The Shifting Sands
Sand Crisis
https://graphics.reuters.com/GLOBAL-ENVIRONMENT/SAND/ygdpzekyavw/
Sustainable Building
https://www.timeforkids.com/g34/building-green-2/?rl=en-710
Building Design Facts
https://kids.kiddle.co/Building_design
Sustainability
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/sustainability/631786
Sand Shortage
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/05/sand-shortage-the-world-is-running-out-of-a-crucial-commodity.html
Global Sand Supply Shortage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev4il9tVV9U
Calculating Global Sand Demand
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-global-sand-demand-years-ways.html
Replacement of Sand in Concrete
https://gharpedia.com/blog/replacement-of-sand-in-concrete/
Alternatives to Using Sand in Construction
Alternatives to Sandbox Sand
https://ownplayground.com/what-can-you-use-instead-of-sand-in-a-sandbox/
7 Alternatives to Sandbox Sand
https://sunshineandplay.com/7-sandbox-alternatives-for-sand/
Using Plastic Waste to Solve Sand Shortage
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57832425
Managing Sand
https://www.science.org/content/article/world-needs-get-serious-about-managing-sand-says-un-report
The World is Built on Sand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2_PADr0jAA
The Messy Business of Sand Mining
https://graphics.reuters.com/GLOBAL-ENVIRONMENT/SAND/ygdpzekyavw/
22 Uses of Sand
https://civiltoday.com/civil-engineering-materials/sand/266-uses-of-sand
How Sand is Made
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Sand.html
Pet Tech Goes Off-Leash
Instructables IoT feeder
https://www.instructables.com/IoT-Pet-Feeder/
Migo smart collar
Smartpaw litterbox
https://www.sgsmartpaw.com/products/petree-automatic-cat-litter-box-gen-2-wifi-model
Smartpaw robot
https://www.sgsmartpaw.com/products/skymee-owl-robot-camera-treats-dispenser
Five IoT products for pets
https://welink.com/2021/08/20/5-iot-devices-that-make-pet-care-a-breeze/
IoT Pet Tech Solutions
https://www.cogniteq.com/blog/iot-pet-tech-solutions-future-smart-technologies-pets
Pet IoT
https://master.org.br/en/news/pet-iot-2/
IoT Tech for Pets
https://imaginovation.net/blog/iot-tech-for-pets/
IoT Wearables Keep Pets Safe
https://www.softeq.com/blog/iot-wearables-keep-pets-healthy-happy-and-safe-why-and-how
IoT Products for Puppies
https://www.iotforall.com/iot-products-for-puppies
Making Dogs More Than Just Man’s Best Friend
https://news.rakwireless.com/iot-making-the-dog-more-than-just-mans-best-friend/
The Internet of Things vs. Cats
https://dashkitten.com/internet-things-cats-connectivity/
Fun Automatic Pet Feeder Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUcY138t3OU
Face It: We Love Our Emoji
The Softbank Emoji
https://emojitimeline.com/the-real-original-emojis/
History of DoCoMo
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-origin-of-the-word-emoji/
Who invented Emoji
https://kids.tpl.ca/wonders/573
A Brief History of Emoji
Origin of the Word Emoji
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-origin-of-the-word-emoji/
The Invention of Emojis
https://www.hackreactor.com/blog/the-invention-of-emojis-a-brief-history
The Man Who Invented Emojis
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/emoji-shigetaka-kurita-standards-manual/index.html
How Many Emojis Are There?
https://www.webnots.com/how-many-emojis-are-there-in-total/
New Emojis
https://blog.emojipedia.org/ios-15-4-emoji-changelog/
Now Wait a Second!
Using Quasars to Measure the Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59Bl8cjNg-Y
Leap Seconds 101
No leap second for December 31, 2021
https://earthsky.org/human-world/leap-second-june-30-december-31-why-need-controversy/
Leap Seconds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second
What is a Leap Second?
