Australian Geographic – Coding 101

Discover the fundamentals of coding and computer science without a computer! Impress your ‘digital native’ friends with your initials encoded in a cool binary necklace.

Race the clock to sort objects by weight, using real sorting algorithms, just like computers do billions of times a day.

Make an encryption device to uncover the secrets of ancient and modern message encryption.

Write a program to guide a friend through a hidden maze and crack the code to create surprising pixelated pictures.

Suitable for ages 6 and above.

Contents:

Necklace
Digital beads
Sorting tray
Seesaw balance
Plastic tube
2 paper strips
10 clip jars
Stickers
Spoon
Sand
3 plastic sheets
200 coloured beads
Pixel board
Tweezers
Instruction booklet