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Learning Simple Programming for a Ten Year Old?

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Smokey:

--- Quote from: DavidAlfa on November 12, 2022, 07:57:37 pm ---Didn't Lego made some sort of programmable stuff?
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They are discontinuing the Mindstorms stuff, but I guess they have a new option:
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/2/18292326/lego-spike-prime-programming-bricks-scratch-technic-robotics


--- Quote from: DavidAlfa on November 12, 2022, 07:57:37 pm ---...
Would be great for him to program something he can actually see and play with.

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Isn't that essentially why we all got into embedded systems and not pure computer science?

Picuino:
For a 10 year old who is just starting out:

Code.org: https://code.org/
Guided challenges to start programming in a gamified way


Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/
MIT's big bet to teach programming to children. The language is ranked 21th in popularity of all languages according to the TIOBE index.


Makey Makey: https://makeymakey.com/
Very simple board to start with physical computing in a fun way.

micro:bit: https://makecode.microbit.org
Another physical board.

Both boards, Makey Makey and micro:bit, can be programmed from Scratch.

Edit:
https://appinventor.mit.edu/
Another development environment to create applications for mobile devices.

tooki:

--- Quote from: eti on November 12, 2022, 05:46:05 am ---I’ve had a terrible day. I’m sorry. Take care.

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That’s an explanation, but no excuse. I say this truly with no malice: you really need to take a step back and figure out a way to stop yourself from posting when you’re in a mood. You’re too reactive and impulsive in that state.

tooki:

--- Quote from: fourfathom on November 11, 2022, 08:54:01 pm ---My grandson is turning ten next month, and I would like to expose him to simple programming.  I'm not trying to turn him into a "coder", but I remember my early experiences with computers and enjoying simple programming essentials such as counting, calculating squares and primes, even just "Hello World".  I am looking for recommendations, probably not graphically-oriented, but simple BASIC or whatever the current thing would be.  I want him to see the numbers and the logic.

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Honestly, why not an Arduino kit? I think being able to control hardware (like lights, displays, motors, etc) makes programming fun (more so than doing math), and it’s really not hard. There are lots of kid-oriented Arduino tutorials, both text and video.

Picuino:

--- Quote from: tooki on November 13, 2022, 04:41:09 pm ---Honestly, why not an Arduino kit? I think being able to control hardware (like lights, displays, motors, etc) makes programming fun (more so than doing math), and it’s really not hard. There are lots of kid-oriented Arduino tutorials, both text and video.

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Because programming an Arduino is too complex for a normal 10-year-old.

For these ages there are already adapted, simpler "development boards", such as Makey Makey.

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