Share your tech project with the world through Coolest Projects Global 2022
Coolest Projects Global 2022 registration is NOW OPEN, says Matt Richardson at Raspberry Pi Foundation. Young people can register their technology creation on the Coolest Projects Global website; where it will be featured in the online showcase gallery for the whole world to see. If you would like to know more about this story; click on the link.
There’s a project for you at PiShop
Even if you don’t want to register your project; you can still have fun creating your ideas. Visit PiShop for a variety of hardware; components and accessories you might need for your project.
Book of scratch is a beginners book for young little coders – a blocked-based programming language with instructions to build cool games; animations and interactive stories. There is a friendly robot guide to help you step-by-step through each project. Earn colourful stickers and use magic glasses to decode secret hints!
Retro Gaming book shows you how to set up a Raspberry Pi to play classic games. Build your own games console or full sized arcade cabinet; install emulation software and download classic arcade games with the step-by-step guides. Want to make games. Learn how to code your own with Python and Pygame Zero.
Then; Code the Classics Vol 1 not only tells the stories of some of the seminal video games of the 1970s and 1980s; but shows you how to create your own games inspired by them using Python and Pygame Zero following examples programmed by Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton.
Raspberry Pi is a small; clever computer that’s packed with potential. Use the Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide book (Pi not included) to help you plan your project step-by-step. You will learn how to set up your Raspberry Pi; install its operating system; start coding projects (using scratch 3 and Python programming languages) and experimenting with connecting electronic components. You could choose between a Raspberry Pi Kit, Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi Zero or Raspberry Pi Pico to do your project.
MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico book (Pi & controllers not included) – Microcontrollers, like RP2040, are computers stripped back to their bare essentials. Using these programmable connections; you can light lights; make noises; send text to screens and much much more. You will learn the beginner-friendly language Micropython.
Learn Python programming and electronics with the Raspberry Pi Pico when you purchase the book Programming the Pico (Pico not included). Master the basics with this book.
Do you want to know how to build windows, buttons and widgets for your Python projects? Then this is the book you need – Create Graphical User Interfaces with Python.
You can find DIY kits under Young makers; they are educational and STEAM based (it focuses on scientific concepts; does this through inquiry and problem-based learning methods used in the creative process).
