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Scratch

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Last edited Mar 17, 2017

Created on Mar 16, 2017

This example showcases the Scratch visual programming environment, highlighting its role in fostering computational thinking through interactive games, animations, and educational projects. It curates a collection of Scratch projects, ranging from classic games like Asteroids and Pacman to custom experiments such as a recursive Fibonacci generator. The visualization also introduces complementary block-based programming platforms, including Blockly, BioBlocks, and NetsBlox. The underlying data is presented as a static HTML page with embedded links and images, using no dynamic JavaScript libraries for rendering, relying instead on standard Markdown and HTML for its layout.

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Computational Thinking

According to the Center for Computational Thinking at Carnegie Mellon, "Computational thinking is a way of solving problems, designing systems, and understanding human behavior that draws on concepts fundamental to computer science. To flourish in today's world, computational thinking has to be a fundamental part of the way people think and understand the world."

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