December 2020 Learn More Links
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Links from all the stories in this December 2020 issue of the magazine!
Just Add OOP
Roll a Story Program using OOP
https://repl.it/@brivera/rollastoryOOP
Original Roll a Story Program
https://repl.it/@brivera/rollastory
Roll a Story Using Python and Repl.it
https://www.kidscodecs.com/python-roll-a-story
Object oriented programming
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented_programming
What is OOP?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dai8SJgLkM
OOP Concepts
https://raygun.com/blog/oop-concepts-java/
OOP in Python
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeznW_7DlB0
OOP for Kids
https://funtech.co.uk/latest/explain-object-oriented-programming-to-kids
Roll a story teaching resources
https://www.twinkl.com/search?term=roll%20a%20story
uLisp
uLisp site
Lisp programming language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_(programming_language)
History of Lisp
https://history-computer.com/ModernComputer/Software/LISP.html
Short history of Lisp Programming language
https://www.kidscodecs.com/lisp/
Timeline of programming languages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_programming_languages
uLisp supports adafruit
Small Internet, Big Fun
A history of Gopher
https://www.howtogeek.com/661871/the-web-before-the-web-a-look-back-at-gopher
get started with Gopher
http://gopher.floodgap.com/overbite/
The Telnet BBS Guide
https://www.telnetbbsguide.com
The main gemini web page
https://gemini.circumlunar.space
The directory of micropubnixes
Introduction to Gemini
https://samsai.eu/post/introduction-to-gemini/
Gopher protocol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol)
rise and fall gopher protocol
https://www.minnpost.com/business/2016/08/rise-and-fall-gopher-protocol/
Gopher
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gopher
What are tildes?
https://medium.com/@antonmcclure/what-are-tildes-and-how-you-can-use-tilde-computing-4373bdabbc6a
Why the BBS is still awesome
https://lunduke.com/posts/2020-01-27/
Bulletin Board System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system
Online community
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_community
Kids’ online communities
https://www.commonsense.org/education/top-picks/great-online-communities-for-kids
Online social communities for kids
Changing bases
Numbers and Bases
https://betterexplained.com/articles/numbers-and-bases/
Ancient number systems
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31879/12-mind-blowing-number-systems-other-languages
Wikipedia
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_(mathematics)
Binary
https://www.purplemath.com/modules/numbbase.htm
number bases
https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/bases.html
number bases and binary numbers
https://www.purplemath.com/modules/numbbase.htm
Learn about number bases
Base-10 system
http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/qr/b/base10system.html
Counting in bases other than 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR66eu2St2s
Modulo
What Is Modulo?
https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/m/modulo.htm
C++ FizzBuzz With Modulo
https://rosettacode.org/wiki/FizzBuzz#with_modulo
Practical uses for the modulo operator
https://hatoum.com/blog/2012/12/practical-uses-for-modulo-operator.html
Modulo operation
https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/modulo-operation.html
What is modular arithmetic?
What does % mean in python?
Modulo operation facts
https://kids.kiddle.co/Modulo_operation
Fun with Modular arithmetic
https://betterexplained.com/articles/fun-with-modular-arithmetic/
Modular arithmetic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_arithmetic
Modulo operator in Python
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/what-is-a-modulo-operator-in-python/
Eternal batteries
Original news piece
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/new-collaboration-to-create-forever-battery-for-iot/
How long do cell phone batteries last?
https://www.powerbankexpert.com/how-long-do-cell-phone-batteries-last/
Expanding phone battery tips
Nanowires battery
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/nanowires-battery/3313100.html
Is forever battery a pipe dream?
Million mile battery
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063437083
Oil that battery
How Batteries work
https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Battery
battery lifespan
https://www.batteryuniverse.com/blog/tags/lifespan/
Ethical Hackers
White hat hacker
https://www.varonis.com/blog/white-hat-hacker/
Microsoft Bounty Programs
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/bounty
What Is Ethical Hacking?
https://www.eccouncil.org/ethical-hacking/
Bug Crowd
https://www.bugcrowd.com/bug-bounty-list/
three types of hackers
https://www.designworldonline.com/what-are-the-three-types-of-hackers/
Red and white hacking
https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/answer/What-is-red-and-white-hat-hacking
Bug Bounties and how they work
https://ostif.org/bug-bounties-what-they-are-and-why-they-work/
Skills of bug bounty
https://medium.com/swlh/mastering-the-skills-of-bug-bounty-2201eb6a9f4
Ethical hacking for kids
https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Kids-Bryson-Payne/dp/1718500009
Prepare kids for a career in cybersecurity
https://resources.infosecinstitute.com/how-to-get-kids-prepared-for-a-career-in-cybersecurity/
Kids learn to hack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5aZPArWyaI
Hacker facts for kids
Sew Cool
Wearables
https://www.adafruit.com/category/65
Making wearable circuits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHv4MF3fa2g
Sewn circuits
https://www.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/projects/sewn-circuits
Planning a wearable project
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/planning-a-wearable-electronics-project/all
Sew a circuit
https://www.instructables.com/lesson/Sew-a-Circuit/
Sewn circuits
https://www.scienceworld.ca/resource/sewn-circuits/
Conductive thread
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/sewing-with-conductive-thread
Electronic projects for kids
https://www.popsci.com/sewing-electronic-projects-for-kids/
Sewing circuits
Prime numbers
What are prime numbers?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number
Prime numbers chart and calculators
https://www.mathsisfun.com/prime_numbers.html
Understanding prime numbers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBbHzy7v2Kg
Why prime numbers are so exciting
https://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2018.00040
