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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ZIP Code Math

For Teachers K - 12th
Students add or subtract to solve ZIP Code Math word problems. A ZIP Code Math work sheet is included. This lesson combines math with geography quite nicely.
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Lesson Plan
University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury; Cs Unplugged: Text Compression

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Learn how compressed formats such as zip, gzip, or gif images are all based on a method called Ziv-Lempel coding, which turns out to be an interesting exercise in finding patterns in text.
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Article
AulaClic

Aula Clic: Como Descomprimir Un Archivo

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the steps necessary to unzip a file. It has screen shots and a video tutorial.
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Website
Other

Tech Republic: When Good Zip Drives Seem Bad

For Students 9th - 10th
Tech Republic provides an article by Mike Walton titled, "When Good Zip Drives Seem Bad." The article discusses the history and problems of the zip drive.