Scratch is a popular animation and interactive tool used to teach programming techniques. It's aimed at children, but can be used by anybody to learn programming. Here's how to use Scratch to learn ...

If you think you might have a future programmer on your hands, it's time to introduce your kid to Scratch. It's a programming language that teaches the concepts of programming to young kids while ...

Try before you buy — Lessons 1 and 2 are available FREE in my shop. This bundle is the complete five-lesson unit. For access to the actual Scratch Files please E-Mail me (Email address is in shop ...

For the last few summers, I’ve been helping kids learn to program during some week-long coding camps. I’ve tried out a number of programming tools and methods, and I continue to look for new resources ...

This Key Stage 3 Scratch programming lesson introduces students to variables and how they can be used to store and change values in a Scratch program. Students work with a quiz game where a variable ...

I taught a week-long camp last summer titled ‘Beginning Game Programming” — I had a morning session (8am-12pm) and an afternoon session (1pm-5pm), and each class had 16 kids anxious to learn some new ...

Does the world need a new beginner’s programming language? In the 1960s, BASIC, FORTRAN, LISP and ALGOL were the primary introductory programming languages. In the 1970s and 1980s, Pascal, C, ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Lego Group's Lillan Spiertz says that when she talks to young girls, many of them think machines and robots are ...

Students will apply their knowledge of physical science concepts to create a lunar lander game using Scratch. They will use Vernier force and acceleration sensors to understand forces and integrate ...

As a homeschooling parent, I'm a big fan of educational software and I've written quite about about various programs in the past. But, as a programmer, I'm also a big fan of any program that makes ...