Gottfried Wilhelm (von) Leibniz (1646 –1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist and diplomat. He is one of the most prominent figures in both the history of philosophy and the history of mathematics.

BINARY

What do exploding dots have to do with it?

Key questions

1. What is binary?

2. How is binary linked to powers of 2?

3. What about other bases?

~2 lessons

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Literacy

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Seven Golden Rings by Rajani La Rocca

Introducing...

Title - Key questions

binary - 1, 2

binary crossnumber - 1, 2

binary activities - 1, 2

binary weaving - 1, 2

Developing...

Title - Key questions

base arithmetic activities - 1, 2

base arithmetic text - 1, 2, 3

exploding dots binary - 1

exploding dots other machines - 2

exploding dots base 10 - 1, 2, 3

Review...

Title - Key questions

1089 including multibase and algebra - 3

a godlike heart - narrative

fun with 9 - 3

multibase addition and subtraction - 3