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Ziring Micro Web: Dictionary of Programming Languages

For Students 9th - 10th
A compendium of computer coding methods assembled to provide information and aid your appreciation for computer science history. The dictionary currently has over 120 entries which are searchable in various ways.
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PBS

Pbs: A Science Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
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East of England Broadband Network

History's Heroes: Alan Turing (1912 1954)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Alan Turing, the father of modern computing. Find out who he was, what he did, his achievements, and his...
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A&E Television

History.com: Inventions & Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Inventions from the telephone to the Model T and the computer have defined human history, and inventors like Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney and Alexander Graham Bell have transformed our society.
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: The Birth of the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: American Museum of Natural History Resources for Learning

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a collection of scientific learning resources for educators, parents, kids, after-school coordinators, informal learning center staff, and anyone else interested in teaching or learning about science. The site provides...
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History of Computing Science

History of Computing Science: Herman Hollerith

For Students 9th - 10th
Herman Hollerith holds a prominent place on the timeline of computer history. This lecture series presents a brief description of Hollerith's tabulating machine and the impact it eventually had on the computing world.
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History of Computing Science

History of Computing Science: The Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This History of Computing lecture series presents a simple and clear description of the World Wide Web.
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History of Computing Science

History of Computing Science: The First Mechanical Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
The Pascaline was the first mechanical adding machine and was developed by Blaise Pascal. This lecture series presents a brief description of the history of the machine and how it worked.
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History of Computing Science: The Difference Engine

For Students 9th - 10th
The difference engine was never built, but its design was an important step in the history of computing devices. This lecture series presents a brief description of this early mechanical computing device.
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Iae Pedia: Computational Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th
Find some facts behind computational thinking, learn the history of this problem solving method, and understand how it affects different disciplines.
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The College Board

College Board: Ap Central

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is the centralized site for information about all AP courses offered by College Board. It contains information for students and teachers about each of the AP courses (almost 40 in all), including a course description and relevant...
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University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
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University of St. Andrews: John Von Neumann

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of St. Andrews provides a biography on John von Neumann. Learn about his contributions to game theory and computer science.
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University of St Andrews: Alonzo Church

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biographical entry on Church's accomplishments in logic and significance for modern computer science.
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Musical Math

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes 14 activities which explore how math and music are related. Great exercise opportunity for any student to sharpen their math and musical skills.

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