Coding Onstage

by Kristin Fontichiaro, Colleen Van Lent

Overview

Scratch is a simple block-based programming language designed to teach you the basics of coding. You'll learn about sequencing, conditionals, coordinates, and more. Code an interactive story, game, or animation and share your work with others. This series will help you improve and gain the necessary skills that will get you coding in no time. Get ready to think creatively and problem solve. What will you code?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534159280
Publisher:	Cherry Lake Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Series:	21st Century Skills Innovation Library: Makers as Innovators Junior Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	510L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

Table of Contents

Let's Dance! 5

Starting Positions 7

Gloria, the Gliding Dancer 9

Jade, the Jumping Dancer 11

Repeating Jumps 13

Changing Jade's Costumes 15

Nia, the Prima Ballerina 17

Adding Music 19

Your Next Performance 21

Glossary 22

Find Out More 23

Index 24

About the Authors 24

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2020

Gr 2–4—The most frustrating part of learning to code is the setup phase. Constructing an environment requires lots of steps before getting to the fun parts. This series and its associated projects shortcut that process, dropping coders into scenes already created online. The result is on-paper tutorials with large, helpful graphics of sections of code, padded with "Pro Tips" offering mnemonics and encouragement. Two-page chapters organize the coding projects into easily completed tasks, most of which teach a single concept. Readers will gain practice with layers, movement, duplication, loops, and signals and end up with cute animations. VERDICT Great as an adjunct to online tutorials.

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