Outreach resource suggestions - quasics/quasics-frc-sw-2015 GitHub Wiki

Teaching basic coding principles

Programming with toys

• Lego Mindstorms (10+)
• Lego Boost (7-12)
• Upcoming products:
  • Intelino Smart Train (3-9)
  • Lego Spike Prime (story in Wired)
• Anki Cozmo (8+) and Vector (12+?)

Late teens/adults

• Amazon DeepRacer
• Grasshopper
• Robot Odyssey online - program and control robots in order to escape Robotropolis
  • This has been described as "the hardest computer game of all time"

Offline coding

• Lifehacker: How to Introduce Your Kid to Coding Without a Computer

Fundamentals of computer hardware

• NandGame - build a computer one step at a time, starting with only a single basic component (a NAND gate)

For Educators

• HS Computer Science Curriculum from Carnegie Mellon - Free, Online Coursework Helps Teach Programming Skills