Representing images using binary: totems
In this lesson, students will interpret a First Nations Australian artwork by representing an image they create as a binary image with accompanying code.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Data representation, Digital systems |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6K04
Explore how data can be represented by off and on states (zeros and ones in binary)
AC9TDI6K03
Explain how digital systems represent all data using numbers |
| Keywords | totems, pixel, image, spreadsheet |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Mathematics, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | These resources may be used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. These resources were created by Tania Taylor and Kim Martin. |
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