Kids Code & Computer Science

How Secure is Your Web Browser?

Panopticlick Website

https://panopticlick.eff.org/

Firefox Browser

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/mobile/

Google Chrome Browser

https://www.google.com/chrome/

Opera Browser

https://www.opera.com/

Bash Scripting with CLI

Bash

The command line has a programming language built into it so you can write programs that behave like the built in commands.
https://ryanstutorials.net/bash-scripting-tutorial/

A long-form tutorial on bash scripting

http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/

Another longer guide to bash scripting

https://guide.bash.academy/

An alternative to bash

https://rootnroll.com/d/fish-shell/

Robot Extensions

Switches

https://www.electronicshub.org/switches/

Use a Breadboard to Build an LED Circuit

https://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-use-a-breadboard-and-build-a-led-circuit–mac-54746

Buttons and Switches

https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/145

Paperclip and brad switch

http://www.ikatbag.com/2009/03/how-to-make-cardboard-switch.html

Rock Paper Scissors

Ben Heck Show: Back to Basics Electronics Tutorials

Key skills like how not to fry your projects.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwO8CTSLTkijrSW6DIFsQxcvjRo5fZ-y5

Micro:Bit Official Website

http://microbit.org/

Where to get a Micro:Bit

http://microbit.org/resellers/

Modeling the U.S. Flag

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/

SketchUp Artists

http://www.sketchupartists.org/

Meriame Berboucha: Sharing Science

Meriame Berboucha

http://www.meriameberboucha.weebly.com/

Meriame Berboucha’s science communication blog

http://www.meriameberboucha.blogspot.co.uk/

Science Mixtape show

https://audioboom.com/channel/sciencemixtape

Fashion + Tech Kits

TechnoChic kits

https://technochic.net/collections/all-products/products/diy-blinky-bow-ties-kit-blues
https://technochic.net/collections/all-products/products/diy-flashy-flowers-kit-blues

ThinkGeek Space Skirts

https://www.thinkgeek.com/product/jhsu/
https://www.thinkgeek.com/product/knmg/

Adafruit Patch kit

https://www.adafruit.com/product/3744
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3745

StitchKit on IndieGogo

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/stitchkit-a-fashion-technology-kit-for-everyone-arduino-design#/

5 Fashion Tech Blogs to follow

https://www.launchmetrics.com/resources/blog/fashion-tech-blogs

Electronics Projects for Dummies

No one who reads this magazine is a dummy, but this Dummies website has a great step-by-step set of tutorials for a coin toss circuit that also teaches the process of designing and building electronics projects.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/consumer-electronics/electronics/Electronics-Projects.html

Minecraft Mods

How to install mods

http://www.minecraftmods.com/how-to-install-mods-for-minecraft-forge/

Biomes O’Plenty

https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/biomes-o-plenty

Galacticraft

https://micdoodle8.com/mods/galacticraft

CandiCraft

http://www.minecraftmods.com/candycraft/

Atum

https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/atum

The Twilight Forest

https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/the-twilight-forest

The Betweenlands

https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/angry-pixel-the-betweenlands-mod

Book Ciphers

Beale Cipher

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cryptography/Beale_cipher

Ciphers from the American Revolution

http://www.ouramericanrevolution.org/index.cfm/page/view/prq0003

The Book Cipher Algorithm

http://www.drdobbs.com/security/the-book-cipher-algorithm/210603676

Dijkstra’s Algorithm

Computerphile Video Tutorial: Dijkstra’s Algorithm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GazC3A4OQTE

Detailed (but accessible) article about the technical details behind Dijkstra’s algorithm

https://medium.com/basecs/finding-the-shortest-path-with-a-little-help-from-dijkstra-613149fbdc8e

Article about graph representation

https://medium.com/basecs/from-theory-to-practice-representing-graphs-cfd782c5be38

Pseudocode for Dijkstra’s algorithm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dijkstra%27s_algorithm#Pseudocode