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/leapseconds.html
Why Do We Need a Leap Second?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_KidUQpeKo
The Future of Leap Seconds
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/leap-seconds-future.html
Negative Leap Second
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/negative-leap-second.html
How Do We Measure Time?
https://www.nist.gov/how-do-you-measure-it/how-do-we-measure-time
How Measuring Time Shaped History
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-measuring-time-shaped-history/
Measurement of Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTeIi-R_eTI
Physics of Time
https://www.exactlywhatistime.com/physics-of-time/
Bill Nye – Measuring Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5fTugaLjyw
Scientists Redefine How We Measure Time
https://thenextweb.com/news/why-scientists-are-trying-to-redefine-how-we-measure-time-syndication
IERS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Earth_Rotation_and_Reference_Systems_Service
Living and Learning with Moxie
Meet Moxie
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/19/world/moxie-robot-hnk-spc-intl/index.html
Rethinking Social Development with Moxie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dd_r-aqecw
Embodied Moxie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YRNjclHTHg
Real Stories about Moxie
Moxie Launch
VR is the Best Medicine
NASA and VIEW
https://www.nasa.gov/ames/spinoff/new_continent_of_ideas/
History of VR
https://www.fi.edu/virtual-reality/history-of-virtual-reality
VR and Vaccines
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-covid-vaccine-clinics-kids-1.6281533
The Oxford Medical Simulation
Virtual Reality in Medicine
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/virtual-reality-medicine
Five Ways VR is Changing Healthcare
https://medicalfuturist.com/5-ways-medical-vr-is-changing-healthcare/
VR and the Future of Healthcare
https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/virtual-reality-future-healthcare.html
VR Making Medical Care Less Scary for Kids
https://leaps.org/virtual-reality-is-making-medical-care-for-kids-less-scary-and-painful/particle-1
VR Explained for Kids
https://blog.cospaces.io/virtual-reality-explained-for-kids-118ab3c5cf9
Boston Children’s Hospital Uses VR
https://patientexperience.wbresearch.com/blog/boston-children-hospital-vr-strategy-for-kids
Applications of VR in Medicine
https://www.news-medical.net/health/Applications-of-Virtual-Reality-in-Medicine.aspx
How Will VR Change the Future of Medicine?
https://www.docwirenews.com/how-vr-will-change-the-future-of-medicine/
VR Gives Kids Power to Dream
https://www.madebyeden.com/insights/how-vr-breaks-confinement-walls-healthcare-escapism
Own a Piece of the Internet
What is Neocities?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocities
Neocities
Yesterweb
Yesterweb Webring
https://yesterweb.org/webring/
Blissnet
https://blissnet.neocities.org/
Neocities: Social Media Alternative
https://www.polygon.com/23024357/neocities-social-media-alternative
Talking Neocities with Founder Kyle Drake
Build a Neocities website
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoO6rg45mQs
A New Weapon in the Marine Trash War
Satellites Site Coastal Plastic Waste
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220202111841.htm
Satellites Identify Plastic Marine Debris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgZmCZd2xRc
Detecting Plastics in Coastal Waters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylT4J6wCctQ
Marine Plastic from Orbit
https://www.planet.com/pulse/all-eyes-on-marine-plastic/
Satellites Spot Coastal Plastic Waste
https://www.planet.com/pulse/all-eyes-on-marine-plastic/
Satellites Connect Scientists with Ocean Life
https://www.noaa.gov/stories/3-ways-satellites-connect-scientists-with-ocean-life
Scientists Use NASA Satellite to Track Ocean Waste
What is Marine Debris?
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/marinedebris.html
Marine Plastic Pollution
https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/marine-plastic-pollution
Learn About Aquatic Trash
https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/learn-about-aquatic-trash
Trash Talk About Marine Debris
https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/videos/trash-talk-what-marine-debris
Marine Debris Impacts
https://www.doi.gov/ocl/marine-debris-impacts
Ocean Pollution Threat to Human Health
Impact of Marine Debris
https://whyy.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/noaa-interactive-15/marine-debris-impacts-ocean-today/
Seven Solutions to Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution
https://www.oceanicsociety.org/resources/7-ways-to-reduce-ocean-plastic-pollution-today/
Ten Scientific Solutions to Plastic Pollution
https://earth.org/scientific-solutions-to-plastic-pollution/
Kevlar: It’s Everywhere!
