Educents is an online marketplace for education supplies that claims to have over half a million customers. It named NCLab as one of seven Science and Technology sites on its annual list of the Top 101 Educational Websites: “NCLab’s award-winning curriculum uses the power of games to teach computer programming and 3D modeling to 6th-12th
The Fifth annual Venture Summit West, presented by youngStartup Ventures, is the premier industry gathering connecting venture capitalists, corporate VCs, angel investors, technology transfer professionals, senior executives of early stage and emerging growth companies, university researchers, incubators and premier service providers. A select group of more than 50 Top Innovators from the technology, life sciences,
Author: Chance Harrison, Silver Springs, NV My name is Chance Harrison, and I’m currently studying at both the Silver Stage High School and the Western Nevada College. Accomplishments that I am currently proud of are achieving A’s in all my classes since my first year in high school, and completing my TestOut PC Pro Certification.
Author: Kevin Fredericks, Washoe County Libraries Computing is powerful. In today’s world, products can be designed, prototyped, tested, and manufactured without a single drop of ink on paper. On the other hand, if you have ever enjoyed a Pixar film like Finding Nemo or Toy Story, you have experienced the level of artistry that is
Author: Dave Brancamp, Director, Nevada Department of Education Office of Standards and Instructional Support Nevada is changing. Where once as a state we were known mainly for our gaming, tourism, and hospitality industries, we have now added to our portfolio many new and exciting industries such as clean energy, robotics, battery manufacturing, drones, and autonomous vehicles.
Author: Isabel Peralta, freshman, Galena High School Hi! I am Isabel Peralta, and I’m a young student with an interest in computer science and engineering. I am a freshman at Galena High School, and am enrolled in the STEM academy. I hope to work in the field of Aerospace Engineering, and I have a very strong
Fractals are proof that math can be visually beautiful. What are they exactly? A definition on Wikipedia states, “A fractal is a mathematical set that exhibits a repeating pattern displayed at every scale.” The best way to explain it is showing one of the oldest and simplest fractals – the Sierpinski triangle. It is created using
Have you finished a few sections of the Karel course? Then you are ready to create your first Karel coding game! This is an exciting break from logic and problem solving into imagination and creativity. Moreover, this is lots of fun. Your Karel games can be saved in your NCLab user account and shared with
We are thrilled to announce that Homeschool.com included NCLab among top 100 educational websites for homeschoolers. According to Homeschool.com, “NCLab provides a comprehensive curriculum in essential 21st-century STEM job skills – computational thinking, computer programming, and 3D modeling. Learn rigorously, but with the fun of a computer game. All courses are 100% self-paced and self-graded.
Recently, the NCLab Team added SVG output to both the Turtle Coding course and the Turtle Coding app. What does this mean? SVG files are vector images that are superior to many other image file formats. But more importantly – they are universally accepted by laser cutters. Laser cutting allows students to have their Turtle