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Binary Bead Craft: Bracelet (or Necklace) Version
2 Review(s)Write your own name or nickname in binary code using beads on a bracelet. 3862
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Binary Bead Craft: Pin Version
1 Review(s)Write your initials in binary code to create beaded pins. 1001
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Harold the Robot
Children give directions to a "robot" (another person) and discover how the robot takes the instructions literally (usually with entertaining results). 0
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Life-size Coding
Children take turns being a programmer and the computer as they play on a life-size game board. In this group activity, children learn about programming, while practicing their communication skills. 0
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Sewn Circuits
During this activity, patrons construct a working and wearable circuit. They experiment with a battery, conductive thread, conductive tape and an LED to learn how to connect a circuit, and then design a way for it to work on a wrist cuff, a badge, or any other wearable item. Watch their eyes light up, as they light up the LED on their clothing just by... 0
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I Want to Hold Your Hand
NASA uses robotic explorers to collect information about places where humans cannot travel. This  activity leads patrons to build and test a robotic-like hand. 0
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Color by Numbers - Image Representation
Patrons learn how computers store drawings, photos, and other pictures using only numbers, and create their own images using pixels 0
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You Can Say That Again - Text Compression
Patrons explore finding patterns in Children's rhymes to learn about text compression 0
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Card Flip Magic - Error Detection and Correction
This activity is "magic trick" where the demonstrator is able to figure out which one out of dozens of cards has been turned over, using the same methods that computers use to figure out it an error has occurred in data storage! 0
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Twenty Guesses - Information Theory
Learn about how computers store and quantify information by playing some intriguing variations on the game 20 questions 0
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Codes in a Song - Modems
Participants learn how modems work by finding hidden messages in songs! 0
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Human Databases
Patrons play a kinesthetic learning game to learn about how computers store and sort data! 0
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