Harris, Patricia

Summary: Introduced in 2009, Minecraft has become an enormous success with gaming kids and adults. Users love exploring and building within Minecrafts mind-bogglingly large environments. This game allows users to practice STEM skills while having fun. One of its greatest strengths is its ability to teach coding principles with redstone blocks. These blocks can be used to make exciting machines and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2016

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Harris, Patricia

Summary: The first Lego Mindstorms sets were released in the early 1990s. Since then, Legos line of buildable, programmable robots has become a sensation with budding coders all over the world. More than just toy building blocks, Lego Mindstorms sets allow users to familiarize themselves with manipulating and customizing computer hardware and software. In this volume, readers will learn what it takes to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2016

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Harris, Patricia

Summary: Much like its older brother, Lego Mindstorms, Lego WeDo kits offer young engineers the chance to design and program creations all by themselves. WeDo kits take the fun and technology of Mindstorms kits and make it simpler for novice coders and builders. WeDo software is easy to learn and a blast to use. At the same time, using WeDo can easily be integrated into STEM instruction. Accessible text...

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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2016

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