Computer Coding Projects for Kids: A Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Creating Your Own Scratch Projects

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Computer Coding Projects For Kids is the perfect introduction to coding for children from number 1 best-selling education author Carol Vorderman. This colourful illustrated guide uses step-by-steps to show kids how to build a range of amazing projects, from birthday cards to music and games, using the programming language Scratch. Activities such as creating a virtual firework display, simulated snowflakes, fractal art and mind-bending optical illusions not only teach essential coding skills, but enable kids to have fun as they learn. Projects can be personalised and adapted to encourage creativity, and can even be shared with friends, providing a simple and fun way for kids to learn coding. 6 Contents......Page 8 8 foreword......Page 10 12 Creative computers......Page 14 14 Programming languages......Page 16 16 How Scratch works......Page 18 18 Getting Scratch......Page 20 20 The Scratch interface......Page 22 22 Types of project......Page 24 What is Coding?......Page 13 getting started......Page 27 26 Cat Art......Page 28 34 Dino Dance Party......Page 36 48 Animal Race......Page 50 60 Ask Gobo......Page 62 70 Funny Faces......Page 72 art......Page 83 82 Birthday Card......Page 84 94 Spiralizer......Page 96 games......Page 123 122 Tunnel of Doom......Page 124 134 Window Cleaner......Page 136 SimulationS......Page 145 144 Virtual Snow......Page 146 154 Firework Display......Page 156 162 Fractal Trees......Page 164 172 Snowflake Simulator......Page 174 muSic and Sound......Page 183 182 Sprites and Sounds......Page 184 190 Drumtastic......Page 192 mindbenderS......Page 201 200 The Magic Spot......Page 202 208 Spiral-o-tron......Page 210 What next?......Page 219 218 Next steps......Page 220 220 Glossary......Page 222 222 Index......Page 224 224 Acknowledgments......Page 226