Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 5

DLCS18.5.1

Construct a complex system of numbers or letters to represent information.

COS Examples

Example: Student-created complex secret codes using more than one form to solve a problem or answer a question.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • computer use a complex system of numbers or letters to represent and transmit information.
  • they can create a code or a complex system of numbers or letters to represent information.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • construct a complex system of numbers or letters to represent information.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • there are an infinte amount of combinations for a complex system of numbers or letters to represent information.
  • computers use a complex system of numbers or letters to represent information.

Vocabulary

  • code
  • cipher
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