Computer Coding for Kids

 ContentsFOREWORD by Carol VordermanHOW THIS BOOK WORKS1 WHAT IS CODING?What is a computer program?Thinking like a computerBecoming a coder2 STARTING FROM SCRATCHWhat is Scratch?Installing ScratchScratch interfaceSpritesColoured blocks and codeProject 1: Escape the dragon!Making things movesCostumesHide and seekEventsSimple loopsPens and turtlesVariablesMathsStrings and listsCo-ordinatesMake some noiseProject 2: Roll the diceTrue or false?Decisions and branchesSensing and detectingComplex loopsSending messagesCreating blocksProject 3: Monkey mayhemTime to experiment3 PLAYING WITH PYTHONWhat is Python?Installing PythonIntroducing IDLEErrorsProject 4: Ghost gameGhost game decodedProgram flowSimple commandsHarder commandsWhich window?Variables in PythonTypes of dataMaths in PythonStrings in PythonInput and outputMaking decisionsBranchingLoops in PythonWhile loopsEscaping loopsListsFunctionsProject 5: Silly sentencesTuples and dictionariesLists in variablesVariables and functionsProject 6: Drawing machineBugs and debuggingAlgorithmsLibrariesMaking windowsColour and co-ordinatesMaking shapesChanging thingsReacting to eventsProject 7: Bubble blasterWhat next?4 INSIDE COMPUTERSInside a computerBinary and basesSymbols and codesLogic gatesProcessors and memoryEssential programsStoring data in filesThe internet5 PROGRAMMING IN THE REAL WORLDComputer languagesCoding starsBusy programsComputer gamesMaking appsProgramming for the internetUsing JavaScriptBad programsMini computersBecoming a master programmerGlossaryIndexAcknowledgments