Creative Coding in Python: 30+ Programming Projects in Art, Games, and More Info
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Creative Coding in Python presents over
30 creative projects that teach kids how to code in the easy and
intuitive programming language, Python.
Creative
Coding in Python teaches the fundamentals of computer programming
and demonstrates how to code 30+ fun, creative projects using
Python, a free, intuitive, open-source programming language that's
one of the top five most popular worldwide and one of the most popular
Google search terms in the U.S.
Computer science educator
Sheena Vaidyanathan helps kids understand the fundamental ideas of
computer programming and the process of computational thinking using
illustrations, flowcharts, and pseudocode, then shows how to apply
those essentials to code exciting projects in
Python:
- Chatbots: Discover variables, strings, integers,
and more to design conversational programs. - Geometric art: Use
turtle graphics to create original masterpieces. - Interactive
fiction: Explore booleans and conditionals to invent "create your
own adventure" games. - Dice games: Reuse code to devise
games of chance. - Arcade games and apps: Understand GUI
(graphical user interfaces) and create your own arcade games and
apps. - What's next? Look at exciting ways to use your
powerful new skills and expand your knowledge of coding in Python.
Creative Coding in Python gives kids the tools
they need to create their own computer
programs.
Check out projects from the book as well
as sample lesson plans on how to use this in your classroom on the book
website creativecodinginpython.com