The newest addition to the wildly successful Big Fat Notebook series, with 3.99 million copies in print: a lively, information-packed, and fully illustrated guide to Computer Science and Coding for middle schoolers.
Book Synopsis
From the editors of Brain Quest, America's #1 educational bestseller! This Big Fat Notebook makes it all "sink in" with key concepts, mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, and doodles to help you understand computer science. Including:
Computing systems
Binary code
Algorithms
Computational thinking
Loops, events, and procedures
Programming in Scratch and Python
Boolean Expressions
Web development
Cybersecurity
HTML
CSS
...and more!
The Big Fat Notebook series is built on a simple and irresistible conceit--borrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class. Each book in the series meets Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and state history standards, and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Award-winning teachers. They make learning fun and are the perfect next step for every kid who grew up on Brain Quest.
About The Author
Grant Smith is an educator, author, and expert in the field of computer science education. He has taught computer science at the elementary and middle school levels and has served as a school district administrator. As a consultant, Grant has served on national computer science education panels and is one of the authors of the 2017 CSTA Computer Science Standards. Grant has trained hundreds of teachers in almost all 50 states and 41 countries on how they can teach computer science to middle and elementary school students. He has developed computer science curricula and standards for leading curriculum providers including code.org, codeSpark, Kodable, and more. In 2015, he won the Digital Promise/EdSurge Digital Innovation in Learning Award. Grant has a B.S. degree in Information Systems from Brigham Young University - Hawaii, a Master of Education Technology degree from Boise State University, and began his Doctor of Education degree at Johns Hopkins University.
Dimensions (Overall): 8 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inch (W) x 1.2 Inch (D)
Weight: 1.6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 13-19 Years
Number of Pages: 576
Series Title: Big Fat Notebooks
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Sub-Genre: Study Aids
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Format: Paperback
Author: Edited
Language: English
Street Date: November 17, 2020
TCIN: 79305656
UPC: 9781523502776
Item Number (DPCI): 059-04-3460
Origin: Made in the USA
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