Are you ready to learn about real technology and make it yourself? ready, set, code! explains how cutting-edge digital technology works and its surprising uses now and in the future. filled with interesting examples, each chapter explores a different topic, such as artificial intelligence, sensors and data, and applies it with a fun, hands-on coding project. you will learn how to create your own chatbot, translate messages into different languages, construct a burglar alarm, make digital art and music, and launch a citizen science project. plus, you'll learn how to protect yourself online and much more. suitable for beginners, this book provides illustrated step-by-step instructions to teach kids to code with the highly acclaimed scratch programming language, popular micro:bit mini computers and simple app building tools. features: simple and fun ways to get children creating with code real-world technologies explained engaging projects kids can do over and over again can be used by families and in classrooms compelling storytelling that encourages a creative mindset