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SparkFun Electronics on Flickr

Cordoba Tiles

10 SketchUp Tips Every Modeler Should Know

http://www.mastersketchup.com/10-sketchup-tips/

Master SketchUp

https://www.youtube.com/user/MasterSketchupdotcom
http://www.mastersketchup.com/
https://twitter.com/mastersketchup
https://www.facebook.com/MasterSketchup

Sketchucation

http://sketchucation.com/

About the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque%E2%80%93Cathedral_of_C%C3%B3rdoba

About Islamic geometric patterns

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

Test Your Nerves

More about Python

https://kidscodecs.com/resources/programming/python/

Adafruit official website

https://www.adafruit.com/

Adafruit Circuit Playground Express

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-circuit-playground-express/overview

Projects for Adafruit Circuit Playground Express

https://makecode.adafruit.com/projects

Scratch Animations

Clarissa’s demo

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/251309687/#player

Piskel, a sprite art editor that’s good for making quick animation loops

https://www.piskelapp.com/

A more sophisticated pixel art editor

https://www.pixilart.com/

4 Free Python Tools

Repl.it

http://repl.it

Learn Python the Hard Way

http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book

PythonTurtle

http://pythonturtle.org/

Dan Bader Email Newsletter(s)

https://dbader.org/

Anatomy of an E-mail Address

Email Address

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

How to Recycle Electronics

Popular Science article about recycling old tech at e-waste centers

https://www.popsci.com/recycle-tech-e-waste-centers

List of places to recycle old tech

https://kidscodecs.com/where-to-recycle-electronics/
https://kidscodecs.com/resources/electronic-recycling/

Official EPA page on donating and recycling electronics

https://www.epa.gov/recycle/electronics-donation-and-recycling

E-cycling central

http://www.ecyclingcentral.com/ (US)

List of recycling centers per state in the USA

https://www.recyclingcenters.org/electronics_recycling.php

Sphero Light Chaser

Sphero official website

https://www.sphero.com/

Article about ambient light sensors

https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1302779

Playing Computer

Sphero

https://www.sphero.com/

LEGO Mindstorms

https://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms

Scratch

https://scratch.mit.edu/

Can Software Write Itself?

A big collection of Quines

http://www.nyx.net/~gthompso/quine.htm

Another huge collection of Quines

http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Quine

If writing Quines is too easy

https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/93324/write-a-palindrome-polyglot-quine

Minecraft, Redust, and Logic Gates

Project Red

https://projectredwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page

ComputerCraft

http://www.9minecraft.net/computercraft-mod/

IndustrialCraft

http://www.9minecraft.net/industrial-craft-2-mod/

Roboticraft

http://www.9minecraft.net/roboticraft-mod/

BuildCraft

http://www.9minecraft.net/buildcraft-mod/

Secret Code Workbooks

Scientific Explorer Secret Codes Decoder Kit

https://www.alexbrands.com/product/science-learning/science-learning-science-kits/fun-lab-secret-codes/

Secret Decoder Deluxe Activity Set – ON the GO

https://www.melissaanddoug.com/secret-decoder-deluxe-activity-set—on-the-go/5238.html

Telegraph Kit – The Science Cube

https://www.onlinesciencemall.com/products/the-science-cube-morse-code-and-telegraph-kit?variant=27356959622

Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/top-secret-a-handbook-of-codes-ciphers-and-secret-handwriting/

Introduction to Python

https://kidscodecs.com/resources/programming/python/

Haskell

A simple introduction to Haskell

http://learnyouahaskell.com/chapters

Another good (but less meme-y) introduction to Haskell

http://book.realworldhaskell.org/

A nice summary of a bunch of the ways that Haskell is used

https://www.quora.com/Where-is-Haskell-used-in-industry-today-2015

The big central repository of community Haskell libraries

https://hackage.haskell.org/

A cool music generation system written in Haskell

https://tidalcycles.org/
This is used by the band 65daysofstatic, who made the soundtrack of No Man’s Sky

STEAM Board Games

Bloxels

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FUFJ4ZQ/

Code & Go Robot

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A5YMCH4

Robo Rally

https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B01N8T7ACD/

Mastermind

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000DMBF

Code Master

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014993TCI/

Is that Elevator a Robot?

