on 6 May 2018
Welcome to CoderDojo for Term 2!
Here are the activities that each group will be working on today:
(If you are new to CoderDojo and have little or no previous experience coding you can start in the Newcomer’s group. Talk to a leader if you are not sure what group you should be in.)
Newcomers
If you are new to CoderDojo and new to computer programming this is where you start:
Scratch 1 (Beginner)
Two Truths And A Lie
Today we will work on the Just For You project. Click on the link below and follow the instructions in the videos.
Click here for instructions for the Two Truths And A Lie project
Scratch 2 (Intermediate & Advanced)
Choose One of these two projects
1. Airplane Shooting Game
Owen has shared some graphics for this project which you can use if you like: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/221358834/ (remix or copy them to your project using the backpack).
2. Music Game
Binary Hero – Make a game in which you play the notes of a song as they scroll down the stage.
Web Development (HTML, CSS & JavaScript)
Continuing From Last Term?
If you are continuing from last term, let’s start by reviewing CSS with this course on Codecademy (create an account if you don’t already have one):
A Closer Look at CSS
Starting for the first time?
If you are new to web development lets start with this introductory course on Khan Academy (create an account if you don’t already have one):
Course overview and get started
Introduction to Robotics
This session is run by Nathalie. An introduction to robotics using mBot robot kits and a block programming language called mBlock which is similar to Scratch.
Raspberry Pi (with Microcontrollers and other cool stuff)
A collaborative group exploring how computers can interact with the outside world through a range of sensors and controllers. Primarily we’ll be using the Raspberry Pi (http://raspberrypi.org) computer in conjunction with Arduinos (http://arduino.cc) and along the way we’ll learn about Python, C and C++ programming, digital and analogue electronics and about working together.
Electronics, Microcontrollers and Raspberry Pi session information