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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this technology activity, learners explore digital imaging and pixels. Learners "transmit" an image to a partner by creating an image on grid paper.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about encryption, learners cut out a secret decoder badge from a handout and use it to encode messages to each other.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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When a lot of people share one network (such as cars using roads, or messages getting through the Internet), there is the possibility that competing processes will create a “deadlock," or an interrupt

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes