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Intermediate Coders (Age 10-12)

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Behind The Screens and Pixels

What goes through a computer’s mind every time you interact with it? How are smart gadgets designed? This exploratory camp introduces youths to coding fundamentals along with basic electronic concepts, builds confidence in problem-solving, and instills creativity and resilience. Learn to code the brains that control smart devices, and discover the creative design process behind them!

Course Outline

Day 1

Building their first interactive games on Scratch (event-driven programming)
Events & conditionals through physical and on-screen activities

Day 2

Precision and accuracy through paper and on-screen activities
Coding their first computer animation on Scratch (visual programming)
What makes a computer through assembling their very first credit-card sized computer (Raspberry Pi)

Day 3

Introduction to electronics
Making and coding their first electronic gadgets and toys with physical input / digital output on Raspberry Pi
Variables & Lists through paper and on-screen activities

Day 4

Making and coding their first electronic gadgets with digital input / physical output on Raspberry Pi
Introduction to design thinking through physical and paper activities

Day 5

Identifying a real-life problem and coming up with possible solutions
Building and coding their own projects on the Raspberry Pi from shortlisted solutions
Final project presentation