Code clubs
Code Club projects
Whilst Code Clubs are closed, we’re running our sessions online so that you can keep learning.
It’s easy to get involved. Each week, we’ll bring you a new project to work on. Pick the project from the list of links below. We’ll give you a week to work on it. After a week, we’ll post up a completed project.
Scratch projects
Beginners: Memory game (Scratch)
Intermediate: Build a robot (HTML)
Expert: Design your own game or project around the theme of “Space”. If you’re stuck, get hints with our:
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Games design challenge cards [81.2 KB] [pdf]
Solutions
Week 1
Week 2
Weeks 3 to 5
We’ve scoured the web for some great resources to keep you coding.
Code club resources
| Website | Description | Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Code clubs | We will be keeping our page updated with coding challenges for you! | Scratch & HTML |
| Code Club Projects | Code Club has free projects to get you started. These are the projects we use in our Code Clubs! | Scratch, HTML, Python, Blender, micro:bit, Raspberry Pi |
| Code.org | Code.org has videos and tutorials to help you learn coding at home. | Blockly, HTML & CSS, Javascript, App Lab |
| Code Campus | Code Campus has released all their Scratch tutorials for free! | Scratch |
| Code Combat | A platform-style game where you have to write code to guide your hero to complete the level. | Computing vocabulary, Python & Javascript |
| Code Guppy | Tutorials, games and more! Good for transitioning from Scratch to text-based languages. | Javascript |
| CS Unplugged | A collection of fun and engaging activities that enable children to explore fundamental ideas in Computer science, without having to use a computer. | Computer science skills without a computer |
| Erase All Kittens | A platform-style game that shows you how to write HTML to win levels and save kittens! | HTML |
| Hour of Code | One hour tutorials for a variety of skill levels. | HTML, Javascript, Python, CoffeeScript, Scratch, Blockly |
| Micro:bit | Even if you don’t have a micro:bit, you can learn what makes them tick with these tutorials. | - |
| Sidequest | A biweekly game jam that teaches you games development. Suitable for older children 13+. | - |
| Raspberry Pi Foundation: Digital Making | Weekly code-along videos led by people from Raspberry Pi. They will walk you through projects to give you a place to start and a friendly face to accompany you! | Scratch, HTML, Python |
| TechResort | Eastbourne based company TechResort have uploaded all the worksheets they use in their sessions! | Scratch, HTML, Python, Photography, 3D Design |
| Trinket.io & Hour of Python | Tutorials for writing Python. | Python |
Support
Eastbourne based company TechResort is offering a collaborative chat for kids over 13. For more information check their website:
Forgotten password
If you are already attending or have attended a Code Club at one of our libraries and have forgotten your Scratch password please contact us.
Week 1 solutions
Rock band
You can share your projects with us by filling in the contact us form and choosing Code Club in the drop down. If you would like us to share it on the page, don’t forget to tell us!
Week 2 solutions
Lost in space
Scratch project - lost in space
You can share your projects with us by filling in the contact us form and choosing Code Club in the drop down. If you would like us to share it on the page, don’t forget to tell us!
Week 3 solutions
Ghostbuster
Scratch project - ghostbusters
You can share your projects with us by filling in the contact us form and choosing Code Club in the drop down. If you would like us to share it on the page, don’t forget to tell us!
Week 4 solutions
Chatbot
You can share your projects with us by filling in the contact us form and choosing Code Club in the drop down. If you would like us to share it on the page, don’t forget to tell us!
A recipe for: an adventure!
Ingredients:
- Friends
- Danger
- Travel
- Fun
- Uncertainty
- Suspense
- Surprise
- Heroism
Method:
- Mix a heaping cup of fun with a dash of uncertainty
- Stir in a good handful of danger
- Add a sprinkle each of suspense and surprise
- Stir through a group of friends, soaked overnight in heroism
- Top with a dusting of travel (optional) and bake for 1 week to 1 year, depending
on taste
Week 5 solutions
Paint box
You can share your projects with us by filling in the contact us form and choosing Code Club in the drop down. If you would like us to share it on the page, don’t forget to tell us!