Introduction to Computer Science: Coding, 2nd Edition
By: Kathleen M. Austin and Lorraine N. BergkvistCopyright: 2024
Subject: Information Technology
Grade Level: 7-9
- Introduction to Computer Science: Coding is a one-of-a-kind text that introduces younger students to the exciting world of computer coding. Built for exploring computer science courses, this text shows students how easy it is to learn coding and is a great tool for encouraging students to pursue additional courses in computer science and IT. Designed for the classroom, this text provides a foundation in the concepts of programming using easy-to-learn, free software: Scratch, MIT App Inventor, OpenSCAD, and HTML.
- Hands-On examples in each chapter walk students through coding examples so they can learn by doing.
- Team-based activities, Cooperative Coding, encourage teamwork while creating coding projects.
- Problem-solving skills are developed through Coding Conundrum features, which present students with code that must be analyzed and fixed.
- In addition to learning programming, students have an opportunity to make cross-curricular connections with Math and Coding and Science and Coding features along with language arts activities at the end of each chapter.
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- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction to Computer Programming
2. Solving Problems
3. Introduction to the Scratch Coding Environment
4. Variables and Expressions
5. Decisions
6. Loops
7. Custom Blocks
8. Events
9. Sound and Video
10. Animation
11. Game Design
12. Apps
13. Working in Three Dimensions
14. Introduction to Coding Web Pages - The Look Inside images are for preview purposes only. The format of the actual product may vary from the images shown.
- Correlations
- GeorgiaTexasCTE: Texas Off-List: Technology Applications (PDF, 269.37 KB)
- About the Author(s)