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Help your kids with computer coding: a unique step-by-step visual guide, from binary code to building games / Carol Vorderman [and 5 others]

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2019Edition: American edition; Revised and updated [edition]Description: 224 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465477323
  • 1465477322
Subject(s):
Contents:
What is coding? -- Starting from Scratch -- Playing with Python -- Inside computers -- Programming in the real world.
Summary: From coding basics to fun projects, this guide will inspire children to use their imagination and problem-solving skills to build games and animations using two different programming languages--Scratch 3.0 and Python.
List(s) this item appears in: Computer Science & Coding for Adults
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 005.1 V953 Available 33111009374261
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 005.1 V953 Available 33111008240117
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Don't just play computer games - help children build them with your own home computer!

Calling all coders! This is a straightforward, visual guide to helping kids understand the basics of computer coding using Scratch and Python coding languages. Essential coding concepts like scripts, variables, and strings are explained using build-along projects and games.

Kids can create online games to play like Monkey Mayhem and Bubble Blaster, draw mazes and shapes, build animations, and more using the step-by-step examples to follow and customize. Seven projects let kids (and their parents) practice the skills they are learning in each section of the book. Kids get instant results, even when completely new to coding.

Packed with visual examples, expert tips, a glossary of key terms, and extras such as profiles of famous coders, Help Your Kids with Computer Coding lays a hands-on foundation for computer programming, so adults and kids can learn together.

Supporting STEM education initiatives, computer coding teaches kids how to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically, and is quickly becoming a necessary and sought-after skill. DK's computer coding books are full of fun exercises with step-by-step guidance, making them the perfect introductory tools for building vital skills in computer programming.

User note: At home, all you need is a desktop or laptop with Adobe 10.2 or later, and an internet connection to download Scratch 2.0 and Python 3. Coding with Scratch can be done without download on https: //scratch.mit.edu.

Series Overview: DK's bestselling Help Your Kids With series contains crystal-clear visual breakdowns of important subjects. Simple graphics and jargon-free text are key to making this series a user-friendly resource for frustrated parents who want to help their children get the most out of school.

Includes index.

From coding basics to fun projects, this guide will inspire children to use their imagination and problem-solving skills to build games and animations using two different programming languages--Scratch 3.0 and Python.

What is coding? -- Starting from Scratch -- Playing with Python -- Inside computers -- Programming in the real world.

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