Code week 2021
https://codeweek.eu/view/423605/gaias-buddies-in-code
(i) Crack the code and see the hidden Gaia’s Buddy.
In pairs Ss convert the binary into bitmaps. They use white to represent 0 and black to represent 1
(ii) Who can Gaia’s Buddies be? Make your own images and codes
Ss make a picture and convert the bitmaps into binary, using a “0” to represent a white pixel and a “1” to represent a black pixel.
(iii) Upload your codes on the http://linoit.com/users/SophiaK-40/canvases/Gaia%27s%20Buddies%20crack%20the%20codeand the images other students are expected to decode.
WRAP-UP :
(a) Students report back to class. They discuss about binary code and how to convert an encoded image into a drawn pixel image, how to design and encode a new one
(b) Students answer a menti for the activityhttps://www.menti.com/57gspdhma5
POSSIBLE FOLLOW-UP
Ss can make their own collaborative comics with their own Gaia’s
Buddies that help the environment in various ways
(https://www.pixton.com/ or https://www.storyboardthat.com/comic-maker)
Ss can extend the encoding for color images
Worksheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ILtcf076TfRhhfD-Nk6QIJa-7nbRMyiO/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105592288599994664892&rtpof=true&sd=true
Lesson Plan: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mE1Yv6gmLuiGgq8OoJQVR5tDzk8kcvc4/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105592288599994664892&rtpof=true&sd=true