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Learn to Program with Minecraft

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A blocky introduction to programming. You've bested creepers, traveled deep into caves, and maybe even gone to The End and back—but have you ever transformed a sword into a magic wand? Built a palace in the blink of an eye? Designed your own color-changing disco dance floor? In Learn to Program with Minecraft®, you'll do all this and more with the power of Python, a free language used by millions of professional and first-time programmers!

Learn to Program with Minecraft

JavaScript for Kids

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JavaScript is the programming language of the Internet, the secret sauce that makes the Web awesome, your favorite sites interactive, and online games fun!

JavaScript for Kids is a lighthearted introduction that teaches programming essentials through patient, step-by-step examples paired with funny illustrations. You'll begin with the basics, like working with strings, arrays, and loops, and then move on to more advanced topics, like building interactivity with jQuery and drawing graphics with Canvas.

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JavaScript for Kids

Learn to Program with Scratch

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Scratch is a fun, free, beginner-friendly programming environment where you connect blocks of code to build programs. While most famously used to introduce kids to programming, Scratch can make computer science approachable for people of any age. Rather than type countless lines of code in a cryptic programming language, why not use colorful command blocks and cartoon sprites to create powerful scripts?

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Ruby Wizardry

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The Ruby programming language is perfect for beginners: easy to learn, powerful, and fun to use! But wouldn't it be more fun if you were learning with the help of some wizards and dragons?

Ruby Wizardry is a playful, illustrated tale that will teach you how to program in Ruby by taking you on a fantastical journey. As you follow the adventures of young heroes Reuben and Scarlet, you'll learn real porgramming skills, like how to:

Ruby Wizardry

Bloxels (5 Pack)

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Bloxels helps kids achieve their nearly universal desire to create video games (seriously, just ask any kid), rather than just playing them. By using the unique combination of hands-on toys and their love and understanding of classic video games, we've made video game creation accessible and fun for all ages. With Bloxels, you are the artist, the game designer, the storyteller, the programer, the publisher and the player. You are the 13-bit Builder.

Bloxels (5 Pack)

Parsely Games Pack

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Parsely games are inspired by Ye Olde Text Parsers from days of yore, but substituting a live human for the computer parser. Parsely games are small, portable and fun for (almost) all occasions. This kit includes:

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
ELA
Business/Technology
Play Time: 
20 min.
Parsely Games Pack

Code Monkey Island

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Code Monkey Island is a family-friendly board game that introduces kids ages 8 and up to programming concepts used by real programmers. Code Monkey Island is a board game designed for families.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Computer Science
Business/Technology
Play Time: 
45 min.
Code Monkey Island

Code Master

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The Ultimate Coding Adventure! In Code Master, your Avatar will travel to an exotic world in search of power Crystals. For all 60 levels, you'll have to use programming logic to help your Avatar collect the Crystals and land at the Portal.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Computer Science
Business/Technology
Play Time: 
10 min.
Code Master

Bloxels (Single Set)

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Bloxels helps kids achieve their nearly universal desire to create video games (seriously, just ask any kid), rather than just playing them. By using the unique combination of hands-on toys and their love and understanding of classic video games, we've made video game creation accessible and fun for all ages. With Bloxels, you are the artist, the game designer, the storyteller, the programer, the publisher and the player. You are the 13-bit Builder.

Bloxels (Single Set)

Creative Projects with Raspberry Pi: Build gadgets, cameras, tools, home automation, games, and more

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The Raspberry Pi is the most versatile, affordable, and accessible computer ever made—and you don't need any coding skills to use it. Creative Projects with Raspberry Pi shows dozens of the most remarkable and ingenious ways to use your Raspberry Pi and will appeal to Pi fans of all ages.

  • Features 35 inspiring inventions, including instructions for 10 buildable projects
  • Accompanied by a dedicated website containing all of the code you need
  • Expert tips and secrets from Raspberry Pi pros around the world
Creative Projects with Raspberry Pi: Build gadgets, cameras, tools, home automation, games, and more

Turing Tumble

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Turing Tumble is a revolutionary new game where players (ages 8 to adult) build mechanical computers powered by marbles to solve logic puzzles. It’s fun, addicting, and while you’re at it, you discover how computers work.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Computer Science
Play Time: 
20 min.
Turing Tumble