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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.

In this pencil and paper activity, learners work in pairs and simulate how astronomical spacecraft and computers create images of objects in space.

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 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.

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

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

In this activity about encryption, learners cut out a secret decoder badge from a handout and use it to encode messages to each other.

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

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.