Y9 - Representations - going audiovisual Learner activity sheet
Lesson 1 – Binary mosaic
Homework
Task Digital images
This image consists of individual coloured elements,
arranged in a grid with 16 columns and 28 rows.
For each element, a sequence of 4 binary digits is
recorded.
Answer the questions below. You can use any of the
keywords from today’s lesson:
resolution
colour depth
pixel
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1. What are the individual elements in the image called?
pixel
2. There are 448 individual elements in this image. What is this number called?
resolution
3. What do the 4 binary digits, stored for each element, represent?
colour depth
4. What is the colour depth of this image?
5. How many different colours can there be in an image with these attributes?
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Y9 - Representations - going audiovisual Learner activity sheet
Lesson 1 – Binary mosaic
6. How many bits are required to represent this image?
1792
Explorer task Mosaics in mobile devices
Pixels and resolution are terms that arise often with regards to mobile devices.
Every image displayed on a screen is composed of pixels. A screen’s resolution is how
many pixels the screen contains.
Every image recorded with a digital camera is also represented using pixels. A camera’s
resolution is how many pixels are contained in the images that it captures.
Steps Instructions
Perform a web search about a When you search, try adding the keywords below
mobile device of your choice. next to the model of the mobile device, to help
Your goal is to find the narrow down the search:
resolutions of its screen and its
screen resolution
camera.
camera resolution
Note that some devices may have technical specifications
more than one camera. megapixels
Screen resolution is usually specified
using the product of columns x rows,
whereas camera resolution is
specified using megapixels, or the
abbreviation MP.
Write down the model of the I searched for the "iPhone 13 Pro" mobile device.
mobile device that you searched
for.
Write down the screen resolution.Screen resolution:
• Product of columns x rows: The iPhone 13 Pro has a Super Retina XDR
Use both the product of
columns x rows (if you found it), display with a resolution of 2532 x 1170 pixels.
and the total number of screen
pixels. • Total number of screen pixels: 2532 x 1170 = 2,966,440 pixels
Write down the camera The iPhone 13 Pro has a triple-camera system consisting of a 12-megapixel Ultra Wide camera,
resolution(s). a 12-megapixel Wide camera, and a 12-megapixel Telephoto camera.
If you had to choose between
A higher camera resolution captures more detail, resulting in sharper images,
mobile devices, why would you
pick the one with a higher camera making it preferable for better-quality photos and videos.
resolution?
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Y9 - Representations - going audiovisual Learner activity sheet
Lesson 1 – Binary mosaic
If you had to choose between If you pick the phone with the better camera, the pictures might take up more space on
mobile devices and you picked
your phone and could be slower to send or edit.
the one with a higher camera
resolution, what would be your
concern regarding the images
that it captured?
Explorer task Pixel art
Some people really enjoy the challenge of creating pictures using a limited number of
pixels and colours. Perform an image search using the keywords pixel art, to see
examples of just how impressive some of these pictures can be.
If you find pixel art interesting too, you can try using a grid like the one from the ‘Binary
mosaic’ activity to create your own piece of pixel art, or modify one you found during
your search.
You can also use one of the many pixel art editors that are available online.
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