Let's Do Some More Coding!
Start with viewing the 2 short videos below.
Coding involves creativity and problem solving skills.
Coding takes persistence and hard work.
Coding Fun Facts
The first computer programmer was a woman named Ada Lovelace. She worked in the 1800s!
Over 70% of coding jobs are in fields OUTSIDE of technology!
The first computer game was created in the year 1961.
The first computer virus was created in the year 1983.
The word computer "bug" was inspired by a real bug! It was a moth stuck inside of a computer!
Almost anything powered with electricity needs to be coded!
Computers run on BINARY CODE-which means their software is written only using 1s and 0s.
There are over 700 different programming languages! Python is the most popular for kids-but it was not named after a snake! There IS a coding language a=named after DJs who spin and SCRATCH records! Yep! Scratch!
One of the world's most popular CoVid-19 tracking websites was programmed by a teen!
Now, Click on the buttons below to explore the grade level coding activities for you! Only do the activities for your grade level.
Spend 20 minutes on activities.
(K and 1st grade: If you are playing Candy Quest or Puppy Adventure and a pop-up comes up asking you to create an account, just click on the Google option. If this does not work, play Flappy Game instead.)
