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June 2015 Learn More Links

Climbing Katahdin on Flickr

Solar Cockroaches, Water Rockets, and Pinhole Eyeglasses

https://kidscodecs.com/solar-cockroaches-water-rockets-pinhole-eyeglasses/

Instructables

http://www.instructables.com

Instructables Solar Projects

http://www.instructables.com/howto/solar/

Instructables Pinhole Cameras

http://www.instructables.com/howto/pinhole+cameras/

Brown Dog Gadgets

Two projects (Solar Radio, Cockroach v2.0) from the person who runs this website with more projects, parts, and guides.
http://www.browndoggadgets.com/

Pinhole Eyeglasses

http://www.instructables.com/id/Pinhole-Eyeglasses/

Solar Cockroach V2.0

http://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-Cockroach-20/

$3 Emergency Solar Radio

http://www.instructables.com/id/3-Emergency-Solar-Radio/

Electric Cigar Box Guitar with Built-in Amp

http://www.instructables.com/id/Electric-Cigar-Box-guitar-w-Built-in-amplifier/

Digital Yahtzee

http://www.instructables.com/id/Digital-YAHTZEExls/

Rubber Band Harmonica

http://www.instructables.com/id/Rubber-Band-Harmonica/

Water Rocket Launcher

http://www.instructables.com/id/Water-Rocket-Launcher-for-Science-Fun/

Print 3D Models Without Owning a Printer

https://kidscodecs.com/print-3d-models-without-a-printer/

3DHubs

https://3dhubs.com

Thingiverse

http://thingiverse.com

Train Set (Thingiverse)

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:702858

7120 Bionica’s 3D Printing Hub

https://www.3dhubs.com/new-york/hubs/bionica-7120

FIRST Tech Challenge

http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc

TinkerCAD

https://www.tinkercad.com/
http://www.123dapp.com/

Team 7120 Bionica

9 girls, 1 purple robot
https://twitter.com/7120Bionica
https://www.facebook.com/bionica7120

Simple and Fun 3D Models to Print

https://kidscodecs.com/simple-fun-3d-models/

Thingiverse

http://www.thingiverse.com/

Preparing Your Model

https://kidscodecs.com/3d-projects/

3D Hubs

http://www.3dhubs.com

Train Set

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:702858

Tool Stand

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:64314

Personalized Pencil Holder

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:205523

Animal Shapes Puzzle

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:357444

Animal Napkin Rings

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:31313

Rolling Cookie Cutter

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:39192

Interlocking Puzzle

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:39468

Bitsbox: Monthly Coding Projects in the Mail

https://kidscodecs.com/bitsbox-monthly-coding-projects-in-mail/

Bitsbox

https://bitsbox.com/
https://bitsbox.com/faq.html
https://bitsbox.com/mailchimp.html
http://subscribe.bitsbox.com/

Bitsbox Teachers Guide/Mailing List

https://bitsbox.com/pdf/BitsboxTeachersGuide_hoc2014.pdf
https://bitsbox.com/teachers/index.html

FUZE Computer Teaches Kids to Code

https://kidscodecs.com/fuze-computer-teaches-kids-to-code/

FUZE Computers

http://www.fuze.co.uk/
http://www.fuze.co.uk/education-2/
http://www.fuze.co.uk/products/

Miniature WiFi Module for Raspberry Pi

https://www.adafruit.com/products/814

BBC Micro

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro

Minitel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel

Apple II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II

Dash and Dot Robots Projects

https://kidscodecs.com/dash-dot-robots-projects/

Wonder Workshop

Home

Dash and Dot Play Ideas

Ideas

Duck Duck Goose with Dot

https://www.makewonder.com/play/ideas/30

Dash’s Cleanup Challenge

https://www.makewonder.com/play/ideas/9

Robo Bowling

https://www.makewonder.com/play/ideas/26

Robot Filmmaking

https://www.makewonder.com/play/ideas/25

Interactive Art

https://www.makewonder.com/play/ideas/35

Kano Computers

https://kidscodecs.com/kano-computers/

Kano

http://www.kano.me

Kano World

http://world.kano.me

An Interview with Paul Chayka

https://kidscodecs.com/an-interview-with-paul-chayka/

Robotics and Beyond

http://www.roboticsandbeyond.org
http://roboticsandbeyond.org/wp_index.php/programs/
https://twitter.com/RoboticsBeyond
https://www.facebook.com/RoboticsBeyond

Paul Chayka

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-chayka/6/7b9/2b4

Functions and Procedures

https://kidscodecs.com/functions-and-procedures/

Pen and Paper Coding

https://www.penpapercoding.com

Erik Linde

https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=936246

Variables, Constants, and Data Types

The first article in this series teaching programming basics with pen and paper.
https://kidscodecs.com/variables-constants-data-types/

Language of the Month: Ruby

https://kidscodecs.com/ruby/

Ruby

https://www.ruby-lang.org
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/quickstart/
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/community/
http://rubycentral.org/
http://ruby-doc.com/docs/ProgrammingRuby/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_%28programming_language%29

Ruby from Other Languages

Describes differences between Ruby and C/C++, Java, Perl, PHP, and Python languages.
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/ruby-from-other-languages/

Try Ruby in Your Browser

http://tryruby.org/levels/1/challenges/0

The Ruby Language FAQ

http://ruby-doc.org/docs/ruby-doc-bundle/FAQ/FAQ.html

Comparison of Programming Languages

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_programming_languages

Reflection

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflection_%28computer_programming%29

4 Reasons Why You Should Learn Ruby As Your First Programming Language

http://www.skilledup.com/articles/4-reasons-learn-ruby-first-programming-language/

What’s Special About Ruby?

http://astonj.com/tech/whats-special-about-ruby/

What makes Ruby an Elegant Language?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1812225/what-makes-ruby-an-elegant-language

What are the Benefits of Ruby on Rails? After Two Decades of Programming, I Use Rails

http://www.toptal.com/ruby-on-rails/after-two-decades-of-programming-i-use-rails

The Many Interpreters and Runtimes of the Ruby Programming Language

http://www.toptal.com/ruby/the-many-shades-of-the-ruby-programming-language

A Beginners Guide to Ruby

https://hackhands.com/beginners-guide-ruby/

Learn Ruby the Hard Way

Actually this online book is one of the easiest ways to learn Ruby in depth.
http://learnrubythehardway.org/book/
http://learnrubythehardway.org

Book Review: Teach Your Kids to Code

https://kidscodecs.com/book-review-teach-your-kids-to-code/

Teach Your Kids to Code (No Starch Press)

http://www.nostarch.com/teachkids

Book Review: Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

https://kidscodecs.com/book-review-automate-with-python/

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python (No Starch Press)

http://www.nostarch.com/automatestuff

Create Art with Paper + Mix

https://kidscodecs.com/create-art-with-paper-app/

Mix

https://mix.fiftythree.com/
https://mix.fiftythree.com/learn
https://mix.fiftythree.com/sketch
https://mix.fiftythree.com/play
https://mix.fiftythree.com/write
https://mix.fiftythree.com/design
https://mix.fiftythree.com/think

Paper

http://www.fiftythree.com/paper
http://support.fiftythree.com/customer/portal/articles/1689145-using-mix-in-paper