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Beat the Clock: Sorting Networks
National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT)Add to list DetailsEven fast computers are limited to how quickly they can solve problems. One way to speed things up is to use several computers at once. In this physical activity, learners act as multiple networked...
Treasure Hunt: Finite-State Automata
National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT)Add to list DetailsIn 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. They learn that different pathways...
Color by Numbers: Image Representation
National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT)Add to list DetailsComputers 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. They can...
The Orange Game: Routing and Deadlock in Networks
National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT)Add to list DetailsWhen 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...
Count the Dots: Binary Numbers
National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT)Add to list DetailsData in computers is stored and transmitted as a series of zeros and ones. Learners explore how to represent numbers using just these two symbols, through a binary system of cards. When the card&...
Lightest and Heaviest: Sorting Algorithms
National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT)Add to list DetailsComputers are often used to put lists into some sort of order—for example, names into alphabetical order, appointments or e-mail by date, or items in numerical order. In this activity learners...