Kevlar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar
How does Kevlar work?
https://www.explainthatstuff.com/kevlar.html
Why are Kevlar Vests Bulletproof
What is Kevlar and What are the Benefits
https://smicomposites.com/kevlar-101-what-is-it-and-what-are-the-benefits/
60 Kevlar Facts for Kids
https://www.factsjustforkids.com/engineering-facts/kevlar-facts-for-kids/
Kevlar
https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Kevlar
What Makes Kevlar So Strong?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-makes-kevlar-so-stro/
Kevlar products
https://www.dupont.com/fabrics-fibers-and-nonwovens/consumer-products.html
Body Armor Made from Spider Silk
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-tactical/body-armor-from-spider-silk/
Lab-made Spider Silk
https://www.futurity.org/lab-made-spider-silk-polymeric-amyloid-fiber-2602842/
Is Spider Silk the Next Bulletproof Material?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBVA_i4R1VY”
Stronger Than Steel, Tougher than Kevlar
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210720185821.htm
History of Body Armor
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-body-armor-and-bullet-proof-vests-1991337
Body Armor Materials
https://www.safeguardarmor.com/articles/body-armor-materials/
It’s Later than You Think
History and Science of Hourglasses
https://stuffkidslove.net/sand-timers-guide/
Hourglass
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hourglass
Water Clock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_clock
Unix Time
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time
Gregorian Calendar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar
Hebrew Calendar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_calendar
Islamic Calendar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_calendar
French Republican Calendar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar
Decimal Time in France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_time#France
History of Timekeeping Devices
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_timekeeping_devices
Clocks
” target=”_blank”>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock
cURLing
What is cURL?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CURL
Everything Curl
How does Curl Relate to APIs?
https://developer.ibm.com/articles/what-is-curl-command/
Curl Command Exercise
https://linuxize.com/post/curl-command-examples/
Daniel Stenberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Stenberg
Make a clock timer
How to make a clock timer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lV3qRXCpbc
Create a Countdown Clock and Stopwatch Timer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWb3xZG_YSI
Making a timer in Scratch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkaoRl2BcQ4
Let’s Make Some Random Noise
What is Perlin Noise?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perlin_noise
Perlin Noise
Perlin Noise Facts
https://kids.kiddle.co/Perlin_noise
Perlin Noise
http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Perlin_noise
Perlin Noise
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perlin_noise
Ken Perlin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Perlin
A Chat with Professor Ken Perlin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro2h-e02fIQ
Wardle’s Wordle World
Josh Wordle
https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/josh-wardle-wordle-gdc-2022
What is Wordle?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordle
What to know about Wordle
https://www.cnet.com/culture/internet/wordle-what-to-know-about-the-viral-word-game/
What is Wordle and How to Play It?
Meet Worldle Geography Game
Best Games Like Wordle
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/best-games-like-wordle/
What to Know About Wordle
https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/wordle-know-popular-online-word-game-rcna11056
All About Quordle
On-the-Dot Bot
Hook and simulate keyboard events on Windows and Linux
https://github.com/boppreh/keyboard
Linux 101: Introduction to sudo
https://www.linux.com/training-tutorials/linux-101-introduction-sudo/
Teach, Learn, and Make with Raspberry Pi
Codecademy Introduction to Classes
https://www.codecademy.com/courses/learn-python-3/lessons/data-types/exercises/class
Text-to-speech x-platform
https://pypi.org/project/pyttsx3/
What Happened to Schedule Bot?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gzMCoku6ek
Gotta ‘Craft Them All!
Minecraft, MC Mods, Pixelmon
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/pixelmon
Minecraft-Pixelmon Guide
https://codakid.com/minecraft-pixelmon/
Mod-Pixelmon
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mod.modpixelmon.pixelmon&hl=en_US&gl=US
How to Install Pixelmon mod
https://gamertweak.com/how-to-install-pixelmon-mod/
Capturing Creativity with Retro Game Design
Making Games with a Retro Aesthetic
Build Your Own Retro Game Machine
https://gizmodo.com/12-ways-to-build-your-own-retro-game-machine-1791770932
Raspberry Pi Based Retro Video Game
https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-build-a-raspberry-pi-powered-retro-video-game-console
Best Tools to Make Games
https://www.commonsense.org/education/top-picks/best-tools-to-make-games
Video Game Design influence
https://99designs.com/blog/design-history-movements/video-game-design-influence/
Computing at School
Computing at school
https://kidscodecs.com/computing-at-school/
CAS website
https://www.computingatschool.org.uk/
Computing at School
https://www.subjectassociations.org.uk/member/computing-at-school-cas/