💻✨ Make Your Own Binary Bracelet!

🧵 What You’ll Need:

• String or yarn

• 2 colors of beads (one for 1, one for 0)

• A piece of paper + pencil

• A binary alphabet chart (we’ll show you A–Z in binary!)

• Age Group: 3rd-5th Grade

  
  

🧶 Step-by-Step:

1. Pick a word or name (like “MIA”)

2. Look up the binary code for each letter

   • M = 01001101

   • I = 01001001

   • A = 01000001

3. Choose one bead color for 1s and another for 0s

4. Thread the beads in order of the binary code onto your string

5. Tie the ends and wear your secret message!

6. Read about Binary Code below and test what you learned on this form!

That’s it! You’ve just made your first piece of coded jewelry. Who knew coding could be this stylish? 💖

Feel free to make other things or use a nickname, phrase, or letter if your name is too long!

Some things you can try making are: keychains, rings, or necklaces

🔢 How It Works: Understanding Binary

Computers don’t read letters or words the way we do—they understand everything as binary code, which is made up of only two numbers: 0 and 1. This is called the binary number system, and it’s the language of computers!

Each letter, number, or symbol you see on a screen is actually stored as a pattern of 0s and 1s. These patterns follow something called the ASCII code (American Standard Code for Information Interchange). In ASCII, every letter has its own 8-digit binary code—this is called a byte.

For example:

• A = 01000001

• B = 01000010

• C = 01000011

That means if you want to write the word "HI", you’d first look up:

• H = 01001000

• I = 01001001

So your bead pattern would be:

• 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 (H)

• 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 (I)

You'd then use two different bead colors—maybe white for 0 and black for 1—to represent the code in a way you can see and wear!

Quiz Here!

As always, find out what interests you and explore more on your own!

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, don't hesitate to reach out!

Have fun investigating!💖👩‍🔬