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Counting in Base 2

Mathematics JSS 1 Week WEEK 4 Preview
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Duration: 40 minutes

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Learning Objectives (Preview)

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

  1. Understand the binary number system (base 2).
  2. Count in base 2 from 0 to at least 15.
Rationale (Preview)
The binary system is the foundation of all modern computing and digital technology.
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Step / Time Teacher's Activities Student's Activities Learning Points
Introduction (5 min)
Ask: 'How do computers count?' Explain that computers use only 0 and 1 – this is called binary. In b [Preview only]
Students observe and listen. They notice the pattern.
Binary uses only two digits (0 and 1). It is the language of computers.
Step 1 (15 min)
Show the binary counting sequence on the board: 0, 1, 10, 11, 100, 101, 110, 111, 1000, 1001, 1010, [Preview only]
Students repeat the sequence aloud. They write the binary sequence in their notebooks from 0 to 15.
In base 2, place values are powers of 2: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, …
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