Digital Signals Science Games

4 games

In this series of games, your students will learn how digital signals are stored and transmitted by modern technologies. The Digital Signals learning objective — based on NGSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research.

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Concepts Covered

Communication is the transmission of information. There are countless different means of communication, from facial expressions and talking to satellites and TV. We use different means depending on what information needs to be transmitted, how far it needs to go, and what technology is available.

Some forms of communication and information storage use analog signals, and some use digital signals. Analog signals vary continuously, while digital signals are either on or off.

Digital signals can be stored as binary code — a series of 0s and 1s — and sent as wave pulses, such as light or electricity. Traveling long distances and being stored for long periods of time, digital signals maintain better quality than analog signals.

Various technologies, like cell phones, computer networks, radio, and television can detect and interpret many types of signals that we cannot directly sense ourselves. Modern devices use digitized signals, sent as wave pulses, to reliably encode and transmit information.

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Compare Two Numbers Estimated Duration: 4 minutes Compare Two Numbers
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Fishing Numbers Estimated Duration: 9 minutes Travel to the Great Lake, filled with plenty of different sized fish, and work with the greatest fisher mathling to catch a good haul of fish! However, he wants the correct amount of fish that have the correct numbers on them, as they are precious for his business. Learn to identify which number is greater or smaller than the other.
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Number Compare - Compare Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Create meaning of greater than, less than, and equal to by moving objects into two independent play areas and watching the graph in the middle update in real time. Choose between a bar graph and a number line, and hear the comparison statement read out loud in English and another language of your choice.
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Number Compare - Lab Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Use this interactive whiteboard to create addition, subtraction, or comparison problems without feedback. Organize objects into ten-frames to visually compare which has more, or whether the number of objects are equal. Be creative in how subtraction is modeled.
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Magical Forest Deluxe Estimated Duration: 15 minutes Find yourself in a magical forest full of treasures and adventures. Collect coins and berries, answer questions, earn points! Good luck!
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Robot Chef Estimated Duration: 18 minutes Congratulations, you are creating the first all-robot restaurant in the city! As you serve more customers, you will be able to build more robots to assist in delivering tasty treats. Attend Night School and answer questions to earn advanced robot chefs!
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