Pixel Board, medium
The Pixel Boards demonstrate representation, specifically image representation and how computers use numbers to represent images. Using black and white marbles as pixels, children create images based on simple numerical codes of 1s and 0s, and can design and code their own images. With 3 different sizes of pixel boards, children can see the change in resolution—as the number of pixels increases, so does the amount of detail. The medium Pixel Board is an 8 x 8 grid, holding 64 tiles.
Ages 4+
Features
Researched and developed at the MIT Media Lab
Completely analog: no screens or digital tech
Simple and beautiful, with safe and natural materials
Designed for children ages 3-9
Sensorial and playful exploration
Foundational building blocks for computation
Concrete learning for coding
Exploring representation, 1-to-1 correspondence, abstraction, patterning, and simple coding.
The Pixel Boards demonstrate representation, specifically image representation and how computers use numbers to represent images. Using black and white marbles as pixels, children create images based on simple numerical codes of 1s and 0s, and can design and code their own images. With 3 different sizes of pixel boards, children can see the change in resolution—as the number of pixels increases, so does the amount of detail. The medium Pixel Board is an 8 x 8 grid, holding 64 tiles.
Ages 4+
Features
Researched and developed at the MIT Media Lab
Completely analog: no screens or digital tech
Simple and beautiful, with safe and natural materials
Designed for children ages 3-9
Sensorial and playful exploration
Foundational building blocks for computation
Concrete learning for coding
Exploring representation, 1-to-1 correspondence, abstraction, patterning, and simple coding.
The Pixel Boards demonstrate representation, specifically image representation and how computers use numbers to represent images. Using black and white marbles as pixels, children create images based on simple numerical codes of 1s and 0s, and can design and code their own images. With 3 different sizes of pixel boards, children can see the change in resolution—as the number of pixels increases, so does the amount of detail. The medium Pixel Board is an 8 x 8 grid, holding 64 tiles.
Ages 4+
Features
Researched and developed at the MIT Media Lab
Completely analog: no screens or digital tech
Simple and beautiful, with safe and natural materials
Designed for children ages 3-9
Sensorial and playful exploration
Foundational building blocks for computation
Concrete learning for coding
Exploring representation, 1-to-1 correspondence, abstraction, patterning, and simple coding.