Our august 2018 Issue
Ames Illusion
SketchUp is a free and fun program for 3D modeling. You can use SketchUp to design just about…
Command Line Interface (CLI) Part II
Last time we spent some time getting comfortable with the command line and using a terminal. Here, we’ll…
STEM Star: Michelle Barboza-Ramirez
Meet our Paleontology STEM Star, Michelle! Currently working on her MSc in paleontology, she is a grad student…
Project Snowstorm
Snowy owls are beautiful and mysterious with white feathers that blend into snow. Snowy owls that fly between…
Cronch the Cats
One of my favorite genres of video game in the past few years is the rogue-like. They’re a…
August 2018 News Wire
Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for February 2018.
Hieroglyphs and Reverse Engineering
We’ve covered a lot of codes and ciphers in the past, but none of them match the age…
Edublocks
What will you need for this project? A micro:bit Micro USB lead to connect micro:bit to computer A…
Random Dessert Generator
Who doesn’t love a good dessert? Whether it’s gooey fudge-brownie cake, piping hot peanut butter cookies, or rainbow…
Image Filters
Thanks to micro-chips and mobile phones, it only takes a few seconds to snap a photo, pop on…
From Drawing to 3D
Turning a 2D drawing into a 3D creation is a great way to enter the world of computer…
Robot Motors
The term robot was introduced to the world in 1921 in a Czech play, Rossum’s Universal Robots. The…
My Best Computer Science Lesson
I am not prone to strong statements, however in my classroom I have come to see one lesson…
Catching a Gravitational Wave
What do you get if two gigantic black holes crash into each other? A bigger black hole and…
Lua
Hey everyone and welcome back to our series highlighting different programming languages. This issue we’re going to discuss…
Fantasy Computers and TIC-80
Retro gaming has been a big thing over the last few years: 8-and-16-bit style pixel art, chiptune music,…
Staying Safe Online
As we’ve covered in previous issues, Minecraft has the capacity to be played online. This brings a whole…
Geocaching
Someone described geocaching as, “Using billions of dollars in military hardware [GPS] to find Tupperware in the woods.”…