When Computer Wore Skirts

Do you know what "computer" really means?

It essentially means someone who uses math to "compute" a total.

 Before the development of electronic computers, the term “computer” referred to people, not machines. It was a job title, designating someone who performed mathematical equations and calculations by hand. 

These women were the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) programmers. During WWII, this machine was paramount to intercept encrypted messages from German forces. 

https://www.themarysue.com/women-are-computers/

 The women shown here, were the computers at Langley (NASA). Many of these woman helped in WWII and the early space race. In the 1960s and 70s human computers were paramount in landing a man on the moon and space exploration! 

https://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/Human_Computers#cite_note-0

You are all computers just like these amazing women! 

You are amazing too!

At the end of camp each day, you will guess what fact goes with which staff member. 

*Hint: These are from 3 different staff members.

Winner gets a prize!

1. This staff member LOVES dinosaurs.

2. This staff member used to travel with the fair.

3. This staff member has been to 5 different countries.

By the end of the two weeks you will need to be able to answer the following questions about one or all of your projects. Today, answer these questions for one of your builds that you completed this week. 

1. Describe one of your projects.  

2. What were you required to learn to complete it?

3. Did you use variables, loops, conditional statements, functions, list/arrays, methods or any other computer science concept?

4. Did you use abstraction, algorithms, correctness, efficiency, iteration or loop statements, variables or any other computational thinking principle?

5. How could your project relate to the "real world"? What did you learn or use that will help you outside of camp?

6. What about your project do you want people to notice most?

7. What would you do differently if you could do your project over again?

8. Does your project show how much effort you put into it? Why or why not?