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Signalton (Mid)

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

3.8 Stars

TEACHERS (57)

4.0

STUDENTS (8280)

3.6

LENGTH

24 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Description

This game will take you on a journey through time and demonstrate the different ways we can communicate using analog and digital signals. First you will have to make several connections between locations using analog signals. Then, with the advent of new technology, you will have to make connections between different devices while using different types of signals. Use what you learn to solve the puzzles and connect signals.

Vocabulary Words

digital

analog

receiver

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Digital Signals. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6.

Main Concepts

Technologies make it possible to receive and decode digitized information.

Some communication involves the use of digital signals.

Some communication involves the use of analog signals.

Modern technologies use digitized signals as a reliable way to encode and transmit information.

Information can be stored on various types of devices.

Digital signals can be stored as binary code, a series of 0's and 1's.

Digital signals can be sent as wave pulses, such as pulses of light or electricity.

Digital signals are either on or off.

Digital information can maintain quality over a long distance transmission, as opposed to analog signals.

Digital information can be stored without significant degradation, as opposed to analog information.

Analog signals vary continuously.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

In this game you will learn about the different types of signals that can be used in various technologies. What are some different technologies we can use to communicate across long distances? Why do you think our ability to communicate over long distances has improved so much over the last 100 years?

After the Game

In this game you learned about different types of signals. Why are analog signals not useful for traveling across long distances? Name two types of technologies that use analog signals to communicate. What is the main difference between analog and digital signals?