Education Development Center
The Fun Works: Technology Career Choices
This resource provides information about some technology careers you've probably never thought of.
Other
Abc News: Technology and Science
ABC covers the latest news and events in computer technology and in science, and includes lots of related editorials and stories.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: The Birth of the Internet
This visually engaging feature by the National Science Foundation provides an excellent explanation of how the internet came to be and those responsible for it's inception. Many original computers and other instruments are discussed and...
Museum of Science
Museum of Science, Boston
This site from the Museum of Science provides links to all aspects of the museum. An on-line exhibit and a link for educator tools are offered.
PBS
Pbs: A Science Odyssey
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Computer Science Principles
A basic introductory course to computer science. Covers what computers are, their parts, and what they do; what the Internet is and how it works; some basic programming concepts; algorithms; data analysis; and global impact of computers...
Popular Science
Popular Science
Popular Science is a monthly science magazine covering the latest in science, technology, electronics, computers, software, automotive, and home technology.
Curated OER
Google for Education: Children and Technology: Concurrency and Synchronization
Through attempts to perform tasks in sync with each other, students experience the computer science challenges of concurrency and synchronization.
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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.
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Google for Education: Presentations on Cs and Technology for Young Children
Teach young children the basics of computer science and computational thinking skills through this collection of ready to use presentations aimed to engage young learners.
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Google for Education: Children and Technology: Cpu
Introduce students to the working capability of the CPU of a computer. Look at instructions given to the processor to do simple arithmetic functions and how registers are used.
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Google for Education: Children and Technology: Binary System
How are the numbers stored in a computer? Have students think of binary as a set of bulbs with on and off states. Take a look at how many numbers can be represented with a limited set of bulbs.
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Google for Education: Children and Technology: Message Routing
Students simulate a server and are connected via computer networks. Representatives from each table act as routers, and as they write messages to each other, the routers help route these messages.
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Google for Education: Children and Technology: Full Development Cycle
Experience what it's like to work in the field of technology, and take on something never done before. Brainstorm, prototype, plan, implement, work in a team, coordinate between teams, learn from failures or enjoy a success.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Citizen Science
Learn about citizen science: the participation of the general public in scientific research.
Other
Popular Mechanics: Technology
Popular Mechanics covers the latest in technology. Topics include computers, the Internet, audio, television, and more.
Crayola
Crayola: Birth of Bits and Bytes (Lesson Plan)
This lesson plan incorporates many subjects! Learners create a flow chart after studying the "Evolution," of computers. Also provides adaptations and references to use. (To access this lesson plan, you must register with Crayola.com....
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Information Theory
This activity uses variations on the game of 20 Questions to demonstrate how we can quantify information content, which in turn shows us how to store and share it efficiently when it comes to computer technology.
Google
Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Art Theme
A set of eight activities that teach students basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. Includes lots of additional supports for teachers. All materials are free and teachers sign in to create a class. This...
Curated OER
Google for Education: Children and Technology: Functions
Take a a look at examples of functions, and then explore functions representing arithmetic operations followed by boolean and string types. Throughout the workshop children do various assignments calculating function result or drawing a...
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Google for Education: Children and Technology: Sorting
Students learn about data sorting, and by what criteria can one sort things by different algorithms such as selection, insertion and bubble sort.
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Google for Education: Children and Technology: Privacy and Encryption
Young scholars simulate sending a secret message to a friend via the internet, attempting to deliver the message safely and securely.
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Google for Education: Children and Technology: Memory and Single Linked Lists
Have your students look at what memory is, in particular how a linked list can be used to represent a list of numbers. Explore linked lists in a game setting.
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Google for Education: Children and Technology: Robots and Block Diagrams
A robot can execute very primitive commands, but it needs instructions to combine them. In this lesson, look at two types of instructions: commands and conditionals. Learners split into pairs and one becomes a robot while the other one...