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Why are Computer Mice Called That?

Original mouse demonstration

https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/input-output/14/350/2302

Why is a Computer Mouse Called a Mouse?

https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/12/why-a-computer-mouse-is-called-a-mouse-douglas-engelbart/

Douglas Engelbart bio

https://history-computer.com/People/EngelbartBio.html

Who Invented the Computer Mouse

https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-computer-mouse-1991664

Why is a Computer Mouse Called a Mouse?

https://ourfidgetspinner.com/why-is-a-computer-mouse-called-a-mouse/

Using your Computer Mouse video (for kids)

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&p=computer+mouse#id=2&vid=b5dbb33b64daf182c3b351774f215e03&action=click

Not a Computer Mouse

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&p=silly+computer+mouse#id=3&vid=9a033eb1a69379721332cf0e52ff5a87&action=click

Computer Mouse Facts for Kids

https://kids.kiddle.co/Computer_mouse

First Computer Mouse was Wooden

https://mashable.com/2012/10/05/mouse-history/

History of the Mouse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K-ATmU-NbU

NASA: Birth of the Mouse

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&p=recursion+easy+definition+for+kids+youtube#action=view&id=2&vid=b9a678c5758b7ac469a1ef560eade86c

What is Recursion? Video

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&p=recursion+for+kids#id=3&vid=95cc84fec5c163f84f9b7dd33775a0a6&action=click

MicroPython and Mindstorms

Lego Education: Python for EV3

https://education.lego.com/en-us/support/mindstorms-ev3/python-for-ev3

How to Run Python on EV3 Brick

https://www.antonsmindstorms.com/2019/06/15/how-to-run-python-on-an-ev3-brick/

Getting started with python for Mindstorms

http://www.mow-bots.com/getting-started-with-python-for-mindstorms-ev3/

Lego Education: Building Instructions for Robot Educator

https://education.lego.com/en-us/support/mindstorms-ev3/building-instructions#robot

Micropython

https://learn.adafruit.com/micropython-hardware-sd-cards/micropython

SD Card Slot on Mac

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204384

Snap!: A More Powerful Scratch

The Snap! Manual

https://snap.berkeley.edu/snapsource/help/SnapManual.pdf

Racket/Scheme text-based programming language that inspired Snap!

https://racket-lang.org/

Algorithmically creating embroidery

https://www.turtlestitch.org/

Factorials

https://factorialhr.com/number-function-factorial

Koch’s curve: snowflake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_snowflake

Koch Snowflake

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/KochSnowflake.html

Factorials

https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/factorial.html

Build your own blocks

https://snap.berkeley.edu/

SNAP!

https://en.scratch-wiki.info/wiki/Snap!_(programming_language)

Factorial examples

https://www.shmoop.com/basic-statistics-probability/factorials-examples.html

Factorial video

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&p=factorials+for+kids#id=1&vid=f5d3b35c779a7328d3e592961fd4b4d9&action=click

Blocks-based coding

https://en.scratch-wiki.info/wiki/Block-Based_Coding

Fun Facts about factorials

https://theedge.com.hk/fun-facts-about-factorials/

Circus Ball in SketchUp

Crazy Shapes Sketchup projects

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK29uWLdx-o

Modeling specific shapes in Sketchup

https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/modeling-specific-shapes-objects-and-building-features-3d

Modeling Terrain and Rounded Shapes

https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/modeling-terrain-and-other-rounded-shapes

Lines, Shapes and 3D objects

https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/drawing-lines-shapes-and-3d-objects

Internet of Things and Power

Water IoT

https://www.technologynetworks.com/analysis/news/battery-free-sensor-could-expand-underwater-exploration-323056

Plant IoT

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/15/lacuna_plant_e/

Controlling algae with sound waves

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&p=sound+waves+to+power+devices#id=0&vid=4a147fe202c9e6cd735a6774249177dd&action=click

Technology converts sound waves to electricity

https://wakeup-world.com/2011/05/30/new-technology-converts-sound-into-electricity/

Generating electricity from living plants

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/08/how-can-you-generate-electricity-from-living-plants/

Electric bateria create currents

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/electric-bacteria-create-currents-out-thin-and-thick-air

Five unusual energy sources

https://www.switchmybusiness.com/articles/5-unusual-energy-sources/

Unusual sources of energy

http://www.suntrek.org/earth-beyond/earths-energy-resources/unusual-sources-energy.shtml

Alternative energy

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/photos/10-surprisingly-easy-sources-of-alternative-energy/helioculture#top-desktop

How to extract energy from grass

www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Energy_p034/energy-power/how-to-extract-energy-from-grass

Sundials and Watches

Making Marvels exhibition: clocks, automatons

https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2019/making-marvels-science-splendor

GMT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time

How to Make a Sundial

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sundials

Sundials from around the world

https://www.shadowspro.com/en/world-sundials.html

Positioning a Sundial

https://www.yardenvy.com/diy/positioning-a-sundial.htm

Is a Sundial Accurate?

