STEAMlined

A fun STEM or computing text encoding activity where students create a simple foldable card for Valentine’s Day. The front cover gives them space to make their own pixel image, and the resources include an explanation of how pixel colors are represented in binary code. For the inside of the card, the students can write a message in either binary code or Unicode, depending on the template. The back of the card has a binary or Unicode letter chart so the intended recipient can decode their message

A quick icebreaker activity for computer, technology, IT, or STEM classrooms. Students circulate around the room and talk to other students, trying to find someone for as many boxes as they can. Depending on the number of students in your class, you can say they cannot use the same person twice. Or, for smaller classes, you can allow this.