Ready, Set, Code! Coding Activities for Kids

Age range 9 to 12 Are you ready to learn about real technology and make it yourself? Ready, Set, Code! explains how cutting-edge digital technology works and its surprising uses now and in the future. Filled with interesting examples, each chapter explores a different topic, such as artificial intelligence, sensors and data, and applies it with a fun, hands-on coding project. You will learn how to create your own chatbot, translate messages into different languages, construct a burglar alarm, make digital art and music, and launch a citizen science project. Plus, you’ll learn how to protect yourself online and much more. Suitable for beginners, this book provides illustrated step-by-step instructions to teach kids to code with the highly acclaimed Scratch programming language, popular micro:bit mini computers and simple app building tools. ‘Ready, Set, Code! teaches computer programming skills to kids aged 8-12 using the open source Scratch language created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…Kids are encouraged to create their own versions of real-world technology by building a chatbot, making digital art, creating music and mapping locations…fun projects are presented alongside facts about technology that will engage inquisitive minds.