https://www.macmillanhunter.co.uk/time/reading-a-sundial/is-a-sundial-accurate/

History of Timekeeping Devices

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_timekeeping_devices

Clocks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock

History of Telling Time

https://brombergs.com/a-history-of-telling-time-from-ancient-times-to-the-mechanical-wristwatch/

History and Science of Sundials

https://www.timecenter.com/articles/when-time-began-the-history-and-science-of-sundials/

Strange and interesting sundials

https://sciencing.com/strange-interesting-sundials-8631377.html

Brief history of telling time

http://theconversation.com/a-brief-history-of-telling-time-55408

History of telling time

http://www.time-for-time.com/history.htm

The future of telling time

https://www.cnet.com/news/nail-watch-the-future-of-telling-time/

New Era Atomic Clocks

https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2014/02/new-era-atomic-clocks

Python Ciphers

Mysterious Codes and Ciphers

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/10-of-the-most-mysterious-codes-and-ciphers-in-history/

Cracking Codes with Python

https://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Codes-Python-Introduction-Building/dp/1593278225

TopSecret

https://www.amazon.com/Top-Secret-Handbook-Ciphers-Writing/dp/0763629723/

Exploratorium

https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Code-Book-Dr.-Simon-Singh/9780385495325

Hacking Secret Ciphers with Python

https://inventwithpython.com/hacking/

Cryptography with Python

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/cryptography_with_python/cryptography_with_python_caesar_cipher.htm

Monoalphabetic and Polyalphabetic cipher in Python

https://blog.eduonix.com/software-development/monoalphabetic-polyalphabetic-cipher/

Cracking Codes with Python

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35260389-cracking-codes-with-python

Silly ciphers

https://dzone.com/articles/fun-python-and-silly-ciphers

Codes, Cipher, Encryption and Cryptology

https://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/codes/

Secret Codes for Kids

https://www.melissaanddoug.com/blogpost?postId=6-secret-codes-for-kids

How Do Computers Remember Things?

How the cache in most CPUs works

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-is-cpu-cache/

Video on how different kinds of memory and board are made

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s7KG6QwUeQ

Random Access Memory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random-access_memory

Computer Memory

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_memory

How Computer Memory Works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3q5zWCw8J4

How Computers Work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKGZlaPlVLY

Facts about computer memory

https://factfile.org/10-facts-about-computer-memory

Computer Memory

https://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-memory.htm

Computer memory game

http://www.helloruby.com/play/13

Control an Arduino with Scratch

Introduction to Arduino with Scratch

https://www.instructables.com/id/A-Gentle-Introduction-to-Arduino-for-Scratch-Users/

Scratch/Arduino extension

http://khanning.github.io/scratch-arduino-extension/

Get kids started with Arduino

https://www.stemmayhem.com/get-kids-started-with-arduino/

Scratch for Arduino

https://www.instructables.com/id/Physical-Computing-Scratch-for-Arduino/

Scratch for Arduino using mblock

https://www.mblock.cc/en-us/blog/mblock/try-scratch-arduino-using-mblock/

Sorting Algorithms

On Sorting

https://www.kidscodecs.com/on-sorting/

Comparison Sorting algorithms

https://www.cs.usfca.edu/~galles/visualization/ComparisonSort.html

Bubble Sort

https://www.kidscodecs.com/bubble-sorts/

Bubble sort video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmhjrI-aW5o

Pancake Sorting

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/pancake-sorting/

Pancake sorting animation

http://www.youtube.com/embed/kk-_DDgoXfk

Spaghetti Sort

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_sort

Spaghetti sort animation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJEn4Xc5F2o

Pigeonhole Sort

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/pigeonhole-sort/

Sorting Algorithms

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/sorting-algorithms/

Sorting Algorithms video

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&p=sorting+algorithms#id=8&vid=61a19b4c1cd0edecd82c7eb02be0e745&action=click

Sorting lesson plan for teachers

https://www.lessonplanet.com/teachers/lightest-and-heaviest-sorting-algorithms?msclkid=c1480f2f483b13b56846515fb1a4f82f&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=DSA%20(WS)&utm_term=lessonplanet&utm_content=All%20Webpages

Bubble sort facts

https://kids.kiddle.co/Bubble_sort

How Antivirus Software Works

Comodo’s guide on how an antivirus works

https://antivirus.comodo.com/how-antivirus-software-works.php

Detection method

http://info300.net/alai2/Brief1.html

How Anti-virus software works

https://www.howtogeek.com/125650/htg-explains-how-antivirus-software-works/

How do different types of antiviruses work?

