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The Alan Turing Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to Alan Turing. It has a timeline of important events in his life as well as links to sites with additional information on him.
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History of Computing Science

History of Computing Science: John Von Neumann

For Students 9th - 10th
John von Neumann was a brilliant mathematician. His work impacted several fields of study. This lecture series provides a brief description of his life and contribution to computer science.
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History of Computing Science

History of Computing Science: Alan Turing

For Students 9th - 10th
Alan Turing is sometimes referred to as the father of modern computer science. This lecture series provides a brief description of his well-known contribution, the Turing Machine.
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Curated OER

University of St. Andrews: John Von Neumann

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of St. Andrews provides a biography on John von Neumann. Learn about his contributions to game theory and computer science.
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Curated OER

University of St Andrews: Alonzo Church

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biographical entry on Church's accomplishments in logic and significance for modern computer science.
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Cdli: Science Fairs Homepage

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this site from the Center for Distance Learning and Innovation there's a monstrous listing of possible science fair projects. You can choose from primary (grades 1-4), elementary (grades 4-6), intermediate (grades 7-9), or senior...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Computer Hardware Engineer

For Students 9th - 10th
Put your interest in computers into an investigation of the career of computer hardware engineer. If you want to improve the speed and function of your computer, this is your career. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Computer Software Engineer

For Students 6th - 9th
For those students interested in developing cool video game software for computer or those who enjoy applying their compter science skills to solve problems, a career as a computer software engineer might be worth examining. This Science...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Database Administrator

For Students 9th - 10th
With so much data gathered on the computer, someone needs to be able to organize it. That falls to the database administrator. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a database administrator , as well as the...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Multimedia Artist or Animator

For Students 9th - 10th
If you have an artistic bent combined with an interest in computer graphic design, the career of multimedia artist or animator might be something for you to consider. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Follow the Bouncing Ball: A Web Animation Project

For Students 6th - 8th
This project is a fun way to try your hand at programming and expand your knowledge of web design. You will learn how to create some simple animations, and perform tests and make measurements to help you create more realistic-looking...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Programming Nanor Gs in a Virtual World

For Students 9th - 10th
In this two week long project, you will design an assembly-language control program for the microprocessors of a colony of nano-organisms (NANORGs) in a virtual world. If you're up for a real programming challenge, this is the project...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Network and Computer Security

For Students 9th - 10th
This MIT course on network and computer security covers topics such as security in multi-user distributed systems, cryptography, authentication, intrusion detection, and many other security topics.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Image Compression vs. Image Quality: Finding the Best Tradeoff

For Students 6th - 8th
In this project you'll learn about how digital image files are encoded, and compressed. You will also measure the quality of compressed and uncompressed images, which will give you important insights into the tradeoffs between file size...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Unit: Online Data Security

For Students 9th - 10th
Readings and practice problems about online data security.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Science Careers: Mathematician

For Students 9th - 10th
Mathematicians work in many areas. Some are applied mathematicians, some theoretical, but all use mathematics as a way to figure things out by using deduction. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Science Careers: Math Teacher

For Students 9th - 10th
A love of mathematics and the ability to share this love is what it takes to be a math teacher. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a math teacher, as well as the education and job description. Included...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Statistician

For Students 9th - 10th
Statistics is a fascinating subject and everyone loves to spout them, but a statistician really knows how to use statistics to answer real-life questions and make predictions based on mathematical data. This Science Buddies site lays out...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Economist

For Students 9th - 10th
Economists deal with the distribution of resources and how that distribution affects the economy. This lays out the requirements needed to become an economist, as well as the education and job description. Included are interviews with...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Software Engineering in Java

For Students 9th - 10th
This MIT course is an introduction to Java programming and software engineering. The focus is on developing high quality software that solves real problems.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Electrical Engineering: Circuits and Electronics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level electrical engineering course highlighting circuits and electronics. This course introduces the fundamentals of the lumped circuit abstraction. Course features include video lectures, suggested readings, labs, lecture...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Algorithms

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete course on algorithms presented at the college undergraduate level. The course includes video lecture, course materials, assignments and exams. Answer keys are provided for all assignments and exams.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Multicore Programming Primer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an introductory course on the fundamental design techniques used in parallel programming. The course uses popular gaming consoles to teach the different approach that is required for multicore programming.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Software Engineering for Web Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
This course gives students some experience in dealing with the challenges that are unique to web applications, such as concurrency and security risks.

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