Kids Code & Computer Science

News and project stories about kids, coding, computer science, and how we use technology in our daily lives.

How to Build a 20-Foot Functional Geodesic Dome Out of PVC

http://makezine.com/2015/04/10/build-functional-geodesic-dome-pvc/

Build Your Own Apple II Lookalike Watch

http://lifehacker.com/build-your-own-apple-ii-lookalike-watch-1697027265

Astronomers Have Seen the Enemy and It Is Robotic Lawnmowers

http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a14935/green-bank-telescope-irobot-lawnmowers/

Onion Omega Brings Web Smarts To IoT Hardware Hacking

http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/06/onion-omega-brings-web-smarts-to-iot-hardware-hacking/

Laser Chip Could Turn Smartphones Into Handheld 3D Scanners

http://www.popsci.com/tiny-chip-may-bring-3d-scanners-our-smartphones

Tiny Sensor Package Will Let Students Design Their Own Physics Experiments

http://www.popsci.com/tiny-sensor-package-lets-students-design-their-own-experiments

SXSW 2015: These Undulating, 3D-Printed Clothes Are Pretty Amazing

http://www.popsci.com/sxsw-2015-3d-printed-fashion-activated-body

Rags to riches to rags: The rise and fall of Internet Explorer

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/the-rise-and-fall-of-internet-explorer/

The Latest in Microcontrollers: 11 Cutting-Edge Boards That Are Driving Diversity

http://makezine.com/magazine/make-43/a-smorgas-board-for-your-computing-pleasure/

Death to C (and C++)

http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/02/and-c-plus-plus-too/
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/mozilla-backed-rust-language-stabilizes-at-version-1-0/

The Anti-Drone Business Is About to Take Off

http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/a15328/droneshield-anti-drone-business/

How To Install Windows 10 IoT On Your Raspberry Pi 2

http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/30/how-to-install-windows-10-iot-on-your-raspberry-pi-2/

Hamburger icon: How these three lines mystify most people

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31602745

3-D Printers Bring Historic Instruments Back To The Future

http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2015/05/02/403273608/3-d-printers-bring-historic-instruments-back-to-the-future

Google’s Dart language on Android aims for Java-free, 120 FPS apps

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/05/01/googles-dart-language-on-android-aims-for-java-free-120-fps-apps/

How Math Explains Why You Always Lose at Tetris

http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/gaming/a15317/how-lose-at-tetris/

This Calculator Helps You Crack Any Master Combination Lock in 8 Tries

http://lifehacker.com/this-calculator-helps-you-crack-any-master-combination-1700952467

Big Data ? Big Wisdom: Mismanaging 21st Century Problems with 19th Century Thinking

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ian-i-mitroff/big-data-big-wisdom-misma_b_7244718.html

Watch A Tiny Origami Robot Crawl, Climb, Swim, and Dissolve

http://www.popsci.com/watch-tiny-origami-robot-crawl-climb-swim-and-dissolve

A Folding Drone So Tiny It Can Fit Right In Your Pocket

http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/a15707/a-folding-drone-so-tiny-it-can-fit-right-in-your-pocket/

An Almost Reliable, High Precision, 3D Printer: Son of MegaMax (SoM)

http://www.instructables.com/id/An-Almost-Reliable-High-Precision-3D-Printer-Son-o/

One year on, Google Cardboard is bigger and better than ever

http://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/google-cardboard-io-2015/

The Ford GT Has More Lines Of Code Than A Boeing Passenger Jet

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1098308_the-ford-gt-has-more-lines-of-code-than-a-boeing-passenger-jet

The female mathematician who changed the course of physics—but couldn’t get a job

http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/05/the-female-mathematician-who-changed-the-course-of-physics-but-couldnt-get-a-job/

OldSF and OldNYC: Historical Photos Plotted on Maps

http://petapixel.com/2015/05/25/oldsf-and-oldnyc-historical-photos-plotted-on-maps/

Solved by Flexbox — Cleaner, hack-free CSS

http://philipwalton.github.io/solved-by-flexbox/

Disney will expand its MagicBands technology, explores use of other wearables

http://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/disney-is-going-all-in-on-wearables-plans-to-expand-its-smart-wristband-technology/

The Digital Language Divide

http://labs.theguardian.com/digital-language-divide/

Texts From Teens Build Real-Time Maps of Crisis in America

http://www.wired.com/2015/05/texts-teens-build-real-time-maps-crisis-america/

Simple Raspberry Pi Shutdown Button

http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Raspberry-Pi-Shutdown-Button/?ALLSTEPS

Ditch The Pinewood Derby In Favor Of A DIY Wooden Gokart Your Kid Can Drive

https://www.fatherly.com/plyfly-go-kart-by-the-flatworks-1159073589.html

The Interesting Gaming Habits of Teenage Girls

http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2015/04/13/the-interesting-gaming-habits-of-teenage-girls