Coding For Kids: Python and Scratch

CODING WITH SCRATCH Note to Parents Introduction Welcome to Scratch How Coding Works Reasons for Coding Coding Is Used Nearly Everywhere Why Scratch? What Is In This Book? CHAPTER 1: Meet Scratch 3 – Your Digital Friend What You Will Learn Creating A Plan For Your Project CHAPTER 2: Open The App Add A Background CHAPTER 3: Looks and Animation (Part I) What You Will Learn Costumes Backdrops Size Show and Hide Say and Think CHAPTER 4: Looks and Animation (Part II) What You Will Learn Create Some New Looks Combining Effects Animating Effects Layers Activity – Tell a Story CHAPTER 5: Practicing with Scratch What You Will Learn Tron Space Invaders Moon Landing Solutions CHAPTER 6: Coding Tips and Tricks What You Will Learn CHAPTER 7: Operators Connect Us All (Part I) What You Will Learn Operators What is an Operator Anyway? Math Operators CHAPTER 8: Operators Connect Us All (Part II) What You Will Learn Conditional Operators Logical Operators Word Tricks Activity CHAPTER 9: Building Your First Game What You Will Learn CHAPTER 10: Let us Play Basketball What You Will Learn Conclusion Glossary CODING WITH PYTHON Note to Parents Introduction Welcome to Python Why Learn to Code? Why Python? What Is In This Book? CHAPTER 1: Learning to Program What You Will Learn Python Basic (Get to Know Your Environment) Installing Python (Windows - Mac - Ubuntu) Once You Have Installed Python Saving Your Program Using IDLE (Guide A to Z) Activity 1: Rock Paper Scissors Activity 2: Guess! Activity 3: Choose a Card Activity 4: Random Number Generators: Mimic a Coin Flip Activity 5: Coin Flip Game Algorithm CHAPTER 2: Making Choices and Decisions What You Will Learn If-else Statement Indentation If-elif Statement For-In Loops While Loops Continue Break Statement Input Texts (1) Input Texts (2) Pass Statement Exercise: Traffic Light Summary Quiz Activity 6: There’s A Loop For That! Activity 7: Loop De Loop, Which Hula Hoop Loop? Activity 8: Iffy Legs Activity 9: Password-protected Secret Message CHAPTER 3: Turtle Graphics What You Will Learn Bringing up the Screen Turtle Setup Drawing a Rectangle Circle Stars Activity 11: Let’s Draw A Star! Activity 12: Fortune-teller Activity 13: Rainbow Turtles! Activity 14: Circleception Activity 15: Tooga’s House CHAPTER 4: Variables in Python What You Will Learn Data Types and Variables Activity 16: Introduce Yourself Activity 17: To Quote A Quote Activity 18: These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things Activity 19: Shapeshifters Activity 20: Random Factory CHAPTER 5: Learning Games in Python What You Will Learn Activity 21: Rock Paper Scissors Activity 22: Guessing Game Activity 23: Drawing Game Boards Activity 24: If This, Then That Activity 25: Slicing And Dicing Activity 26: To Change Or Not To Change Activity 27: Choose Your Adventure CHAPTER 6: Working with Python Functions What You Will Learn How To Define And Call Function? Understanding Functions Better Quiz Activity 28: Super Function! Activity 29: Funny Functions Activity 30: What Time Is It Over There? Activity 31: Factorial Function Activity 32: Math Codes Activity 33: Cupcakecookie Conclusion Glossary Answer Key Chapter 3: Making Choices and Decisions Chapter 7: Working with Python Functions Copyright Title Page Dedication Contents Chapter 1: ‘I’m thinking’ – Oh, but are you? Chapter 2: Renegade perception Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting Chapter 4: ‘Covid’: The calculated catastrophe Chapter 5: There is no ‘virus’ Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit Chapter 7: War on your mind Chapter 8: ‘Reframing’ insanity Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it? Chapter 10: Human 2.0 Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult? Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko Postscript Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation Bibliography Index Copyright Title Page Dedication Contents Chapter 1: ‘I’m thinking’ – Oh, but are you? Chapter 2: Renegade perception Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting Chapter 4: ‘Covid’: The calculated catastrophe Chapter 5: There is no ‘virus’ Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit Chapter 7: War on your mind Chapter 8: ‘Reframing’ insanity Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it? Chapter 10: Human 2.0 Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult? Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko Postscript Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation Bibliography Index