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Activity
University of Auckland School of Computer Science

Morris: Binary Search

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of finding data in an ordered collection using a binary search algorithm.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Google for Education: Children and Technology: Binary System

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How are the numbers stored in a computer? Have students think of binary as a set of bulbs with on and off states. Take a look at how many numbers can be represented with a limited set of bulbs.
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Lesson Plan
University of Canterbury

Cs Unplugged: How Many Guesses?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use sequential and binary search strategies to figure out who has your favorite book.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Binary Search

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how binary search is an efficient algorithm for finding an item from a sorted list of items.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Additional Programming Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are links to 10 projects in our Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation curriculum. Each project is an opportunity for students to be more creative and free-form with their newfound programming knowledge.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Binary Search

For Students 9th - 10th
A Wikipedia description of the binary search algorithm.