Speak Like a Machine

SPEAK LIKE A MACHINE

PIPER MAKE EDUCATOR RESOURCES SERIES

STARTER EXPEDITION KIT

Intermediate

1 hr

Ages 8+

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WATCH THE INTRO VIDEO:

Build two tactile buttons and use functions to convert from binary to decimal numbers.

Understand what lists do in code and how they can be used to generate important outputs.

Understand the history of binary, and why binary systems use this code to understand operational instructions and user input and to present a relevant output to the user.

You can share the mission directly to your Google Classroom after logging into your Google educator account in the top right corner of Piper Make.

Check out our easy assignment template that you can use to ask students to share their work by including pictures of their final circuits and code.

Check out our Python-focused assessment that you can copy and share directly to your Google Classroom.

Useful vocabulary terms to use in classroom: binary, tactile buttons, input, lists

Not receiving any inputs from the button presses?

Ensure that you've plugged the wires into the right GPIO (take a look at the Digital View to see which pin you're affecting)

What is binary?

Binary describes a numbering scheme in which there are only two possible values for each digit -- 0 or 1 -- and is the basis for all binary code used in computing systems.