Ready, Set, Code!
Coding Activities for Kids
Heather Catchpole author Nicola O’Brien author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:CSIRO Publishing
Published:30th Jan '20
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Are you ready to learn about real technology and make it yourself?
Ready, Set, Code! explains how cutting-edge digital technology works and its surprising uses now and in the future. Filled with interesting examples, each chapter explores a different topic, such as artificial intelligence, sensors and data, and applies it with a fun, hands-on coding project. You will learn how to create your own chatbot, translate messages into different languages, construct a burglar alarm, make digital art and music, and launch a citizen science project. Plus, you'll learn how to protect yourself online and much more.Suitable for beginners, this book provides illustrated step-by-step instructions to teach kids to code with the highly acclaimed Scratch programming language, popular micro:bit mini computers and simple app building tools.
“Coding is awesome. It is the language of now and definitely the language of the future. But how does coding work? Is it just one language? And how do you possibly learn to code? Well this brilliant book will get you there. Take your marks ... It’s time to Ready, Set, Code!" -- Adam Spencer * Comedian, Maths Geek *
ISBN: 9781486312351
Dimensions: 250mm x 215mm x 9mm
Weight: 430g
120 pages