Summary
Microchips and motherboards... bits and binary code... You may have heard these terms when researching how a computer works. But, did you ever wonder how digital devices use them to process information? Or what's really going on deep inside electronic circuits? Find out in this BrainPOP movie, as Tim and Moby teach you about logic gates, the basic building blocks of all digital circuitry. Discover how computers use electricity to encode and transmit information. You'll also see the seven different logic gates in action and learn how they use binary code to load apps and run programs. Logic gates might seem like simple electric switches at first, but these microscopic mathematical powerhouses are the driving force inside every piece of technology we use, from laptops to laundry machines.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Logic Gates:
- What is one new thing you learned about logic gates?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining logic gates.
- Draw or give one example of your own.