Classroom mode
Run it in class
How does a computer remember when the power is gone?
Show of hands — before you project anything
What physical thing holds a bit in working memory, and what can hold a bit in storage?
- A Way more than you'd guess
- B About what you'd guess
- C Way less than you'd guess
Count the votes out loud. Hold them to it — then watch.
Project it (fullscreen)
Discussion prompts
- What physical thing holds a bit in working memory, and what can hold a bit in storage?
- If a memory design became faster, what other cost might increase?
- Describe Save as a journey taken by a cell pattern.
Where it shows up in real life
- A phone keeping photos in flash storage while using RAM to edit one
- A game console loading stored game data into working memory
- A camera writing a new picture from its working buffer onto a memory card
A prediction-first worksheet — no answer key.
zero prep · no login · any projector
Winding down at home? Family mode ·
Explore every question
How does a computer remember when the power is gone?
Predict — what do you think will happen, and why?
Talk about it
- What physical thing holds a bit in working memory, and what can hold a bit in storage?
- If a memory design became faster, what other cost might increase?
- Describe Save as a journey taken by a cell pattern.