August 2018 Learn More Links
Image by Ray in Manila on Flickr
Ames Illusion
About the Ames Room
https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/optical-illusion-ames-room/
SketchUp Resources
www.my.sketchup.com
https://mastersketchup.com/sketchup-tutorials/
http://www.thesketchupessentials.com/sketchup-tutorials/
Command Line Interface (CLI) Part II
Examples of the “find” command
https://www.tecmint.com/35-practical-examples-of-linux-find-command/
A long-form tutorial on bash scripting
Another longer guide to bash scripting
An alternative to bash
https://rootnroll.com/d/fish-shell/
Project SNOWstorm
Project SNOWstorm
https://www.projectsnowstorm.org/tracking-snowy-owls/
Cellular Tracking Technologies
https://www.celltracktech.com/
Cronch the Cats
About rogue-like games
https://www.lifewire.com/what-are-roguelikes-4117411
http://roguebasin.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
Scratch Resources
Video tutorials for beginners
https://scratch.mit.edu/help/videos/
Scratch community and resources
http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/
Hieroglyphs and Reverse Engineering
About Egyptian hieroglyphs
https://discoveringegypt.com/egyptian-hieroglyphic-writing/egyptian-hieroglyphic-alphabet/
How the Rosetta stone helped us decipher hieroglyphs
https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/archaeology/rosetta-stone4.htm
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/273-1711/sidebars/5999-egypt-translating-rosetta-stone
Hieroglyph code breaker activity
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/hieroglyphics-code-breaker-6095089
Details on cracking the code
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/decipherment_01.shtml#five
Edublocks
Edublocks
http://edublocks.org/
https://microbit.edublocks.org/
About Joshua Lowe and the creation of Edublocks
https://www.tech4goodawards.com/finalist/edublocks/
Introduction to Python
http://introtopython.org/
https://www.kidscodecs.com/python-for-kids/
Random Dessert Generator
Introduction to Python
https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_intro.asp
https://www.python.org/about/gettingstarted/
Khan Academy video tutorial about lists in Python
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEyEC34MY1A
Lists in Python
https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_lists.asp
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/python_lists.htm
Python random module
http://www.pythonforbeginners.com/random/python-random-module
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzqSDvzOFNA
Image Filters
Computerphile: video about Digital Images
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06OHflWNCOE
Computerphile: video about How Blurs & Filters Work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_zFhWdM4ic
Illustration of the HSB system
http://www.tomjewett.com/colors/hsb.html
RGB and HSV / HSB Color Spaces
Image Manipulation: Filters and Convolutions (class slides)
https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~theshark/courses/cs324e/lectures/cs324e-6.pdf
From Drawing to 3D
Microsoft 3D Builder
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/3d-builder/9wzdncrfj3t6?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab
Shapeways
https://www.shapeways.com/creator
https://www.shapeways.com/creator/pendant
Tinkercad
https://blog.tinkercad.com/2018/04/26/introducing-scribble-the-ultimate-tinkercad-personalization-tool/
https://www.tinkercad.com
Robot Motors
What is a Robot
https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-a-robot/
Guide to Motors
https://www.circuito.io/blog/arduino-motor-guide/
Stepper Motor Tutorial
https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/400
How to use a Stepper Motor
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-use-a-Stepper-Motor/
DC Motor Control Tutorial
Servos Explained
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/references/introduction-to-servo-motors
Stepper Elevator Example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UgeeRa5jX0
My Best Computer Science Lesson
Turtle Graphics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_graphics
Introducing Turtle Graphics for Python
https://repl.it/site/blog/python-turtle
Turtle Graphics for tk Docs (used by Repl.it)
https://docs.python.org/2/library/turtle.html
Catching a Gravitational Wave
How LIGO detected gravitational waves
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/physics/advanced-ligo/
Caltech news release about LIGO wave detection
https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/news/ligo20170927
Facts about LIGO
https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/page/facts
Lua
Programming in Lua, the official book by the creators of the language
The official Lua reference manual
http://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/
Description of Lua in a Backus-Naur Form (BNF)
BNF is like a compact cheatsheet for the syntax of a programming language
http://www.lua.org/manual/5.3/manual.html#9
Backus-Naur Form tutorial
http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/text/bnf.html
Fantasy Computers and TIC-80
TIC-80 home page
TIC-80 github
https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80
In-browser TIC-80
TIC-80 tutorials and documentation
https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80/wiki
LIKO-12: Another up-and-coming open source fantasy computer
https://github.com/RamiLego4Game/LIKO-12
PICO-8: The big one that started the trend
https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
Staying Safe Online
Minecraft: a Parent’s Guide
Tips from Minecraft for staying safe online
https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-multiplayer-server-safety
Safety Net Kids: Staying Safe Online
http://www.safetynetkids.org.uk/personal-safety/staying-safe-online/
Geocaching
Geocaching.com
https://www.geocaching.com/
https://www.geocaching.com/guide/
https://www.youtube.com/user/GoGeocaching#cat=cat:newbies&vid=1YTqitVK-Ts
Geocaching with Kids
https://www.washingtonparent.com/articles/1205/geocaching-with-kids.php
https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/geocaching-kids.html
http://familysponge.com/play/family-adventures/geocaching-with-kids/
5 Tricks of the Trade for Geocaching with Kids
Advice from a middle school teacher who takes her classes out geocaching.
https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2014/04/5-tricks-of-the-trade-for-geocaching-with-kids/
Spatial Orientation and the Brain: The Effects of Map Reading and Navigation
STEM Star: Michelle Barboza-Ramirez
Femmes of STEM
About Paleontology
https://kidsdinos.com/paleontology/
http://www.dinosaursforkids.com/paleontology.html
Parenting Science: Paleontology and dinosaurs for kids
https://www.parentingscience.com/paleontology-for-kids-reviews.html
https://www.parentingscience.com/dinosaurs-for-kids.html
Also In The August 2018 Issue

Use SketchUp to recreate the famous optical illusion that grows and shrinks people around the room.

Learn what makes a good rogue-like game and how to make one yourself.

Unleash your inner digital chef through this simple (but mouth-watering) Python activity.

Dinosaur fossils, STEM podcasts, and a day in the life of a paleontologist.

A fun introduction to programming games with fantasy computers. The 70s and 80s are back in style!

Using solar-powered backpacks to track the movements of snowy owls.

Real life treasure hunts are a way to get outdoors, learn map skills, and have fun finding hidden caches near you.

Tips & trips to help you have a great time on the Internet, even when others don’t behave well.

How scientists finally cracked the code behind the mysterious language of Ancient Egypt.

Two small projects introducing you to Edublocks, a language that bridges the gap between Scratch and Python.

Take your CLI skills to the next level as you combine, redirect, and script commands.

It looks like JavaScript, has a Python aesthetic, and integrates easily with C/C++. Meet Lua: a scripting language for fantasy computers.

How the high-tech LIGO made a huge discovery and won its three founders a Nobel Prize.

A simple Python activity to change even the most skeptical students into coding enthusiasts!

An introduction to the devices that’ll make your robots zoom, skitter, and spin.

Three websites to help you bring your 2D dreams to 3D life.

Learn the secrets behind pixels, image blurs, and all your favourite Instagram filters!

Links from the bottom of all the August 2018 articles, collected in one place for you to print, share, or bookmark.

Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for August 2018.