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&p=How+does+an+antivirus+work#id=5&vid=b86ec39e639a5ca9d8bbee308d8644dc&action=view

Antivirus software

https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Antivirus_software

Antivirus software facts for kids

https://kids.kiddle.co/Antivirus_software

2020 Top Ten Antivirus software

https://buyersguide.org/Antivirus-Software/t/best?msclkid=6adf455559401bc3c1381b245f34d7c2&m=p&d=c&c=81157765854371&oid=kwd-81157826347357:loc-190&qs=antivirus%20software%20kids&lp=62524&li=&nw=o&nts=1&tdid=7977476

Advantages of using an antivirus

https://geekflare.com/advantages-using-antivirus/

Explaining computer viruses

https://explaintechnology.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/explaining-computer-viruses/

Malware

https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Malware

Importance of antivirus software

https://computer-fixperts.com/security/importance-antivirus-software/

Best Cybersecurity Analogies

https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1955846-best-cybersecurity-analogies-to-explain-complex-concepts

Questions to Ask Summer Tech Camps

Summer Camp Questions

https://www.kidscodecs.com/questions-ask-summer-tech-camps/

102 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Summer Camp

https://www.idtech.com/blog/100-questions-to-ask-when-choosing-a-summer-camp/
https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/how-to-choose-camp/preparing-for-camp

Questions to ask when evaluating summer camps

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/child-social-situations/summer-camp-summer-school/checklist-questions-to-ask-when-evaluating-summer-camps

STEM summer camps

https://www.idtech.com/stem-summer-camps-resources?msclkid=b65d0b6b741c1f7c1ae4551a7bbc30ba&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Genre%3A%20Stem&utm_term=summer%20steam%20camps&utm_content=STEAM%20Camp

13 questions parents should ask

http://news.urbansitter.com/blog/summer-day-camp-safety-13-questions-parents-should-ask

Camp Prep

https://www.parents.com/kids/camp/summer/summer-camp-prep-what-every-parent-needs-to-know/

Preparing for your Digital Mitzvah

COPPA definition

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act

COPPA

https://www.inc.com/encyclopedia/childrens-online-privacy-protection-act-coppa.html

Complying with COPPA

https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-coppa-frequently-asked-questions

COPPA Minimum Age Requirements

https://learnsafe.com/coppa-minimum-age-requirements-and-data-tracking/

COPPA and CIPA Laws

http://www.4kids.org/safesurf/adults/coppa_cipa.shtml

TIDBITZ

Math of boarding a planes

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a30549336/math-boarding-plane/

Better way to board a plane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMgarcFkXz4

Airplane boarding

http://menkes76.com/projects/boarding/boarding.htm

Mummy sings the blues

Hear voice of mummified Eqyptian

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/after-3000-years-we-can-hear-the-voice-of-a-mummified-egyptian-priest/

How an Ancient Eqyptian sounds

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&p=Voice+of+mummy#id=3&vid=db0b6bbe91a73a502a0df7267ad0040d&action=click

Printing a 3D Larynx

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&p=3d+printing+larynx#id=1&vid=a37c4d23eb245674c586d4fdc60a2d28&action=click

3D Printing gives voice to Mummy

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/3-d-printing-gives-voice-to-a-3-000-year-old-mummy/

Can you hear me now?

Voice on other planets

https://www.popsci.com/story/space/voice-on-other-planets-moons/

What would your voice be like on another planet?

http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2018/talk-another-planet-sound/

Human voice from Mars

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&p=voice+on+another+planet#id=2&vid=e445a219385abfe5b090a59ba2592150&action=click

Oh, Canada

Custom X-Box Adaptive Controller

https://kotaku.com/dad-builds-custom-xbox-adaptive-controller-so-daughter-1841098866

Homemade Controller

https://twitter.com/JerseyITGuy/status/1218920688125456385?s=20

Toronto in Minecraft

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/01/19/local-gamer-maps-toronto-in-minecraft/

Minecraft Building Toronto

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFJ0ldDZtH9TBL4EUf6od4Q

Data Research Maps

https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/

Exploring the Beginning of Life on Earth

The earth in gamma rays

https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/featured_science/gamma_earth.html

What are gamma rays?

https://www.livescience.com/50215-gamma-rays.html

Gamma Rays

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_ray

Incredible hulking facts about gamma rays

https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/incredible-hulking-facts-about-gamma-rays

Scientific Modeling

https://www.britannica.com/science/scientific-modeling

Scientist Models Processes for Life Creation

https://www.greenbeltnewsreview.com/news-stories/local-solar-scientist-models-processes-for-life-creation/

Goddard Space flight center

https://www.space.com/goddard-space-flight-center.html

Gamma ray space telescope

https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/observatories/learning/fermi/

Gamma Ray astronomy

https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/gamma_ray_astronomy1.html

Kepler Telescope

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_space_telescope

Future Gamma Ray telescopes

https://astrobites.org/2017/10/03/future-gamma-ray-telescopes-and-the-search-for-dark-matter/

Facts about gamma rays

http://infomory.com/facts/facts-about-gamma-rays/