Posted: Tue, 02/16/2021 - 12:08 pm EST
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This CS for Elementary posted resource about the upcoming Mars landing reminded me of a good reminder I gave to my AP students early in the year:
Overflow and rounding errors can have catastrophic consequences! Here's a website writeup I've used to discuss this topic with students...
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Submitted by Hillary Washburn on Fri, 02/19/2021 - 9:08 am EST
Good Morning Rebekah,
I am not sure why I am getting an "Access Denied" error message when I click on the link.
~Hillary
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Submitted by Rebekah Lang on Sun, 02/21/2021 - 10:29 pm EST
Hmm... If you're getting "Access Denied" for the CS for All Teachers post, it's probably because you're not a member of the Elementary Group. It's a post available to members of that group. Anyone can join it. Maybe try that?
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Submitted by Rebekah Lang on Sun, 02/21/2021 - 10:31 pm EST
Check out @bencichy for even more encouragement to share with students: https://twitter.com/bencichy/status/1362932982646853634?s=20
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Submitted by Rebekah Lang on Tue, 02/23/2021 - 1:51 pm EST
It gets even better! They hid a binary message on the Rover's parachute: "Dare Mighty Things".https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/23/dare-mighty-things-hidden-message-found-on-nasa-mars-rover-parachute