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A complete presentation with all the visuals for introducing Binary conversions. Instructions written by a CS teacher who has performed magic for more than 40 years. The magic trick is fool proof and requires no special talents other than being able to add and subtract. Masters are provided for the manipulatives in three different sizes including one that can be handed out to the students to push their reasoning ability. The trick hooks their attention and you move to a visual presentation that

Grab your students attention with a feat of incredible math skills they can not match. Add a little mystique by claiming magic skills and your students will be fully engaged. The students get to learn both how to perform the trick but then convert the algorithm of the magic performance into the coding algorithm to give the computer the ability to perform the same trick. This can serve as a great introduction to the concept of Modulus division. Included are complete instructions, starter code f

10 Question worksheet in Word Format as well as an Examview question bank. Questions are in multiple choice format and involve not only conversion of various bases but also multiplication involving the various bases.