Binary/Ascii numbers

Today we are learning about Binary and ASCII. 

Binary is a number system that uses 1’s and 0’s to represent all of our normal set of numbers.  You can use the place values as multiples of 2 to work out how to do it for yourself!  Try watching this video to give it a go yourself!

ASCII is set of encoded symbols that a computer uses to turn Binary into letters and other symbols from the English language (like what is on our keyboard).  I turned my initials into binary numbers, and then turned those binary numbers into an ASCII code!  Using colours to represent the 1’s and 0’s, my initials in ASCII can be represented by the pattern you see in my image below! 

What do you think?  Have you ever tried encoding anything in binary or ASCII?  Could you have a try for yourself?  Can you work out how to write my initials in ASCII from the pattern above?

Meaningful Artwork

Hello Readers,

On Tuesday I found a piece of meaningful artwork and had to write a paragraph about it and why it is ironic. Here it is.

Samoan Siapo Cloth

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Today I finished my siapo cloth design. One of the oldest and most important traditions of Samoa is the Siapo or Tapa.  It is a type of cloth made from the bark of the mulberry tree.  It is very time-consuming, because the bark must be harvested, stripped, separated, scraped, and beaten before it can be used.  It is then laid out in the sun to dry.

That's all for this blog post!

See you next time!

Ironic Comic

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Today's blog post is my ironic comic. It had to demonstrate one of the three types of irony; situational, verbal, and dramatic. I made my comic with my buddy India, here it is.

This is situational irony because it is the opposite of what you expect to happen. When she says she likes jellyfish you definitely wouldn't expect her to get stung so it's ironic. 

Do you know all three types of irony?

See you next time!

Clay Koru Carving - Final Outcome

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Today I finished my koru art/bone carving necklace. I had to make a video sharing my creation. It includes information about the koru plant. It also shares my pastel art and design process. Here it is.