Partner A: Zander Partner B: Jake

11
2 14
74
10 31

● What do you think this list represents?

○ Hint: pay attention to the format of the list (two numbers) … also, this
list happens throughout the year.
○ Answer:
7185120
 ● Look at the samples on the screen. Using only numbers, you will need to
communicate these messages to your partner. No letters or characters
allowed! Come up with a system that allows you to do this.
Text Samples

hey
ttyl
morning
Write down your system that will allow you to communicate the above messages using ONLY numbers:

8525 = hey

20202512 = ttyl

131518149147 = morning
Challenge #1

● Using ONLY the numbers in the system you just came up with, how would you
communicate the message given by your teacher?

Partner B:
Use your system from the previous slide to communicate the message given by your teacher:

Hello - 85121215

Partner A:
Translate the message given by partner B:

Great - 7185120
 ● Do This: Update your system if needed!!

Copy your system from slide 2 here and make any additions or modifications necessary:

Alphabet 1-26 A starting at 1 Z ending at 26

Numbers are 10 of the number they are

Challenge #2

● Using ONLY the numbers in your updated system, how would you communicate the
message given by your teacher?

Partner A:
Use your system from the previous slide to communicate the message given by your teacher:

Free at 5? - 61855 120 5555555555

Partner B:
Translate the message given by partner A:
 ● Do This: Update your system if needed!!

Copy your updated system from slide 4 here and make any additions or modifications necessary:

Alphabet 1-26 A starting at 1 Z ending at 26

Numbers are 10 of the number they are

Challenge #3

● Using ONLY the numbers in your updated system, how would you communicate the
message given by your teacher?

Partner B:
Use your system from the previous slide to communicate the message given by your teacher:

Partner A:
Translate the message given by partner B:

Cya 2nite! - 3251 2222222222149205

 ● Do This: Update your system if needed!!

Copy your updated system from slide 6 here and make any additions or modifications necessary:

Alphabet 1-26 A starting at 1 Z ending at 26

Challenge #4

● Using ONLY the numbers in your updated system, how would you communicate the
message given by your teacher?

Partner A:
Use your system from the previous slide to communicate the message given by your teacher:

Partner B:
Translate the message given by partner B:
● What's the minimum number of bits each of your system would need per
character? How do you know?
○ Hint: Convert your largest number in your system into binary. How
many bits does this number require?

Answer: 26 = 11010 = 5 bytes

You just invented your own scheme for representing text with numbers!

Given we use text on our phones and computers all the time, we should
assume there is a standard representation for most of the symbols you can
type on an American keyboard.

Today you’re going to be looking at one called or ASCII (pronounced:

“Ask-ee”) or the American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Open up the ASCII Reference Sheet and read the overview at the beginning of
the sheet.
Compare ASCII to the system you developed:

● What's the same as the systems you created?

○ Answer: they both used number and letters that was about it

● What's different?
○ Answer: mainly everything

● What is most interesting or surprising about this system?

○ Answer: that it started at 32
Representing text is an example of abstraction, which is when we create
simplified representations of something more complex.

This lets us hide the details and instead focus on problems at a higher level.

● What problem were we trying to solve today?

○ Answer: converting numbers into binary
● What detail from the last few lessons was hidden or out of focus?
○ Answer: The binary

Click here to see another explanation of abstraction!

 We don't have to think
about this layer when we
send a text message… but
ASCII every message is really just
zeroes and ones!
how's it
going?
174 111 119 39 115
32 105 116 32 103
111 105 110 103 63

TEXT ASCII BINARY

Sending text messages is an example of abstraction. For a computer, each

character is really just a number, which itself is really a binary number. It all
comes back to zeroes and ones!
● What is another example of an abstraction in your everyday life?
Something where you don’t completely understand how it works
but you can still use it with confidence?
○ Answer: a lock to the door i have no clue what it looks like on the
inside but i still know how to use it good.