Hour of Code

The Hour of Code takes place each year during Computer Science Education Week during the first week of December. However, CODING IS FUN ANY TIME! Explore Coding! and have fun doing it.

The following are a collection of games and activities to learn about coding.

Code A 3D Space Invaders Game

Code the classic space invaders game in 3D, while learning about the basic of game development, motion in 3D space and learn fundamental programming concepts like loops, conditionals, variables, and keyboard events, all in less than an hour. Don't forget to share your creations with us using #hatchxr #HourOfCode

https://hourofcode.com/hatchxrspace

The Grinch: Saving Christmas With Code

Learn to program drones and a high tech sleigh with coding magic to capture presents and navigate down the mountain to return Christmas to Whoville.

Grinch Game http://www.grinchhourofcode.com/game.html

Code with STAR WARS

Learn Code with STAR WARS: https://code.org/starwars

Super Slime Battle

Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy

Every year the Minions of Scarecorp try to steal your candy crops. Booville High's Baddest Slimeball crew have come together to protect the candy crops with slime weapons. Players play as teen monsters who program their collaborative robot (aka 'cobot') pets to help take down the Minions of Scarecorp who are after their town's candy harvest. Choose between four characters and their cobotic pets.

https://hourofcode.com/carnegieslime

Block Jumper: Game Creation

CodeMonkey Studios

Create games and projects with block coding! In this short course students will learn to create a simple jumper game using basic event and function blocks. hourofcode.com/codemonkeyjump

MINECRAFT

Learn Code with Minecraft: https://code.org/mc

Poem Art

Illustrate the mood of a poem with code.

https://hourofcode.com/poemart

Create a 3D T-Rex Game

Build the classic chrome's T-rex dino game in 3D, while learning about the basic of game development, motion in 3D space and learn fundamental programming concepts like loops, conditionals, variables, and keyboard events, all in less than an hour. Don't forget to share your creations with us using #hatchxr #HourOfCode https://hourofcode.com/hatchxrtrex

Acceleration City

Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy

Welcome to Acceleration City, where fun is only limited by your drive! Explore a wild world filled with races and stunts. Every vehicle is equipped with a personal CoBot companion, which can generate ramps, platforms, and boost pads to help you in the world. The CoBot can be programmed to respond to your keypresses, as well as key-colored trigger zones when racing.

hourofcode.com/carnegieaccelerate

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Moana: Wayfinding with Code

The new Disney Hour of Code tutorial uses a visual programming language using blocks where students simply drag and drop visual blocks to write code. Visual programming is a fun and easily understood way to teach the logic of coding. Exposure to visual programming lays the foundation for text-based programming, a more complex activity. The tutorial is targeted for kids ages 8+ and those trying coding for the first time. Available in 23 languages and localized outside of the United States. This tutorial is available free online and includes a digital toolkit in English and Spanish for educators and event organizers.

https://hourofcode.com/moana

Dragon Blast

Choose a dragon, then embark on a quest for treasure. Blast through obstacles and gain cool power-ups as you journey through a mystical jungle. Learn sequencing, loops, conditional logic, and debugging skills along the way.

https://hourofcode.com/tynkerdb

Escape Estate

Escape Estate hourofcode.com/meeestate

Minecraft Education

Solve puzzles to escape from Dr. Breakowski's mysterious mansion in the new Minecraft Hour of Code: Escape Estate. Use coding and computational thinking to unlock secrets, open trap doors, and reveal hidden clues. Code your way out by dawn and earn a million emeralds! With coding in blocks or Python, Hour of Code offers a learning pathway for anyone to learn the basics of code

Dance Party!

Code a Dance Party! https://studio.code.org/s/dance/stage/1/puzzle/1

Code with Anna and Elsa

Code with Anna and Elsa. Let's use code to join Anna and Elsa as they explore the magic and beauty of ice. You will create snowflakes and patterns as you ice-skate and make a winter wonderland that you can then share with your friends! https://hourofcode.com/frzn

Code with Flappy Bird

Learn Code with Flappy Bird: https://studio.code.org/flappy/1

CODE WITH ANGRY BIRD

Learn Code with Angry Bird: https://studio.code.org/hoc/1

ARTIST DESIGN WITH CODE

Learn how to Code while creating cool picture designs: https://studio.code.org/s/artist/stage/1/puzzle/1

Harry Potter

Hour of Code

Learn code and make magic on screen with creative challenges inspired by the Wizarding World. Connect code blocks, see the Javascript, and learn how to make feathers fly, fireworks fizz and bang, copose music, and more in our Harry Potter Coding challenges.

Link to Harry Potter Hour of Code: https://hoc-2018.kano.me/challenges/home

3D Maker

Make your own really cool, rotatable, 3D objects fast and easily.

https://hourofcode.com/3dmaker

Guinea Pig Survivors - A Blocksmith Learning Game

And the world's first action-coding game!

The guinea pigs are coming and they are hungry. Each round, program the Bot to fire carrots, launch lettuce or invoke the mighty Apple shield in this furious, fast-paced coding game. Collect hearts to unlock more treats and contain the feeding frenzy while hoping that your code doesn't break https://hourofcode.com/blocksmithguinea

Khan Academy Hour of Code

Khan Academy will provide video assistance as you walk through various coding projects and earn points while completing the challenges. Here is a link to get started: https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/hour-of-code/hour-of-code-tutorial/v/welcome-hour-of-code

Bootstrap:: Winter Hour of Code

This 14-step Winter Hour of Code lesson lets users start at the beginning and build toward understanding and mastery of coding for images. Students can read the explanatory material, or just start editing and running the code. The program alerts them to syntax errors and they can try again. A fun and simple-to-use sandbox that promotes real learning. No account required.

Generation–AI (Minecraft)

Venture through time to create your AI-powered inventions in the new Minecraft Hour of Code: Generation AI. Use problem solving, creativity, and computational thinking with the principles of Responsible AI. With coding in blocks or Python, Hour of Code allows anyone to learn the basics of coding and how to build a better AI for all.

https://hourofcode.com/generationai

CODESTERS

Link to courses in coding languages (middle school level):

https://code.org/student/middle-high

Padlet of Coding Ideas

Explore a library resource all about coding: http://padlet.com/shannonmmiller/coding

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