ProCodeCG Kids Regular Coding Class 19 Mar 2016 – Improving Random Guessing Algorithm in Python

Today, as usual we have several threads running in the class 🙂

The main thread is improving our random searching algorithm in Python.

We modified the algorithm to improve the searching so that it will find the target in less iteration.

Other thread is visual programming intro with Minecraft visual coding and Blockly, and quiz code in Python.

Roni is diligently working on his task: Minecraft visual programming and LightBots.

Binar, Malik, Reza, Faris and Aliyah are working on random searching algorithm improvement.

Cinta is catching up on the quiz code. She has lots of ideas about the questions and so excited about the scoring 🙂 Ardi is working on algorithm improvement too while Clarence and Prudence working on their Blockly challenges 🙂

This is Malik helping improving the code live on screen 🙂 He’s a good programmer and debugger 🙂

This one can be a ProCodeCG Captain one day 😉

Cinta needs different version of Python to make the quiz work.

Aliyah is a dilligent and persistence student. Very quiet, but very powerful too 🙂

In our class, kids can learn at their own pace and interests.

Like this one. Working on his own while others working on their own 😉

Prudence and Clarence are nice students too, they keep in track with what should be done in class.

And these two curious minds, are always surprising with their unexpected brilliant ideas 😀 They are working on improving their code in different ways, and then compare the result 😀 Faris is very good in testing 🙂

This is Clarence. He, and his sister Prudence, won’t stop working even after the class ended 😀

Faris testing his work on his computer with Malik’s in progress 😀

And these are some of what we did today 🙂

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ProCodeCG Kids Regular Coding Class 12 Mar 2016 – Random Guessing in Python

Today we had the class at Digilife Dago (again) 😉 Every second week of each month we will have class here 😉

We started new topic today: creating a random guess program in Python 🙂

Some of them is still having breakfast 😀

This is the code. It runs random characters to guess words/sentences.

Capt. Anya is working on her assignment while watching over the class 🙂

Azriel, Malik, Faris, Reza start to type the code and they also came up with several idea to improve our previous quiz code 🙂

Gaga is busy too 🙂

Prudence and Clarence are doing their challenges in CodeCombat 😉 They will catch up the class very soon 😉

The air conditioner made us freezing. Gaga grabbed his new ProCodeCG jacket and wear it like this LOL

Faris modified the code to be able to guess more characters, and the guessing going on forever 😀 😀 😀

Faris modified the code being displayed on the screen too, so the other can update theirs too 😉

Faris and Malik is discussing about how to stop the guessing after several steps.

And how to count how many attempts and how many secs does it take for guessing. Faris is comparing two computers performances 😀

This is the result of our code today 😀 😀 😀

Time for lunch! 😉

Farrell is starving, he eats 3 plates of burgers and chickens LOL

Pru and Clarence discussing about things 🙂

While Awa, Capt. Fizhan and Faris are playing some games after the class 🙂

Ardi is waiting to be picked up 🙂

While these ones is still into something 🙂

And this one too. Farrell is planning to create a lunar eclipse simulation 😉

And some screenshots of what we did today 😉

ProCodeCG Kids Regular Coding Class 6 Feb 2016 – Exploring Minecraft Command Block and Red Stone

Today several kids didn’t show up because they were out of town for a long weekend, but we got lots of newcomers! 😉

Today we explored command block and redstone in Minecraft 🙂 Cinta and Azriel don’t like to play Minecraft so they were given something else: creating quiz in Python, with GUI 😉

This is Roni, he is from Finland but VERY fluent in bahasa and sundanese 😀 He is very nice and can get along with others very quickly. And of course, he is fluent in Minecraft too 😀

At the beginning, Roni’s computer took forever to load Minecraft in singleplayer mode. Thanks to Capt. Fizhan who fixed it by changing some settings so it worked nicely 🙂

Another newcomer is Rizqi. He caught up quickly too, and a very good Minecrafter! He wouldn’t let us ask about what he was doing until he finished it, and he created a trained controlled by redstone! How nice!

And this is Michael and Kevin! Newcomers from last week. They are very good in Minecraft especially redstones, they created amazing things!

Ardi is of course an expert in Minecraft. He can create almost anything! 😀

These two kids are doing totally different thing 😀 Cinta is observing how to read answers for each questions and giving score for every correct ones.

Kids. Infinite sources of creativity 😉 ❤ This is Michael working on his things.

And this is Kevin. They are twins with awesome processing power so it’s like having dual core processor at once 😀

This is how Rizqi looks like when he’s not telling you what he is doing 😀

Azriel is setting up his own workspace. Totally busy 😀

Capt. Syahna is working on her writings while also assisting Cinta.

So the class was given a task to create an elevator/lift. This is what Roni created. He created it with water 🙂

This one is Rizqi’s 🙂

This one is Ardi’s. Very advanced. With redstone, piston, etc.

This one is Kevin’s 🙂

And this one is Michael’s 😉

At the end of the class Ardi created and showed us a totally awesome cart that moves back and forth with redstone block and rails. So cool! 🙂

We also created some repeater and clock circuits!

This one is a circuit to set time to day and night alternately! How cool! Ardi taught us how to do this! 😉

We will going to explore more about this but next week we are going to do more programming to get the newcomers in the track! 😉

ProCodeCG Kids Programming Class 14 Nov 2015 – Physics Simulation with Algodoo

Yeah! Today we played with physics simulation using Algodoo 🙂 We can create shapes and objects and apply physics to them.

The expert of the topic and the instructor today is Lazuardi (Ardi) yaaaay 🙂

We started by installing the software.

Then we create a car with two wheels, we added a motor to make it move 🙂

We also added some tilted planes to see how gravitation works.

This was soo much fun! 🙂 Even to those sitting further away 😀

This is Ardi being busy answering questions and helping other kids 😀

Algadoo is so cool we can create almost everything we want and see the simulation

This is how ProCodeCG Kids Class work: peer-to-peer learning. Ardi is a great teacher, he is so kind and helpful 🙂

We tried to create a simple car

To how to create a turret 😀

We also took a look on some cool simulation examples

This is Ardi demonstrating a simple example of creating a boat that can float on water, with some rotors to make it move.

Can’t wait to see what we will make next week! 🙂

Why coding/programming?

Coding/programming is as important as other basic skills that anyone, even kids need to have. It develops a structured way of thinking, thus improving logical thinking. It strongly related to language and math because it sharpened the ability of pattern recognition, which later, at the more advanced level will be very useful for strengthening problem solving skills.

Coding is also a great tools for understanding science and other knowledge. With coding skill one can develop simulation programs to support experiments and other scientific purposes.

Coding enhances the ability of analytical thinking through creating and debugging. By acquiring the ability coding, one will be able to create things, and escalate the level of creativity.