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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Bit Depth, Colors and Digital Photos

For Students 3rd - 8th
How many bits of information are in a digital photo? It depends on how many possible colors there are. Learn how to choose the right number of colors and bits to post your photo on the web or send it to your best friend.
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Lesson Plan
University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Binary Numbers

For Teachers K - 1st
With this lesson, educators can teach the binary system to anyone who can count. Using this approach, many adults are also excited when they finally understand what bits and bytes really are.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How Do Computers Represent Data?

For Students 9th - 10th
Bits and binary data are explained.