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This Sending Binary Messages with the Internet Simulator lesson plan also includes:
- CSP - Tips and Tricks - The Internet Simulator
- Activity Guide - Coordination and Binary Messages (PDF)
- Activity Guide - Coordination and Binary Messages (Doc)
- (PDF)
- Binary Signal Test
- CS Principles: Internet Simulator - Part 1
- The Internet: Wires, Cables, and Wifi
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Show your class how to develop a protocol to solve a problem. Pupils then continue with working with binary messages but refine a protocol to assist with the distinction of individual bits by including a bit rate. Finally, the pairs use an Internet simulator to refine their protocol.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have the pupils create a vocabulary book to keep track of important terms
Classroom Considerations
- Practice the flashlight presentation a few times so it is consistent
- The lesson is the third in a series of 19
Pros
- The resource has a video and forum to get tips from other teachers
- A video explains how to use the Internet simulator
Cons
- None