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In this activity, learners will explore how computers represent pictures using pixels.

In this activity about computer programming, learners follow instructions in a variety of ways in order to successfully draw figures.

This activity shows learners how computers use numbers to represent pictures. A grid is used to represent the pixels (short for picture elements) of a computer screen.

In this activity, learners play a game similar to Hangman by guessing a secret phrase to understand how computer scientists measure the amount of "information" in a document.

In this activity, learners find the answer to the question, "if you have a pile of 8 cards, and you remove half, then half again, how many times can you do this until you get to just one card?" This w

In this activity, learners recreate a method of detecting and correcting errors in computers called 'parity'.

In this game, learners experience how computers divide a big problem into many smaller ones and how they use binary "yes"/"no" questions.

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

In this activity, learners cut out 5 paper cards and label them with 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 dot(s) to explore binary digits.

This activity helps students learn how computers "compress" text by identifying repeating patterns of letters, words, and phrases.

In this puzzle, learners investigate the decisions involved in linking a network between houses in a muddy city.

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.

This activity about cryptographic techniques illustrates a situation where information is shared, and yet none of it is revealed.

This magic trick is based on how computers detect and correct data errors.

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.

In this computer science activity about finite-state automaton (on page 45 of the PDF), learners use a map and choose various pathways to find Treasure Island.

Computers store drawings, photographs, and other pictures using only numbers. Through this activity, learners decode numbers to create pictures using the same process that computers use.

In this math lesson, learners use simple addition facts to compute values (in dollars and cents) for their names.

In this activity (on page 2), one person "programs" the other like a robot to move through a space, trying to get them to avoid obstacles and reach a goal.

In this activity, learners will explore coding by arranging words and phrases to create an order of operations in this low tech version of computer programming.