Coding For Kids For Dummies

Camile McCue, PhD, is an educator and author who loves teaching kids all things STEM, computer science, and entrepreneurship. Camille has written over a dozen books with Wiley, all aimed at building confidence and capability in using technology.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started 5Chapter 1: Seeing the Big Picture in Coding 7Chapter 2: QuickStart Coding 17Part 2: Clicks, Moves, Loops, and a Little Logic 33Chapter 3: Inputting and Outputting 35Chapter 4: Moving and Looping 55Chapter 5: Animating with Simple Conditionals 71Part 3: Random Surprises and Functions 89Chapter 6: Adding Randomness 91Chapter 7: Writing Functions and Scattering Stuff 105Part 4: Getting Gamey with Key Controls and Variables 121Chapter 8: Creating a Reaction Game with Variables 123Chapter 9: Creating a Sports Game with Key Control 143Chapter 10: Creating a Collection and Avoidance Game 167Part 5: Searching, Sorting, Logic, and Lists 191Chapter 11: Working with Lists, Strings, and Text I/O 193Chapter 12: Searching and Logic 209Part 6: Next Generation Coding 227Chapter 13: Working with AI as Your Coding Sidekick 229Chapter 14: Building AI Models 243Appendix: Joining the Coding Community 261Index 265