Episode 5 | Coding & Engineering with Kids

A conversation recorded live on KFSK public radio on July 30, 2020 with Kellii Wood about what coding is, the coding club she facilitated last year at the school, and fun projects/resources for parents and educators in Petersburg, Alaska.

Additional resources suggested by Kellii:

Coding Resources:

Websites

• Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu/

• Trinket: A free platform (an IDE - Integrated Development Environment) to write your code. Can be used with any computer. https://trinket.io/ and
   https://hourofpython.trinket.io/from-blocks-to-code-with-trinket#/blocks/dragging-and-dropping

• Code Club projects: https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/codeclub

• Python Coding - Learn python: https://www.learnpython.org/

• Python Projects: https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/codeclub/python-module-1

• Python tutorials and challenges: https://hourofpython.com/

HTML and CSS (learn to make your own website -

• https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/coderdojo/21

• Raspberry Pi (uses Python coding language)

  • Build your own computer with Raspberry Pi: https://www.raspberrypi.org/

  • Build and code a robot with your Raspberry Pi: https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/pathways/build-a-robot

• Arduino (used with C++ coding language and similar to Raspberry Pi) https://www.arduino.cc/

Books

• Learn to Program with Scratch by Majed Marji

• Coding Projects in Scratch: A Step-By-Step Visual Guide to Coding Your Own Animations, Games, and Simulations by Jon Woodcock

• Coding Projects in Python by Craig Steele, Jon Woodcock, Carol Vorderman, Daniel McCafferty, Martin Goodfellow, Claire Quigley

• C++ for Kids by Sterling Children's

• Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World by Reshma Saujani

• Coder Dojo Nano: Building a Website: Create with Code by Clyde Hatter

• Sylvia's Super-Awesome Project Book: Super-Simple Arduino by Syliva "Super Awesome" Todd

• DK Workbooks: Raspberry Pi Projects: An Introduction to the Raspberry Pi Computer by DK

Engineering Resources

Websites

• Instructables (make sure to check out the "Circuits" category): https://www.instructables.com/living/projects/

• STEM Inventions: https://www.stem-inventions.com/

Some favorites are:

• https://www.stem-inventions.com/hydraulics

• https://www.instructables.com/id/Rubberband-Helicopters-step-by-step/

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daWU2Oh_xlg

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkXEqcjkoiM

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1zToREgV0c&t=64s

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhQJAY4TFdU

Books

• Awesome Robotics Projects for Kids: 20 Original STEAM Robots and Circuits to Design and Build by Bob Katovich

• Awesome Engineering Activities for Kids: 50+ Exciting STEAM Projects to Design and Build by Christina Schul

• Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects Maker Lab by Challoner, Jack, Andraka, Jack, DK Publishing Dorling Kindersley

• Electronics for Kids: Play with Simple Circuits and Experiment with Electricity! by Oyvind Nydal Dahl