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Scratch 3 programming

Scratch 3 Programming Playground by Al Sweigart
Call Number: JUV QA76.73.S345 S943 2021
ISBN: 1718500211
Publication Date: 2021-01-06
A project-filled introduction to coding that shows kids how to build programs by making cool games. Scratch, the colorful drag-and-drop programming language, is used by millions of first-time learners worldwide. Scratch 3 features an updated interface, new programming blocks, and the ability to run on tablets and smartphones, so you can learn how to code on the go. In Scratch 3 Programming Playground, you'll learn to code by making cool games. Get ready to destroy asteroids, shoot hoops, and slice and dice fruit! Each game includes easy-to-follow instructions with full-color images, review questions, and creative coding challenges to make the game your own. Want to add more levels or a cheat code? No problem, just write some code. You'll learn to make games like- Maze Runner- escape the maze!Snaaaaaake- gobble apples and avoid your own tailAsteroid Breaker- smash space rocksFruit Slicer- a Fruit Ninja cloneBrick Breaker- a remake of Breakout, the brick-breaking classicPlatformer- a game inspired by Super Mario Bros Learning how to program shouldn't be dry and dreary. With Scratch 3 Programming Playground, you'll make a game of it! Covers- Scratch 3

Girls

Girls Who Code by Reshma Saujani
Call Number: Youth QA76.25 .S37 2017
ISBN: 9780425287538
Publication Date: 2017-08-22
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Part how-to, part girl-empowerment, and all fun, from the leader of the movement championed by Sheryl Sandberg, Malala Yousafzai, and John Legend. Since 2012, the organization Girls Who Code has taught computing skills to and inspired over 40,000 girls across America. Now its founder, and author Brave Not Perfect, Reshma Saujani, wants to inspire you to be a girl who codes! Bursting with dynamic artwork, down-to-earth explanations of coding principles, and real-life stories of girls and women working at places like Pixar and NASA, this graphically animated book shows what a huge role computer science plays in our lives and how much fun it can be. No matter your interest--sports, the arts, baking, student government, social justice--coding can help you do what you love and make your dreams come true. Whether you're a girl who's never coded before, a girl who codes, or a parent raising one, this entertaining book, printed in bold two-color and featuring art on every page, will have you itching to create your own apps, games, and robots to make the world a better place.

Robots, homes, and transportation

Scratch Code Robots by Max Wainewright
Call Number: JUV TJ211.2 .W35 2020
ISBN: 0778765326
Publication Date: 2019-07-31
Find out how the different systems within a robot work to make it move around, sense where it is, and interact with us. Use the algorithms and ideas that control real robots to create your own on-screen robots. Seven step-by-step projects use the latest version of Scratch, the free online coding program, to help you learn about sensors, create a robot arm game, program a robot, and much more!
Scratch Code Smart Homes by Max Wainewright
Call Number: JUV TK7881.25 .W35 2020
ISBN: 9780778765400
Publication Date: 2019-07-31
Learn all about the computer technology used in smart homes and buildings that is making our lives easier and our homes more secure. Use the algorithms and ideas used to control devices within buildings to create your own coding programs. Five step-by-step projects use the latest version of Scratch, the free online coding program, to help you learn about motion sensors and create burglar alarms for your computer that use sound and motion to detect intruders.
Scratch Code Transportation by Max Wainewright
Call Number: JUV QA76.73.S345 W3525 2020
ISBN: 9780778765424
Publication Date: 2019-07-31
Learn all about the computer technology used in modern transportation. Use the algorithms and ideas that control real forms of transportation technology to create your own on-screen vehicles. Six step-by-step projects use the latest version of Scratch, the free online coding program, to help you learn how sensors work, create a hoverboard game, program a drone, and much more!