Our june 2019 Issue
Learning JavaScript with Cue
Wonder Workshop made waves with their first CleverBots, Dash and Dot. This chirpy duo introduced block coding to…
Maze Generator
Have you ever played a game that feels infinite? As if the map could go on forever, generating…
Model View Controller
When you pack for a trip, do you throw all your clothes into your suitcase in a big…
Gamify the Summer
As summer break begins and days consumed with school become days consumed with anything else, you can almost…
Make a Turtle Move in Circles
Today we’re going to play around with a little code, a little geometry, and a little art! The…
STEAM Summer Reading List
Summer is coming up, and that means free time! Time to make, time to explore, and of course,…
June 2019 News Wire
Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for February 2018.
Rust
The last couple of issues we’ve been talking about programming languages that are really important for low-level programming.…
Scratch Gravity
Platformers are a pretty common thing to make in Scratch, but in this issue we’re going to make…
Paper Games
Photos by Tor Lowell. It’s summer time, at least if you’re in the northern hemisphere, and you’re probably…
Tinkercad Circuits
FOR THIS PROJECT YOU WILL NEED An Arduino Uno (or compatible) A computer with the Arduino IDE installed…
Minecraft Papercraft
Have you ever made something out of paper before? We don’t mean writing or drawing; we mean actually…
What was Deep Blue?
What do you think when you hear the term “deep blue?” There’s a lot of things which are…
What’s Behind Bluetooth’s Funny Name?
In the early days of technology, Bluetooth connections were thought of as a luxury. Now, you can’t buy…
Fibonacci Flower in SketchUp
SketchUp is a free and fun program for 3D modeling. You can use SketchUp to design just about…
App Inventor
Background In 2008 MIT professor Hal Abelson was on sabbatical at Google in Mountain View California. Professor Abelson…
Clippy’s Back!
The year was 1995. Approximately one in four US households owned a computer, with that number rising quickly.…
Print a 3D Galaxy
What are the limits of what we can do with computers? I mean, it’s not obvious that computers…
Battery History
Electronics use a massive amount of electricity. No power equals no computers. Some electricity is provided on demand…