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How to Solder LEDs

Astable multivibrator or oscillator

https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/waveforms/astable.html

Transistor

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

How do transistors work?

https://www.explainthatstuff.com/howtransistorswork.html

Types of transistors

https://www.electronicshub.org/transistors-classification-and-types/

Uses of transistors

https://www.vedantu.com/physics/uses-of-transistor

Applications of transistors in daily life

https://pnpntransistor.com/applications-of-transistor-in-daily-life/

How to use a breadboard

https://www.youngwonks.com/blog/How-To-Use-A-Breadboard?gclid=CjwKCAjw-e2EBhAhEiwAJI5jg02iOBg13RkQXoRN03cG5BnT9tmmmvv4DWMPMFwXHnd9UMSZtOEqqRoC3rsQAvD_BwE

William Shockley

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1956/shockley/facts/

John Bardeen

https://nationalmaglab.org/education/magnet-academy/history-of-electricity-magnetism/pioneers/john-bardeen

Walter Brattain

https://nationalmaglab.org/education/magnet-academy/history-of-electricity-magnetism/pioneers/walter-brattain

Solving tiny problems

Problem solving with teenagers

https://raisingchildren.net.au/pre-teens/behaviour/encouraging-good-behaviour/problem-solving-steps

Problem Solving

https://www.sociallyskilledkids.com/social-problem-solving

Problem Solving activities for pre-schoolers

https://www.atlasmission.com/blog/7-insanely-cool-problem-solving-activities-curious-preschooler/

CERI

https://cerici.org/

Create Scratch Backgrounds

Piskel App

https://www.piskelapp.com/

Creating animations with Pixel Art

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0TAOUe6fG4

Create a pixel art gif with Piskel

https://www.instructables.com/How-to-create-a-Pixel-Art-gif-using-Piskel/

Uploading animated character to scratch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4khMNgN0ss

Teach kids Pixel art animation

https://www.instructables.com/Teach-Kids-Pixel-Art-Animation-for-Games/

Be a Battery

Body heat battery

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a35533572/body-heat-battery/

Wearable thermoelectric generator

https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/7/eabe0586

Thermoelectric

https://www.colorado.edu/today/2021/02/10/thermoelectric

Thermoelectric generator

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

Seebeck effect

https://www.britannica.com/science/Seebeck-effect

Seebeck effect video

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-trp-001&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=trp&p=seebeck+effect&type=Y149_F163_202167_081020#id=3&vid=9a889c8a87e4f73a6017aa080e6272b2&action=click

Images for teg sheep

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk03AVtOoRSRTjqvGUVV2jQLwwgXFpw:1620348932447&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=teg+sheep&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju9p6UrrbwAhVJHzQIHa6ABx8QjJkEegQIExAB&biw=1260&bih=630

Self-powered wearable tech

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190502110238.htm

Nontoxic thermoelectric generator

https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/environment/a-thermoelectric-generator-for-wearable-tech

Wearable tech video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1mYPZaKXew

wearable thermoelectric generators

http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2018/ph240/billman2/

Device turns body into human battery

https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/wearable-thermoelectric-generator-battery/

Thermoelectric generator

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/assembly/view/113900

Music and Computing

Scott Jacoby’s New York Story

https://www.mixonline.com/recording/scott-jacobys-new-york-story

Greenbelt’s James McKinney

https://www.greenbeltnewsreview.com/news-stories/greenbelts-james-mckinney-musician-composer-and-more/

Computer music

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

Best Music notation software

https://www.toptenreviews.com/best-music-notation-software
Anguilla Music Academy

https://theamacenter.org/

AMA video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF5yxCtymw4

Allison Grey interview

Allison Grey

https://www.allisongrey.net/about-me

Plenty website

https://www.plenty.ag/

Plenty indoor vertical farm

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/business/compton-vertical-farm-plenty-trnd/index.html

Vertical farming

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

Vertical Farming in Urban populations

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-trp-001&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=trp&p=vertical+farms&type=Y149_F163_202167_081020#id=3&vid=a0d96d2cf108752d8b38d291521ddce4&action=click

Most amazing vertical farms

https://endalldisease.com/10-amazing-vertical-farms-around-the-world/

Quantum Computing Gateways

Logic gates

https://www.onholdmktg.com/voice-music-studio.php

Types of logic gates

https://www.edrawmax.com/logic-gate/

How do logic gates work?

https://www.explainthatstuff.com/logicgates.html

Logic Gate facts for kids

https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Logic_gate

Logic Gates video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdd90gXRWeY

Logic gate worksheets

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:logic%20gates

Logic gate projects

http://www.projectsforschool.com/product/and-or-logic-gate/

Booleans

https://www.codingkids.com.au/coding-tips/booleans/

Boolean logic

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zqp9kqt/revision/1

Geocaching on Mars

Calibration Target on NASA Website

https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25434/sherlocs-calibration-target-aboard-the-perseverance-mars-rover/

Calibration Target on Mars IRL

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/SIF_0026_0669253508_232EBY_N0030792SRLC07003_0000LUJ

Geocoin Trackable

https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25657/sherloc-geocoin-artwork/

Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Markings

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/rover/markings/

Interview with Francis McCubbin

https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2021/02/geocaching-on-mars-an-interview-with-nasas-dr-francis-mccubbin/

Perseverance Trackable on Geocaching.com

https://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?tracker=221bbaker

International Space Station Geocache on Geocaching.com

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC1BE91_international-space-station

Geocaching and Perseverance/Space Timeline

https://www.geocaching.com/promos/perseverance

The Detective Aboard NASA’s Perseverance Rover

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/the-detective-aboard-nasas-perseverance-rover

