Price: $20.99
From the Publisher
A Note to the Reader
The beauty of being a programmer is that you can ‘create’. Think about it: You come up with an idea and use your keyboard for a couple of hours, and a new software project comes to life! Like any new skill, however, programming takes practice. Along the way, you’ll most likely make mistakes—but don’t give up. Take time to reflect on the concepts and experiment with different techniques until you master them. And then move on to learn something new.
Whom This Book Is For:
This book is for anyone eager to explore computer science. It teaches the fundamentals of programming, and it can be used as a textbook for middle and high school students or as a self-study guide. The book can also be used at the college level to teach elementary programming concepts to students from different backgrounds or as a companion textbook that provides an introduction to such a course. Teachers who want to use Scratch in the classroom can also benefit from the deeper understanding of programming to be found in this book. You’ll develop the skills you need to engage students with Scratch in meaningful ways that are compatible with their needs. The book assumes no prior programming experience and, for the most part, no mathematics beyond what is taught in high school. Some of the advanced simulations can be skipped without causing any learning gap.
Suggested Age Range
5+ 8+ 8+ 10+ 10+
User Experience Level
Beginner Beginner Beginner Beginner to Intermediate Intermediate
Description
A collection of hands-on activities culminating in a fun, final project. Includes tips for parents and teachers and ways to connect the activities to literacy and math concepts. NOTE: ScratchJr runs on an iPad or Android tablet A 75-card deck of simple and fun coding activities, perfect for splitting between pairs and small groups. Covers core coding fundamentals in a digestible and engaging format. A colorful, comic book-style guide to making fun games with Scratch, complete with easy-to-follow directions. An exciting introduction to coding where readers make versions of games they already love to play. Contains review questions and extra coding challenges in every chapter. Teaches fundamental computer science concepts using Scratch. Packed with detailed explanations, exercises, and illustrations.
Activities Include…
Animal race, tag, dance party, animated stories Virtual pet, Pong, racing game, dance party, interactive story Soccer match, flying broomstick-race, fighting game, interactive maze Fruit Slicer, Snake, Brick Breaker, Asteroids, a Mario-style platform game Poem generator, quiz maker, bubble sort, science simulations
Page Count
160 pp. 75 cards 160 pp. 288 pp. 288 pp.
Publisher : No Starch Press; 1st edition (February 14, 2014)
Language : English
Paperback : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1593275439
ISBN-13 : 978-1593275433
Reading age : 9+ years, from customers
Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
Dimensions : 7.06 x 0.72 x 9.25 inches
Price: $20.99
