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Ages 11 to 13 · Ages 13+ · Class 8+
How the Modern World Computes · Ages 13+ & jobseekers
Take the lid off the systems that run modern life. Eight weeks from the two-key locks behind every secure connection, through what 'the cloud' really is and how thousands of machines act as one, to the strange physics of quantum and why it worries some of today's encryption. Twelve interactive tools make each idea hands-on, with no vendor names and no hype, just the durable mechanisms. Atlas the Pangolin guides the way.
8 weeks 16 lessons 1–2× / week · 30–45 min
Standards alignment
- CSTA K-12 CS Standards (2-NI, 3A-NI, 3B-NI): networks, the internet, and cybersecurity
- NEP 2020: computational thinking and digital literacy for senior grades
Standard workshopPrice on request Paid course
Read a modern web and cloud architecture and explain what each layer does and why it is there.
Request access What you’ll cover (8 weeks)
- 1Locking with a shared secret
- 2The two-key trick
- 3Trust on the wire (phase quiz)
- 4There is no cloud
- 5Scaling and the bill (phase quiz)
- 6Many machines, one system
- 7Why it is hard (phase quiz)
- 8The quantum curveball and boss
The full week-by-week plan and every lesson in this course unlock with enrollment.