on a map, making sure each country is colored a different color than any of its neighbors.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity about cryptographic techniques illustrates a situation where information is shared, and yet none of it is revealed.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity lets learners participate in the process of reconstructing a phylogenetic tree and introduces them to several core bioinformatics concepts, particularly in relation to evolution.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design challenge, learners will use computational thinking to design their own board game.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this number puzzle/trick, learner #1 thinks of a number between 1 and 63. Learner #2 shows learner #1 six cards and asks them whether the cards contain their number.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 14 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity lets you program your 'robot' (a willing friend) to pick up and dispose of some 'toxic waste' using as few commands as possible.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes