Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide
- Downloads：8735
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-05-02 08:56:46
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Grant Smith
- ISBN：1523502770
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
Released just three years ago，
The Big Fat Notebooks
revolutionized the study guide for middle schoolers， and students， parents， and teachers responded—the series has nearly 4 million copies in print with sales escalating every year。 Now introducing
Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding
， an essential new title with the potential to run hand-in-hand with—or even outrun—Math （over 1。3 million copies in print） and Science （925，000 copies in print） as the next critical STEM companion。
Instruction is presented in the simple but powerful format of the previous Big Fat Notebooks 。 The key concepts of coding and computer science easily digested and summarized， with critical ideas clearly explained， doodles that illuminate tricky concepts， and quizzes to recap it all。 Kids will explore the concepts of computer science， learn how websites are designed and created， and understand the fundamentals of coding with Scratch， Python， HTML， and CSS。
Written by Grant Smith， a computer science education expert—and vetted by an award-winning computer-science teacher—this Big Fat Notebook is for every student who is either taking computer science in school or is a passionate code warrior。
Instruction is presented in the simple but powerful format of the previous Big Fat Notebooks 。 The key concepts of coding and computer science easily digested and summarized， with critical ideas clearly explained， doodles that illuminate tricky concepts， and quizzes to recap it all。 Kids will explore the concepts of computer science， learn how websites are designed and created， and understand the fundamentals of coding with Scratch， Python， HTML， and CSS。
Written by Grant Smith， a computer science education expert—and vetted by an award-winning computer-science teacher—this Big Fat Notebook is for every student who is either taking computer science in school or is a passionate code warrior。
Reviews
Aaliyah Corley
，
This book is the one that helped me the most。 The programing I learned from reading this book will help me in the future and i may know more about programming than the average adult。
Emily- Frappes and Fiction
，
Random books I read ep。 1 : my mom got this at Costco for my sister to read and though I'm not in middle school， I really enjoyed it too。 I'm definitely using this as a resource because I've been wanting to learn Python for a while。 Random books I read ep。 1 : my mom got this at Costco for my sister to read and though I'm not in middle school， I really enjoyed it too。 I'm definitely using this as a resource because I've been wanting to learn Python for a while。 。。。more
Sonia
，
A great introduction to computer science and coding， great for any age in my opinion。
Aniket Patil
，
This is really simple and easy to understand book especially for school study。 Concepts are explained in a very simple format along with the sketches。 I really like it。 although its intended audiences are teenagers but I was curious to read this one out of curiosity。
PottWab Regional Library
，
SM
Isla
，
DNF
Giuliana DM
，
With everything between highlighted vocabulary words， definitions， and charts， I'd say this book is perfect if you would like to start coding or learning about computer science。 It covers all the basics and major points of Scratch， Python and web development。 Each chapter also has a 'Check Your Knowledge' section with questions about the chapter to see whether or not you have understood what you have learnt， with the answers in the next page。The book manages to explain coding and computer scienc With everything between highlighted vocabulary words， definitions， and charts， I'd say this book is perfect if you would like to start coding or learning about computer science。 It covers all the basics and major points of Scratch， Python and web development。 Each chapter also has a 'Check Your Knowledge' section with questions about the chapter to see whether or not you have understood what you have learnt， with the answers in the next page。The book manages to explain coding and computer science in a simple way， and can make you understand the definitions of words and a lot more efficiently。 。。。more
Inspired2Craft
，
I honestly have to say that if you ever wanted to learn coding or anything to do with computer science， well don't worry about being frustrated to find out how to begin！ I wish I had this book when I wanted to learn computer science。 The reason the book， Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook by Workman Publishing and Grant Smith is so wonderful， is because it has every single thing you want to know about coding， data， algorithms， web development， software I honestly have to say that if you ever wanted to learn coding or anything to do with computer science， well don't worry about being frustrated to find out how to begin！ I wish I had this book when I wanted to learn computer science。 The reason the book， Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook by Workman Publishing and Grant Smith is so wonderful， is because it has every single thing you want to know about coding， data， algorithms， web development， software engineer， and so much more！ This is one huge book！ However， it's short and huge like a dictionary， but not super pocket size。 So you are definitely going to be covered with all the knowledge of computer science at the level of middle school reading and learning。 However， even for a child， this is perfect， a middle schooler will enjoy this book！ It's bright in color and full of easy to understand the text and beautifully illustrated designs。 So much more attractive than many others on the market！ Especially， the ones the adults have to use！For an adult， this is quite fun to use， especially for myself！ I find the simplicity in the children style books to be wonderful。 So if you need to teach a new subject， build-up a new skill， or learn something for your own reasons。 Well， this really is an excellent aid！ It looks even like a notebook， so that doesn't lie when it mentions that in the title。What I find super awesome about this book is that I am so much in love with coding and this book covers the basics of a few programs， getting the reader a head start on Python， HTML with some CSS， and Scratch。 I mean there is much more to those lessons when you work through each of those chapters。 So you can know that you'll get to understand each program separately and not be confused by so many in one section。 Additionally， those who have no idea about computer science can learn what it means and what it's all about。 It's even a great way to introduce something new that might spark interest in future careers！As mentioned above， I love that it has these wonderful illustrations which make it easy to understand。 There are charts， examples and so much practicing that can really increase the brainpower and allow the stuff to sink in。 That is what makes a great skill book， one that teaches and tests your knowledge。I feel I could go on and on about this book。 It's just magnificent！ So to keep from giving away all the information you can read inside， I want to end with， this being the easiest way to learn and understand computer science。 You won't find anything so interesting to look at and something that won't cause you to lose attention while reading and working out the problems。 Plus， it really puts you in the computer seat and makes you want to try each of the different wonderful things you can do with your computer。 "I have been given a free copy of the book in exchange for my honest opinion and review" 。。。more
Martha Bongiorno
，
I was so excited to receive our new installment in the Big Fat Notebook STEM series！ It did not disappoint and is an essential companion to the already released Math and Science books。 With key concepts explained through simple but powerful ways such as mnemonic devices， definitions， diagrams， and doodles， Computer Science and Coding helps us understand computer science in a non-threatening way， which is especially crucial in middle school。 Coding can seem daunting at first， but this book made i I was so excited to receive our new installment in the Big Fat Notebook STEM series！ It did not disappoint and is an essential companion to the already released Math and Science books。 With key concepts explained through simple but powerful ways such as mnemonic devices， definitions， diagrams， and doodles， Computer Science and Coding helps us understand computer science in a non-threatening way， which is especially crucial in middle school。 Coding can seem daunting at first， but this book made it easy and fun to learn。 As a school library media specialist and a leader in the MakerSpace movement in our learning community， I truly believe every library should have this book on our shelves for students。 My daughter， a tween herself， and I both read this before the official release date and we both were able to learn something new！ For me， it taught me valuable ways to explain coding to my middle schoolers and for my daughter， it made learning coding elements even more fun。 Combining this book with our homeschool curriculum with code。org has made for some amazing learning experiences！ 。。。more
Christina Gianopulos
，