Links
This page contains links to the online tools, videos and handouts used at our events. If you are interested in running a class and want copies of all class materials, please email us at contact@orcsgirls.org. Also please check out TechShopz in a Box for these and other cool workshop plans.
3D Modeling and Animation
Document: Presentation, Plane Project Handout, Navigation help
Videos: Tutorials, Plane Project Tutorial
Websites: Clara.io
3D Printing
Document: Presentation, Printing Handout
Videos: Robohand, 3D Metal Printing, Printing a car, Shapeways
Websites: Thingiverse, Tinkercad, BlocksCAD, 3D Printed Sound
Materials: Access to 3D printer(s)
Artistic Math
Document: Presentation, Handout: Helpful equations, Jupyter Notebooks (GitHub)
Websites: Activity - Pattern, Activity 1 - Introduction, Activity 2 - Cardioid, Activity 3 - Be Creative
Biometrics with the MicroBit
Documents: Presentation, Handout
Websites: MicroBit Information, MicroBit Coding
Materials: MicroBit, MicroBit breadboard
Build your own Voice App
Documents: Presentation
Websites: VoiceFlow, Quotes Generator Demo, Quotes, Jokes
Computer Simulations for Science
Documents: Presentation, Walk & Turn Handout, Epidemic Handout
Websites: StarLogo Nova, Epidemic projects, Class links
Code some Chords
Documents: Presentation, Helpful Commands Handout, EarSketch Documentation
Videos: What is EarSketch?
Websites: EarSketch
Crowd Sourcing
Documents: Presentation
Websites: Penguin Watch, GlobalXplorer, Whales as Individuals, Zooniverse
Custom Maps
Documents: Presentation, Presentation (old)
Websites: ArcGIS Mapping Online, Story Maps, Geocoder, Data.gov
Data: COVID-19 Data Repository by Johns Hopkins CSSE , Middle School Enrollment Data, Bird Tracking Data
Cyber Security Basics
Documents: Presentation
Websites: Cyber Threat Map 1, Cyber Threat Map 2, Test your password, Steganography
Challenges: Nova Cyber Lab, Desert Oasis, Cipher Crack the Code, Be Internet Awesome
Encryption
Documents: Presentation, Worksheets
Websites: Online Cipher Wheel, Caesar cipher tool, Desert Oasis, Agnes Driscoll, Crypto Club
Video: Bletchley Park, Encryption (complete video)
Exercise with the MicroBit
Documents: Presentation, Handout
Websites: MicroBit Information, MicroBit Coding, MicroBit Web Monitor
More websites: Emoji codes, color picker, HTML and CSS information
Materials: MicroBit
Finding Data Fast with Databases
Documents: Presentation, Account Setup Instructions
Websites: MongoDB
Fun with Algorithms
Documents: Presentation, Python Cheat Sheets, Jupyter Notebooks (GitHub)
Notebooks: Activity 1 - Lists, Activity 2 - Bubble Sort, Solution Bubble Sort
Video: BBC The Secret Rules of Modern Living Algorithms (complete video)
Fun with the MicroBit
Documents: Presentation
Websites: MicroBit Information, MicroBit Coding, Microbit Project Ideas
Materials: MicroBit, MicroBit Inventor Kit
Game Physics
Documents: Presentation
Websites: CoSpaces
Infographics
Documents: Presentation
Websites: Piktochart, Reliable data sources
Internet of Things
Documents: Presentation, Firmware Handout
Videos: What is the Internet of Things
Websites: Particle Photon Examples, Particle Coding Environment (account needed), Web Page Generator
Materials: Particle Photon (alternate source)
Introduction VR
Documents: Presentation, Cardboard Handout, VR Scripting Handout, CoSpaces Handout, Merge Cube template
Video: McGurk Effect (full video)
Websites: 3D Drawing Pad, 3D Drawing Gallery, VR Javascript, CoSpaces
Apps: Google Cardboard (iPhone - Android), CoSpaces (iPhone - Android)
Hour Of Code: Pirate Plunder, Robot Rattle
Materials: Google Cardboard
Introduction to JavaScript
Documents: Presentation, HTML and CSS information
Websites: Try it Editor, W3Schools - HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Color picker
Examples: Temperature converter
Introduction to Python
Documents: Presentation, Python Cheat Sheets, Jupyter Notebooks (GitHub)
Notebooks: Activity 1, Activity 2, Activity 3, Solution Guessing Game
Websites: Jupyter
Machine Learning
Documents: Presentation, Presentation Mini Camp, Jupyter Notebooks (GitHub)
Notebooks: Python Introduction, Fruit Classifier, Cat Classifier
Videos: Machine Learning Recipes with Josh Gordon (not shown in class)
Websites: Digit Classifier Tool, Drawing Completion Tool, Teachable Machine (new version), Tensorflow Playground, Classifier Page Builder, Webcam Pacman (not shown in class)
Making a website using HTML and CSS
Documents: Presentation
Activities: Getting to know HTML and CSS, Flamingo page example, HTML and CSS information sheet
Mars Explorer
Documents: Presentation
Websites: App Lab, Numbers API, NASA Open APIs, JSON Formatting Tool
Demo Apps: Fun with numbers, Fun Facts
Mars Explorer Apps: Version 1, Version 2, Deluxe Version (all rovers and calendar view).
Mobile Apps
Documents: Presentation, Game Handout
Website: TouchDevelop
Photo Editing
Documents: Presentation, Handout
Website: Pixlr Editor, Image Processing Example 1, Image Processing Example 2
Robots
Documents: Presentation, Program Edison Handout
Websites: Edison Programming Environment
Videos: Robot back flip, Robot doing dishes
Materials: Edison Robots
Robots - MicroBit Edition
Documents: Presentation
Videos: Robot back flip, Robot doing dishes
Websites: MicroBit Information, MicroBit Coding (robot extension preloaded)
Example code: Square, Avoid obstacles, Dance - First Robot, Other Robots
Materials: MicroBit, Maqueen robot, Maqueen robot tutorials
Smart Apps
Documents: Presentation
Websites: Thunkable, Thunkable App IOS, Thunkable App Android
Text Mining
Documents: Presentation, Presentation (Camp), Python Cheat Sheets, Jupyter Notebooks (GitHub)
Notebooks: Python Introduction, Book Length, Most Popular Words, Most Popular Spells, Sentiment Analysis, Bonus - Star Wars
Websites: Jupyter, Harry Potter Chapter 13, TakToTransformer
Where Do Emojis Come From ? 🆕
Documents: Presentation
Websites: Emoji Maker, HTML Emoji Coding, HTML Emoji Modifiers, JavaScript Emoji Coding, Emojipedia
Videos: Who Invented Emojis?, The Apple Emoji Origin Story, Where Do Emojis Come From?
You can code
Documents: Presentation
Website: Blockly Games