Manipulate Photos in Python

turning photos into black/white/sepia using Pillow

https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2017/10/11/convert-a-photo-to-black-and-white-in-python/

Intro to Python Pillow

https://kalebujordan.com/a-brief-introduction-to-python-pillow/

Animated gifs tutorial in Pillow

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/create-and-save-animated-gif-with-python-pillow/

The official documentation on Pillow

https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/handbook/index.html

Pillow tutorial

https://zetcode.com/python/pillow/

Working with Python Pillow video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3-0pHqFOBo

Fracturing Fairy Tales

Fracturing Fairy Tales Project Page

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/504911562

Scratch Activity Guides

https://scratch.mit.edu/ideas

11 Fractured Fairy Tales

https://www.readbrightly.com/11-fractured-fairy-tales-young-readers/

Fractured Fairy Tales Teaching Tool

www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/games-tools/fractured-fairy-tales-a-30186.html

Fractured Fairy Tale Animations in Scratch (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgVTY73gW44

Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Babbage

Analytical engine

https://www.britannica.com/technology/Analytical-Engine

Difference engine

https://www.britannica.com/technology/Difference-Engine

Pilot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(locomotive)

Cowcatcher images

https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/cowcatcher?phrase=cowcatcher&sort=mostpopular

Cars and Cowcatchers (Animated video for young kids)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byPpx8cGtlU

Charles Babbage

https://www.famousscientists.org/charles-babbage/

Charles Babbage’s inventions

https://interestingengineering.com/charles-babbages-inventions-revolutionized-computing-and-the-world

Charles Babbage facts and worksheets

https://kidskonnect.com/people/charles-babbage/

Bat Backpacks

Bats social distancing

https://www.popsci.com/story/science/bats-social-distancing/

Fitbit for an elephant

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-make-a-fitbit-for-an-elephant/” target=”_blank”>https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-make-a-fitbit-for-an-elephant/

Wildlife tracking

https://defenders.org/blog/2020/07/wildlife-tracking-thats-totally-out-of-world

Tracking wildlife

https://nhpbs.org/wild/tracking.asp

Monitoring and Tracking technology

https://wildlifeact.com/about-wildlife-act/monitoring-tracking-technology/

What is animal tracking?

https://www.movebank.org/cms/movebank-content/what-is-animal-tracking

Traditional vs. electronic tracking

https://www.nathab.com/blog/traditional-tracking-vs-electronic-surveillance-has-wildlife-research-become-too-high-tech/

Tracking – real time monitoring

https://www.savetheelephants.org/project/tracking-real-time-monitoring-app/

Scientists track and save wildlife

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/science/space-station-wildlife.html

Tracking bats on the wing

https://www.batcon.org/article/tracking-bats-on-the-wing/

Secret life of desert bats

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190816101004.htm

Hard Drives

Etymology of digital storage

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/335105/etymology-of-the-use-of-drive-to-refer-to-a-digital-storage-medium#:~:text=In%20essence%2C%20the%20capstan%20would,into%20use%20in%20the%2060s

What’s a floppy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9juPRLA6lGg

Hard Disk

https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Hard_disk

How do hard drives work?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wteUW2sL7bc

Data storage timeline

https://www.frontierinternet.com/gateway/data-storage-timeline/

Types of hard drives

https://ttrdatarecovery.com/types-of-hard-drives-user-guide/

floppy disk history

https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/floppy-disk-history-the-evolution-of-personal-computing-1804.html

How floppy disk drives work

https://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive2.htm

Floppy disk facts for kids

https://kids.kiddle.co/Floppy_disk

Magnetic tape facts for kids

https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Magnetic_tape

Picture History of Data Storage

https://www.pingdom.com/blog/the-history-of-computer-data-storage-in-pictures/

Internet Over Radio

global system for email over amateur radio

https://www.winlink.org

A very retro website on packet radio

http://www.aprs.org

What is ham radio?

http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio

Etymology of ham radio

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

What is ham radio and how does it work?

https://www.youngwonks.com/blog/What-is-Ham-Radio-and-How-Does-It-Work?gclid=CjwKCAjw-e2EBhAhEiwAJI5jg_1Hu7Mfq_PunAE6oau1Aq46jtwmtJmdvAyOhvhn6OcohBzMbOUEgBoCPhQQAvD_BwE

Discover amateur radio

http://hamradio.world/

Amateur radio for kids

https://kids.kiddle.co/Amateur_radio

Amateur radio FAQ for parents

https://nescitech.org/amateur-radio-faq-for-parents/

How the Madey brothers made history

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/clark/sections/community-life/articles/two-kids-a-ham-radio-and-the-world-at-their-fingertips-how-the-madey-brothers-made-history-in-clark

Beginner’s Guide to Ham radio

https://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/blog/beginners-guide-ham-radio-make/

Why do we call a ham radio operator an Elmer?

https://www.onallbands.com/word-of-the-day-elmer-why-do-we-call-a-ham-radio-mentor-elmer/

Inspiration for the term Elmer

https://www.laselki.net/vb/showthread.php?p=57055

Amateur radio license

http://www.arrl.org/getting-licensed

Code a Smiley Face

CodeGuppy Website

https://codeguppy.com

CodeGuppy Code Editor Workspace

https://codeguppy.com/code.html

JavaScript Language Specification

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Language_Resources

Hexadecimal Color Names

https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_names.asp”

What are Hexadecimal Colors?

https://www.mathsisfun.com/hexadecimal-decimal-colors.html

Hexadecimal Color Picker

https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_picker.asp

CodeGuppy Draw with Code Projects

https://codeguppy.com/site/download/draw_with_code.pdf