Science Websites for Kids Programming & Computer Science for Kids Websites

Programming & Computer Science for Kids Websites

These 20 websites help kids and high school students learn computer programming, systems analysis and design,  computer and Internet history, and IT terminology.  They include tutorials, video classes, activities and programming languages designed for young learners.

 
 
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BlueJ

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Author/Host of Website

Bluej.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
BlueJ provides an easy-to-use teaching environment for the Java language to help teach beginning Java programmers. It uses visualisation and interaction techniques to create a highly interactive environment...
 
 
Computer Dictionary, News and Tips

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Author/Host of Website

WhatIs.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
This computer terminology dictionary helps you find a tech definition. It has definitions for terms in the topics of application development, computer science, consumer technology, data center, IT...
 
 
Computer Programming I: Programming Methodology

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Author/Host of Website

Mehran Sahami/Stanford/Academic Earth
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
From site:  This course is the largest of the introductory programming courses and is one of the largest courses at Stanford. Topics focus on the introduction to the engineering...
 
 
Computer Science Unplugged

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Author/Host of Website

csunplugged.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary and Middle (K-8)
From site: CS Unplugged is a collection of free learning activities that teach Computer Science through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around....
 
 
Introduction to Computer Science

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Author/Host of Website

David Malan/Harvard/Academic Earth
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
From site:  Introduction to Computer Science I is a first course in computer science at Harvard College for concentrators and non-concentrators alike. More than just teach you how to...
 
 
Kodu Game Lab

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Author/Host of Website

Microsoft FUSE Labs
Type of Educational Content

Software
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Kids, use Kodu Game Lab to create your own games. This downloadable visual programming language tool is  designed for use by kids and teens, or anyone who doesn't know a...
 
 
LearnStreet Online Programming Courses

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Author/Host of Website

LearnStreet Inc/
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
LearnStreet is an online portal focused on changing the way people of all backgrounds and skill levels learn how to code. Learn programming in Ruby, JavaScript & Python with...
 
 
Logo Resources

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Author/Host of Website

Logo Foundation
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: The Logo Programming Language, a dialect of Lisp, was designed as a tool for learning. Its features - modularity, extensibility, interactivity, and flexibility -follow from this goal. For...
 
 
NSF and the Birth of the Internet

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Author/Host of Website

National Science Foundation
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the world was not connected. But then a small group of visionaries created the Internet....
 
 
Programming:  Beginning Java

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Author/Host of Website

MathBits.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
From site: This site is designed for beginning programmers who are studying the Java programming language using JBuilder with BreezyGUI. Emphasis is on Java application programming.These on-line materials...
 
 
Programming:  Introduction to C++

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Author/Host of Website

MathBits.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
From site: This site is designed for beginning programmers who are studying the C++ programming language with Microsoft Visual C++. (These materials utilize the AP classes developed by the...
 
 
Programming: Alice

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Author/Host of Website

Carnegie Mellon University
Type of Educational Content

Software
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or...
 
 
Programming: Codecademy

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Author/Host of Website

Hadi Partovi & Ali Partovi/codecademy.org
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
The folks at CodeAcademy teach you computer programming, a.k.a coding, in an easy-to-understand way so you can build you own websites, games and apps. You can learn Java...
 
 
Programming: Perl.com

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Author/Host of Website

O'Reilly Network/O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: Perl.com includes resources on downloading and installing Perl, a six-part tutorial on learning Perl, Perl articles, and Perl weblogs to help new and experienced programmers refine their...
 
 
Programming: Scratch

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Author/Host of Website

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Type of Educational Content

Software
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on...
 
 
 
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