Python code for Dijkstra’s algorithm

https://alexhwoods.com/dijkstra/
http://interactivepython.org/courselib/static/pythonds/Graphs/DijkstrasAlgorithm.html

The New Version of Scratch

3 Things to know about Scratch 3

https://medium.com/scratchteam-blog/3-things-to-know-about-scratch-3-0-18ee2f564278

Scratch 3.0 Wiki

https://en.scratch-wiki.info/wiki/Scratch_3.0

CoderDojo Guide to Scratch 3

https://coderdojo.com/2018/08/02/what-you-need-to-know-about-scratch-3-0/

Remote Control Turtles

INTRO TO PYTHON TURTLE

https://hourofpython.trinket.io/a-visual-introduction-to-python#/welcome/an-hour-of-code
http://interactivepython.org/runestone/static/IntroPythonTurtles/Summary/summary.html

FUNCTIONS AND PROCEDURES

https://www.kidscodecs.com/functions-and-procedures/

ABOUT EVENT LISTENERS

https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/e/event-listener.htm

TURTLE GRAPHICS DOCUMENTATION FOR PYTHON 2.7.5

https://docs.python.org/2/library/turtle.html

VIDEO TUTORIAL ABOUT EVENT DRIVEN PROGRAMMING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7WUPN0krU

What to do about Fortnite?

Fortnite: a parent’s guide

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/mar/07/fortnite-battle-royale-parents-guide-video-game-multiplayer-shooter

7 things parents need to know about fortnite

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/fortnite-parents-guide,review-5552.html

A Realistic Parents Guide to Fortnite: Battle Royale

https://www.techagekids.com/2018/06/a-realistic-parents-guide-to-fortnite.html

TIC-80 Project

Waveforms

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

Cute video tutorial on waveforms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRD9Uj2YTBk

TIC-80 documentation and tutorials

https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80/wiki

Lambda Calculus

A technically heavy but concise introduction

http://www.inf.fu-berlin.de/lehre/WS03/alpi/lambda.pdf

A very light metaphoric way of doing lambda calculus computations

http://worrydream.com/AlligatorEggs/

The wiki entry on the lambda calculus is actually really helpful

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

Coding Mistakes

Exception Handling in Python

http://www.techbeamers.com/use-try-except-python/
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/python_exceptions.htm

Tips for better programming

https://www.sitepoint.com/10-tips-for-better-coding/
https://www.codementor.io/learn-programming/steve-klabniks-9-words-advice-programming-beginners
https://realpython.com/python-beginner-tips/

How to choose variable names

https://www.w3resource.com/python/python-variable.php
http://wiki.c2.com/?GoodVariableNames
https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#naming-conventions

Installing urllib2 package in PyCharm

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/installing-uninstalling-and-upgrading-packages.html

Free Python IDEs

https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/download/#section=windows
https://www.activestate.com/komodo-ide/downloads/edit
https://atom.io/

Wolf, Goat, Cabbage

Logic Problems for Kids

http://www.thelogiczone.plus.com/logic_index.htm

The Case of the Stolen Birthday Cake

Wonderful elaborate logic puzzle with handouts.
https://corduroysbutton.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/clue-the-case-of-the-stolen-birthday-cake/
https://corduroysbutton.wordpress.com/tag/deductive-reasoning/

Alcuin’s Puzzles

http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/PrintHT/Alcuin_book.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propositiones_ad_Acuendos_Juvenes

A Guide to Puzzle-Based Learning in STEM Subjects

Pages 20 onward have a number of logic puzzles with solutions.
http://web.mat.bham.ac.uk/C.J.Sangwin/Publications/GuideToPuzzleBasedLearningInSTEM.pdf

Recreational Mathematics

This book excerpt has a neat history of math puzzles.
http://www.ams.org/bookstore/pspdf/mbk-63-prev.pdf

Coding is Good Review

Coding Is Good iOS App

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/coding-is-good/id1354430214?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

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http://www.mathandcoding.org/