TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Evolution of Digital Organisms
Young scholars are introduced to the concepts of digital organisms and digital evolution. They learn about the research that digital evolution software makes possible, and compare and contrast it with biological evolution.
Curated OER
Google for Education: Children and Technology: Programming in Scratch
Students experience what is it like to be computer programmers through the children's computer coding game, Scratch, developed by MIT engineers.
Other
Cpsr Newsletter: Digital Life Style for Women
An extensive general discussion of all the changes that have occurred within the culture of women in the workplace and the home and the increasing number of women academics and users of the internet.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: It's a Connected World: The Beauty of Network Science
Students learn about complex networks and how to use graphs to represent them. They also learn that graph theory is a useful part of mathematics for studying complex networks in diverse applications of science and engineering, including...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bonus Points
After completing the electrical engineering project called Ant Bot, improve your machine and share your ideas with others.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bonus Points
Take part in some challenges after completing electrical engineering project, ant bot. SHare your ideas, and see how others have improved thier bots.
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Sprk: Orb Basic Lesson 2 [Pdf]
Students will use Sphero to explore the computer science concepts of variables and conditionals (ifstatements). They will use OrbBasic, which is a text-based programming language for the Sphero. They will write a simple program that...
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Sprk: Orb Basic Lesson 3 [Pdf]
Learners will use Sphero to explore the computer science concepts of reading sensors and storing data in variables. They will use OrbBasic, which is a text-based programming language for the Sphero.They will write a simple program that...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Arctic Animal Robot
Students create four-legged walking robots and measure how far they travel across different types of surfaces. They design and create "shoes" to add to the robots' feet and observe the effect of their modifications on the net distance...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electrical Engineering: Home Made Robots
Use these tutorials to start some robotics projects with Spout, Spider, and Bit-zee bots.
Google
Google for Education: Exploring Computational Thinking: What Is Ct?
Learn about computational thinking which involves a set of problem-solving skills and techniques that software engineers use to write programs that underlie the computer applications you use such as search, email, and maps.
Other
Medialoot: How to Design an I Os 7 Inspired I Phone App Screen
Walk through the steps involved to create a thin, flat iOS 7- inspired design concept for a user profile app screen. By using these simple techniques create stunning, minimal app interfaces.
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: Ada Lovelace
Some say that Ada Lovelace was the first programmer because she wrote instructions for a computing device designed by Charles Babbage. This site presents a brief history of Ada's life and the important role she played in the history of...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Earth's Warming Climate: Are We Responsible?
We obviously don't want to feel responsible for the warming climate, but are we? In this lesson plan you will analyze CO2 data sets and study barriers involved in teaching about global climate change. PBS TeacherLine also provides a...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Electronics, Signals, and Measurement
Online, college-level course on electronics. Class features the practical introduction to electronics with a focus on measurement and signals. Accessible components include downloadable lecture notes, assignments, and previous quiz and...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Vlsi Design
A collection of video lectures from a VLSI design course taught at the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. The course focuses on design, verification, and test with forty lectures. Topics covered include bipolar junction...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Supplemental Resources: Continuum Electromechanics
College-level electrical engineering and computer science textbook highlighting the applications of continuum electromechanics.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Hour of Code Is Designed to Inspire Kids From 4 to 104!
From December 5-11, millions of kids in over 180 countries will take the Hour of Code challenge. The annual initiative, which coincides with Computer Science week, is organized by Seattle-based non-profit Code.org to demystify the world...
History of Computing Science
History of Computing Science: The Difference Engine
The difference engine was never built, but its design was an important step in the history of computing devices. This lecture series presents a brief description of this early mechanical computing device.
Other
Martindale's Reference Desk: Calculators on Line Center
Marindale's Reference Desk offers a comprehensive guide and listing to science and math calculators. Select from mathematics, statistics, science, chemistry, physics, astrophysics, astronomy, engineering, and computer engineering...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bonus Points
A place to share and see others' ideas for improving a lego robotics project, light guitar.
Read Works
Read Works: Digging Deeper
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining ways scientists are learning more about dinosaurs by using computer applications. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University of California
Univ. Of California: Career Exploration Link
Are you interested in exploring a career? The occupational career exploration links allow you you to select a professional area and display potential job paths within that field.
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University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....