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

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity (page 2) draws upon a familiar, computer-based concept related to visual resolution: pixilation.

free Ages 11 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners recreate a method of detecting and correcting errors in computers called 'parity'.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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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

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine nanoscale structures of common things.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 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