CODING PROJECT AND GAMES WITH SCRATCH FOR KIDS:
The best beginners guide on how to quickly learn to create animations with 15 fun games
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Table of Contents
Introduction
If you are a kid and you are reading this book all by yourself, you might want to ask an adult to stick around to answer any questions. I know its not very cool, but we might need their help in installing something on the computer so you can start doing magic!
For the adults, the kid might need your help until. So, hang around and help them learn some fantastic stuff! By the way, thanks for letting your child read this book. If you are still not sure why every kid should read it and learn to code, let me explain the dilemma.
Scratch is an amazing tool that allows a kid or an adult who wants to be a kid, create a video animation, project, and games. This is the most straightforward book to learn the code for your child quickly! Scratch is a programming language that helps your kid develop social and emotional skills. It gives an entertaining and vibrant environment in which you can learn through different interactive projects. By using Scratch, a kid can easily learn how to make media-rich content such as games, animations, reports, etc... Scratch is designed to enable you to access options that you couldnt use if you werent a professional programmer. This user-friendly programming language has a wide range of tools (especially multimedia ones), so you can make many different applications. And the best thing is that with Scratch, it is way easier since it is simpler to use. We can say that Scratch is a booster for developing your problem-solving skills too, and not only for programming but for many other aspects of life.
I have written this book so, except for a few parts where youll need guidance or assistance from an adult, you can learn and do cool stuff without anyones help! You can even team up with your friends or challenge them to complete projects in this book.
In todays world, kids need to identify and hone their creative side. It will immensely help them when they grow up and look to do adult things, such as finding a job. Our world is changing fast, and the professional skills of the past are becoming obsolete every day. Everything is being automated, everyday management and operational jobs are getting scarce, and it will be worse when the kids grow up. But, do you know what machines wont be able ever to replace? Human creativity. That mind, the feelings, that heart, and the things that make us human!
Every kid is different. Some might find this book surprising, while some might hate it. It is entirely understandable, and the idea of this book is not to be liked necessarily but to fuel the creative mind and spark a response.
Programming is no different from reading and writing. All it takes is practice and a guiding hand to help you through the frustrating parts. In this book, you will be guided through the fundamental concepts behind Python programming, and you will learn step by step, everything from installing Python to developing games.
You will start by preparing your work environment and acquiring every tool you need. Then you will study what variables are, how functions are created, and why loops and conditional statements can make programs to be so intelligent.
This e-book is a comprehensive guide on how to use Scratch programming language to create educative and exciting animations, interactive stories, and games using the impressive dragging and dropping block format embedded in the programming process.
Scratch programming is designed with a very intuitive user interface that gives additional fun to the programs learning process. It is effortless and well-suited as an educational tool for children, students, and every other person interested in learning programming. The beauty of learning programming with Scratch is, whether or not you have any prior knowledge of programming; the Scratch learning process is straightforward and easy to understand.
This e-book gives a detailed step by step guide on how to become a Scratch programming expert. All the projects examined in this book are to guide you into becoming an excellent programmer.
Note for Parents
The parent must follow the child step by step for a better understanding of the language...
Chapter 1: Welcome to Scratch
What is Scratch Programming?
Scratch is a block-based graphical programming language created and designed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It can be used to develop a collection of programs ranging from animation, stories, games, music, and art. Scratch programming language has been translated into more than 70 languages and is used around the world. It is similar to the programming equivalent of LEGO
The name Scratch was coined from the pattern in which hip hop disc jockey (DJs) creatively combined different music with the technique called Scratching. Scratching is used to clip various vinyl records together on a turnabout to produce diverse sound effects and music. It was from this technique that the developers of this program got the name from. Scratch programming works similarly, like Scratching for DJs. Similar to Scratching, Scratch programmers combined different media (image, sounds, and diagrams and many more) in a very creative way and developed something entirely new and unique.
Who Is Scratch for?
When Scratch programming was first launched, its primary aim is to enable children from the age of 8 and 16 to learn programming language quickly. However, whether 8 or 80, Scratch programming is available for everybody irrespective of age or color. Younger children with their parents can enjoy learning to program with Scratch; at the same time, older men or women could start their journey into learning programming language with Scratch. It is ideal for beginners and works in such a way that there does not require any prior knowledge for one to be able to start with Scratch programming. Scratch allows users to learn the concepts of coding and use this knowledge to create an educative and interactive project with or without the knowledge of programming language.
