Resources

MISCELLANEOUS CODING  RESOURCES

CODING - WHERE DOES IT FIT IN?

Mapping to NSW Syllabus documents in Mathematics and Science & Technology and also the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies

Curriculum Mapping for Learning Coding

CODING : Making Cross Curriculum Connections with CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

There are several delightful literature resources which  link literature with engineering, robotics  and coding concepts.

Who says engineers are simply maths nerds? Meet Andrew King engineer and children’s author.

ENGIBEAR is the character invented by Andrew King, an Australian engineer seeking  to engage young children with engineering concepts such as bridges, railways and robotics. He has developed a website and a series of books ( iBooks) featuring Engibear. The hardback books are also available as iBooks on the iBookstore. Titles currently available include : Engibear’s Dream and Engibear’s Bridge.

In the case of Engibear’s Dream, Engibear dreams of designs and starts building a Bearbot to help him at work. Early versions fail - often spectacularly. However, Engibear keeps trying. Follow him as his designs improve and the amazing Bearbot takes shape. The book features beautifully detailed drawings and provides a perfect illustration of the design process in action - Dream, Design, Debug (test) , Re-design.

Download from the iBookstore https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/engibears-dream/id585155857?mt=11

HELLO RUBY : ADVENTURES IN CODING by Linda Liukis

Meet  Ruby a small girl with a big imagination. Ruby and her animal friends all have secret superpowers. In Ruby’s case, she can” imagine impossible things”.  “Ruby’s world has rules and reason, repetition and rhythm, ridicules and riddles and one can build something out of nothing.”  It celebrates the fact that computing and the coding behind it is in fact a creative activity which has narrative at its centre.

The book and the associated app and online presence have been under development for some time now and the book will soon be available from October 2015. In the meantime check out the website and perhaps pre-order your own copy of the book