Tenth graders learn the basic logic gates that underlie every digital circuit, from AND and OR to NOT and XOR, and match each gate to the rule it follows.
Students will be able to…
Every computer, deep down, is built from simple yes/no rules. What are the basic logic gates, and how do they combine into everything a computer does?
Project this and match each logic gate to the rule it follows — tap a gate, then tap what it does.
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Deep down, a computer only knows two things: on and off, 1 and 0. How do simple yes/no rules build everything a computer does?
Students match each gate to its rule.
Students work out gate outputs.
Students combine gates.
Students reflect on how gates scale up.
Aligned to the CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and ISTE Standards for Students.
Explain how hardware uses logic to process data.
Model how logic gates combine into circuits.
Evaluate logical expressions and outputs.
Break problems into logical components.
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Have students pick a simple yes/no rule, choose the logic gates that produce it, and draw the circuit, so they see how gates combine. A printable logic-gates worksheet is in the Computer Science library.
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