About Coding Kids and Screaming Carrots
summary
Claims that kids 6–12 learn concrete concepts by building and running things: simple robots with parts under €2, an assemble-in-20-min open‑source robot (~€80), and programmable Dash & Dot (~€200). Teaching sequence pairs human robot game with block coding in Scratch and physical input via MakeyMakey (used to make a carrot trigger sound), Hour of Code materials exist in 45+ languages, and hands‑on loops and sensors reliably produce “aha” moments.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 5:55Why does coding matter
- 10:48Makey
- 11:26Robots
- 12:08My favorite robot
- 12:49Analog activity
- 14:22Coding games
- 16:59Screaming Carrot
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