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Getting Started

• Turtley Amazing

  In this resource you will take your first steps with the programming langauge Python

• Physical Computing with Python

  Physical computing on the Raspberry Pi using Python

• Getting Started With the micro:bit

  Learn how to push programs to your micro:bit using a Raspberry Pi

• Getting Started with Picamera

  Get started with the Raspberry Pi camera module, using Python and picamera

• Sense HAT Random Sparkles

  Let your Sense HAT shine with pride

• Introduction to Processing

  Learn how to create graphics with code in Processing

• Physical Computing with Scratch

  A guide to getting started with physical computing and Scratch

• Installing Raspbian with NOOBS

  A guide on how to install Raspbian on an SD card using NOOBS, from any platform

• Getting Started with the Sense HAT

  Explore the Sense HAT sensor board with its Python library

• Getting Started with Sonic Pi

  Learn how to live code music on the Raspberry Pi with Sonic Pi

• Getting Started with Scratch

  Getting started with Scratch on Raspberry Pi

• Getting Started with Mathematica

  Getting started with Mathematica and the Wolfram language on Raspberry Pi

• Demo Programs

  Learn how to run the Raspberry Pi demo programs

• Getting Started with Minecraft Pi

  Get your first taste of programming the world of Minecraft

• Python Intro

  A Python learning tool with beginner exercises in using variables, data structures and control flow

Activities

• Getting Started with the Twitter API

  A guide to connecting to Twitter from Python using Twython

• Dress for the weather

  A resource to use the OpenWeatherMap API

• Secret Agent Chat

  Learn how to send unbreakable encrypted messages with Python

• N Days of Christmas

  In this resource you will create a script that will print out the song The N Days of Christmas song

• Astro Pi Flight Data Analysis

  Do strange, unexplained things happen on the International Space Station?

• Weightlessness Space Game

  Learn how to simulate the effects of weightlessness in space with this Scratch game

• Gravity Simulator

  Learn about the effects of gravity and how to simulate them in Scratch

• Sense HAT Minecraft Map

  Use the Sense HAT to create a map of the world around your player in Minecraft: Pi Edition

• Python Web Server with Flask

  Install the Python web framework Flask and set up a basic web server with different pages

• Astronaut Reaction Time Game

  Do you have the speedy reactions needed to be an Astronaut? Create this game to find out!

• Turtle Snowflakes

  Learn how to use a sequence of instructions to draw snowflakes with turtle

• Kids Ruby Quiz

  Make your own quiz game with Kids Ruby and your Raspberry Pi

• Build a LAMP Web Server with WordPress

  Learn how to install a LAMP stack on your Raspberry Pi and set up a web server with WordPress

• Time-lapse Setup

  Learn how to setup a Pi Camera to take time-lapse pictures

• Story Time

  Generate fairy tales and other imaginative stories with basic Python

Projects

• Exploring Space With Minecraft

  In this resource you will explore SpaceCRAFT, a winning entry in the Astro Pi competion

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