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Eureka! - Digitizer

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COMBINED RATING

3.9 Stars

TEACHERS (7)

4.4

STUDENTS (2305)

3.4

LENGTH

18 Minutes

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Description

Team up with a cybernetically upgraded Nikola Tesla in this point-and-click adventure, and start unraveling the mysteries of digital signals in a way that's both educational and electrifying.

Vocabulary Words

digital signals

analog signals

technology

digital waves

amplitude

frequency

wavelength

binary code

transmission

communication

digitization

wave pulses

discrete wave

binary wave

electromagnetic waves

wireless technology

smartphone,

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Digital Signals. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Digital signals can be sent as wave pulses, such as pulses of light or electricity.

Digital information can maintain quality over a long distance transmission, as opposed to analog signals.

Some communication involves the use of analog signals.

Digital information can be stored without significant degradation, as opposed to analog information.

Digital signals are either on or off.

Modern technologies use digitized signals as a reliable way to encode and transmit information.

Analog signals vary continuously.

Information can be stored on various types of devices.

Technologies make it possible to receive and decode digitized information.

Some communication involves the use of digital signals.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

hat are waves? What are the parts of a wave? What are some examples of devices that use digital signals? What are examples of technology that we depend on every day?

After the Game

What are the three parts of a wave? What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength? What are the only two possible numbers in the binary code? What is the difference between a discrete wave and a binary wave? What do wireless devices use to transmit information?

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