Elevator operators

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

How Elevators Changed the World

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

The Elevator Museum

http://www.theelevatormuseum.org/about.php

Elevator History

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/21st-century-lift-can-navigate-buildings

The Otis Safety Elevator

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

The History of the Passenger Elevator in the 19th Century

https://www.amazon.com/Ascending-Rooms-Express-Elevators-Passenger/dp/1937689107/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539538948&sr=8-1&keywords=lee+gray+elevator+book

Destination Dispatch

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122457774

Marriott Marquis, Destination Dispatch video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6gzm_ifzg8

Elevator System for the Burj Khalifa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OWRn-9uMJE

Destination Dispatch on Google Patents

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20170291792A1/en

Sparkfun Quiic Distance Sensor and Ecosystem

https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/qwiic-distance-sensor-rfd77402-hookup-guide?_ga=2.87920479.690493423.1539275249-2004414095.1537729220&_gac=1.56256473.1537731734.CjwKCAjw85zdBRB6EiwAov3RiuMgt9jgt_NdQHocbpAlSDhWmWOUYZuieAovRmGB7cIysv4gFZvbfxoC3vsQAvD_BwE

Credit Card Algorithm

Peter Luhn and the history of his algorithms and inventions

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/hans-peter-luhn-and-the-birth-of-the-hashing-algorithm

Checksum algorithms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFOGDY2e0mQ

Wikipedia Luhn Algorithm

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

Monty Hall Problem

Numberphile video: Monty Hall Problem

(Short Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lb-6rxZxx0
(Long Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugbWqWCcxrg

Introduction to probability from Khan Academy

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/probability/probability-geometry/probability-basics/a/probability-the-basics

Google Deep Dream

Deep Dream Generator

https://deepdreamgenerator.com/
https://deepdreamgenerator.com/about

Different Kinds of Convolutional Filters

https://www.saama.com/blog/different-kinds-convolutional-filters/

What is Artificial Intelligence?

https://kidscodecs.com/what-is-artificial-intelligence/

Computerphile video about Google Deep Dream

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

Computerphile video about CNNs

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

Introduction to Memory Management

Crash Course Videos on YouTube

Registers and RAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpnE6UAfbtU
Memory & Storage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQCr9RV7twk

Binary Numbers

https://kidscodecs.com/binary-numbers/
https://www.ducksters.com/kidsmath/binary_numbers_basics.php

ASCII

https://kidscodecs.com/ascii/

Variables, Constants, and Data Types

https://kidscodecs.com/variables-constants-data-types/

What is an Operating System?

https://kidscodecs.com/what-is-an-operating-system/

Stack vs Heap Memory in C++ Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ1L2nSIV1s

Spooky Sys Admin

Trouble-shooting starting an ssh server on Bash-on-Windows

https://superuser.com/questions/1111591/how-can-i-ssh-into-bash-on-ubuntu-on-windows-10/

SSH Client for Android devices

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonelli.juicessh

Why home IP addresses start with 192.168

https://trendblog.net/ever-wondered-use-192-168-x-x-ip-addresses-home/

A guide to tmux

https://www.hamvocke.com/blog/a-quick-and-easy-guide-to-tmux/

Getting Started with Bash-on-Windows

https://www.howtogeek.com/249966/how-to-install-and-use-the-linux-bash-shell-on-windows-10/

Danit Pelege and the Future of 3D Fashion

Danit Peleg’s official site

https://danitpeleg.com/

Create Your Own 3D Printed Jacket

https://danitpeleg.com/product/create-your-own-3d-printed-jacket/

Danit Pelge’s TED Talk

https://www.ted.com/talks/danit_peleg_forget_shopping_soon_you_ll_download_your_new_clothes