Other
Army: Native Americans in the u.s. Army: Code Talkers
During World War I and World War II, Native Americans from various tribes worked to keep American military communications secret through the use of tribal languages as code. Learn how these individuals worked to create codes that the...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: Native Words: Code Talking
Learn how members of many Native American tribes became a vital part of America's efforts during World War I and World War II, divising codes that were never broken by the enemy. Includes examples of encoded words.
Other
Color Maker
This very useful site allows you to change the color and background patterns of a web page, and then copy the HTML code to your own site. Includes a tutorial, links to other web pages about color design, and links to a TableMaker and a...
Other
Defense: American Indian Heritage Month: Code Talkers
Find out about the Native Americans who used their tribal languages as code during World War I and World War II. Includes information on Charles Chibitty, a Comanche code talker who was inducted into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Decipher a Coded Message
The basic difference between a code and cipher is explained briefly. You can try to crack a simple cipher at this location.
Other
Horstmann: Java Language Coding Guidelines
A coding style guide for the Java programming language that has been used successfully in education and industry alike.
Other
Le Code Navajo
In French, read about the Navajo specialists who used their language to help defeat the Japanese in WWII. These Native Americans saved 1000s of lives with their spy code skills.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Cracking the Code: Explore a Stretch of Code
Investigate the makeup and function of genes and genetic code by exploring an actual stretch of human DNA in this activity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Behind the Scenes: Browse the J Query Source Code
Learn about the open source jQuery source code programmers use in programming interactive web pages.
Other
Html.com: Learn to Code Html and Css
A very in-depth guide to creating web pages. Has HTML cheat sheet and tutorials.
George Mason University
George Mason University: World History Sources: Hammurabi's Code
Nancy L. Stockdale. who teaches at the University of Central Florida, describes how she mediates a discussion of Hammurabi's Code with her students.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Computer Programming: Html/js: Making Webpages Interactive
Learn how to combine previous knowledge of HTML/CSS with knowledge of JavaScript to make webpages interactive.
Other
Kids Online: Writing Your Own Web Pages (Html)
The HTML code for a very simple web page is examined and explained line by line. Next, follow the instructions to create your own HTML file, view it in your Web browser, and see the effects of making small changes to the code.
Other
W3 Schools: Html Canvas Tutorial
Learn how to use HTML canvas, a programming element used to draw graphics on a web page.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Web Design: Module 2: Web Authoring / Intro to Html
In Module 2 of this course on web design, students learn how to begin creating a web page using a text editor, how to use tags and attributes, how to format text, and how to use lists. The last section covers accessibility issues and how...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Using Hour of Code With Your Child
An overview of Khan Academy's Hour of Code--self-paced courses on JavaScrpt, HTML/CSS, and SQL. The programs include videos, coding challenges, and a final project.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Molecule: How Much Dna Codes for Protein?
A quick overview of the human genome, and how much of our DNA contains genes and non-coding DNA. [1:02]
University of Hawai'i
University of Hawaii: Business Editors Ethics Code
The official ethics code of The Society of American Business Editors and Writers provided for by the University of Hawaii.
Code.org
Code.org:lesson 8: Clean Code and Debugging
Students deal with common issues that arise when designing web pages in HTML. Students will correct errors in a sequence of increasingly complex web pages. In the process they will learn the importance of comments, whitespace, and...
NASA
Nasa: Spitzer Science Center: Code of Faraway Worlds
Under the heading, "Cracking the Code of Faraway Worlds" this site explores the uses of spectrum (and spectrograph, spectra) in planetary study. In addition to an image, a description of spectrum and its uses in space science is provided.
City University of New York
Bio Lab Module: Breaking the Genetic Code
Try this interactive module from the Brooklyn College to help understand the genetic code and how changes in the code effect the final protein product.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The 1890s: Black Codes
Here is a brief description of Black Codes, which were set in place in Texas in 1866 and "outlined a status for African Americans not too much removed from their earlier condition as slaves."
Other
Html Goodies: So You Want a Background, Huh?
Use this site to learn how to change backgrounds using HTML for your web pages.