Prime number facts
Checking if a number is prime
http://www.counton.org/explorer/primes/checking-if-a-number-is-prime/
Finding prime numbers in Python
https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/examples/prime-number
Why are prime numbers important?
Introduction to prime numbers
http://njlovesmath.com/an-introduction-to-prime-numbers/
fun prime number facts
https://facts.net/science/prime-numbers-facts
Prime number explanation for parents and kids
https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/what-is-a-prime-number/
Prime factorization puzzles
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:prime%20factorization%20puzzle
Prime number maze
https://www.worksheetworks.com/math/numbers/prime-number-maze.html
Prime numbers game
https://www.education.com/activity/article/slap-happy/
Strandbeests
Wallace & Grommit’s World of Invention: Strandbeests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSKyHmjyrkA
Building a beest fit for the beach
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/building-a-beest-fit-for-the-beach/
Theo Jansen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Jansen
Developing Strandbeests
Adam Savage meets Strandbeests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U02qqB-2nbs
Walking bicycle
https://www.designboom.com/design/walking-bicycle-carv-theo-jansen-strandbeest-12-17-2019/
Meet the beests
https://www.exploratorium.edu/strandbeest/meet-the-beests
Strandbeest kits
Theo Jansen – TED talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/theo_jansen_my_creations_a_new_form_of_life
Top Ten Human Powered machines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhm3XkW3srI”
Playa Crawler
https://www.vice.com/en/article/435xz3/strandbeest-wheelchair-burning-man
Strandbeest Kit
Build a Strandbeest
https://www.sculpteo.com/blog/2017/08/09/3d-printed-robot-how-to-build-a-strandbeest/
Save the world
Eugenia Kalnay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenia_Kalnay
Kalnay receives Roger Revelle medal
https://eos.org/agu-news/eugenia-kalnay-receives-2019-roger-revelle-medal
Desertification and climate change
https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-desertification-and-the-role-of-climate-change
Desertification
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Desertification/desertification2.php
Solutions to desertification
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zctymnb/revision/5
Causes, effects and solutions for desertification
https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-solutions-of-desertification.php
What’s behind desertification?
https://www.prb.org/whatsbehinddesertification/
Make the Sahara Green Again
https://www.livescience.com/63556-wind-solar-farms-rain-sahara-desert.html
Solar and Wind Farms in the Sahara
Will the US be a desert in 50 years?
https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/atmospheric/us-desert-50-years1.htm
World Day to combat desertification
https://www.un.org/en/observances/desertification-day
Children fight desertification
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuwpX8qeNXo
Desertification
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/de/Desertification
What can kids do about climate change?
https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/just-kids-what-climate-change-and-what-can-i-do
Eratosthenes
Eratothenes bio
https://www.thoughtco.com/eratosthenes-biography-1435011
About Eratothenes
https://www.famousscientists.org/eratosthenes/
Eratothenes measures the earth
https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200606/history.cfm
Measuring the circumference of the earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14d-GonvB9A
Eratothenes map
https://digitalmapsoftheancientworld.com/ancient-maps/eratosthenes-map/
Eratothenes facts and worksheets
https://kidskonnect.com/people/eratosthenes/
sieve of eratosthenes
https://www.bubblyprimes.com/sieve-of-eratosthenes/
Tracking Covid with phone
Smartphones and Tracking the Spread of COVID-19
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7399565/
A primer on mobile privacy and security
Viral Coronavirus Cellphone Maps Send A Powerful Message
Corona Virus tracking on your phone
https://ktla.com/morning-news/technology/covid-tracking-iphone-android-update/
Contact Tracing
Covid tracking Q&A
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/13/mobile-location-data-and-covid-19-qa#
How contact tracing works on your phone
https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-contact-tracing-apple-google/
Using phone to track covid exposure
https://news.osu.edu/using-your-phones-microphone-to-track-possible-covid-19-exposure
mobile phone tracking
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_tracking
Pinwheel Pattern
Sketch-up official site
Making a pinwheel
https://www.instructables.com/Pinwheel/
Interview
Susan Kare
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Kare
How Susan Kare designed icons for the Mac
AIGA Medalist Susan Kare
https://www.aiga.org/medalist-susan-kare
How to start out as an icon designer
https://www.freepik.com/blog/how-to-start-out-as-an-icon-designer/
icon design
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon_design
7 Things we love about Susan Kare
https://blog.prototypr.io/7-things-we-love-about-icon-designer-susan-kare-48c767cc8c1
Designing better app icons
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/01/designing-better-app-icons/
Also In The December 2020 Issue

Welcome to the far away land of the Ein Lifon where the number of appendages you have changes how you count!

You've looked at and used Susan Kare's work, or work inspired by hers, every time you use a computer.

A fun SketchUp walk-through for pinwheel enthusiasts!

Through the example of Theo Jansen and his Strandbeests we discuss the importance of fostering creativity and innovation in students.

From gopherspace to geminispace, the small internet is a lot bigger than you think!

Meet lisp, one of the oldest and simplest families of programming languages out there!

A fun craft for anyone who wants to combine their love of sewing and tech!

Learn how asymmetric encryption and prime numbers help keep you safe online!

Use OPP to make better python generated stories!

Desertification in the Sahel is a serious issue, but this model may offer a solution!

What could we accomplish if batteries lasted forever? These two companies want to find out!

Exploring another one of programmings many strange sounding but useful terms!

Learn how you can use your hacking super powers for good!

Links from all the stories in this December 2020 issue of the magazine!

Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for December 2020.