Coding with Dinosaurs
From the Series Adventures in Unplugged Coding
From sequencing to debugging, this title teaches readers important coding skills through fun, dino-centric activities such as drawing a stegosaurus and escaping a T-rex. Each activity includes text on how the activity showcases a coding skill. A follow-up after each activity encourages readers to think about how the activity went, and how it could be improved. Bonus challenges offer even more ways for readers to test their skills. Students will have a blast in the past with the fun activities in this dino-filled title!
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Educator Review of Coding with Dinosaurs
Adventures in Unplugged Coding is a series of books that take the reader through 4 unplugged challenges that help the reader understand how to use higher-level thinking skills to solve problems. The connection is made between the activities and how computer code writers think. This series of books is categorized as Express! Which are classified as maker space books.
Coding with Dinosaurs has 4 unplugged activities:
1. Sequence a Stegosaurus
2. Debug the Dinosaurs
3. Save the Dinosaurs
4. Time Traveler
Each activity requires a minimal amount of supplies: paper, index cards, pencils, markers, sidewalk chalk, dice, game pieces, and small toys. The activities would be best accomplished with a partner or small group. The readers would have opportunities to solve problems together and work towards a solution, also when turning the page they will be able to learn about the solution and how that activity is related to coders.
Readers who use this book would need to read about a 3rd or 4th grade level but as long as there is one strong reader in the group they could guide others through who may be younger or have a more difficult time reading.
