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• Install Raspberry Pi Desktop on your PC or Mac

  Get the Raspberry Pi experience on your laptop or desktop computer

• Password generator

  Create your own passwords that no one will be able to guess

• Username generator

  Generate a fun online username

• Uploading weather data to Weather Underground

  Learn how to upload your weather data to Weather Underground

• Make an Initial State dashboard for weather data

  Make an Initial State dashboard for your Weather Station

• Jazzy Jumpers

  Create a memory game in Scratch involving jazzy jumpers.

• Code a carol

  Code the carol Twelve Days of Christmas using Sonic Pi.

• Sense HAT advent calendar

  Count down to Christmas with your Sense HAT!

• Naughty and nice

  Write a sentiment analysis program that can decide whether a Twitter user is naughty or nice.

• OctaPi: calculating Pi

  Calculate the value of π (pronounced “Pi”) using the OctaPi distributed Raspberry Pi computer

• OctaPi: brute-force Enigma

  Make and then break Enigma-encoded messages using your Raspberry Pi or OctaPi.

• SLUG!

  Create your own fun and frantic version of the classic game Snake on a Sense HAT.

• Pride and Prejudice for zombies

  The world has been overrun with zombies. Create some literature for the zombies to read!

• Where’s Zombie?

  Use the GPS on your phone to make an outdoor zombie apocalypse game you can play with your friends.

• Zombie apocalypse survival map

  Create a real map of your local area and mark on it the locations of supplies, bases, and zombies!

• Remote control a buggy

  Remote control your robot buggy

• Build a buggy

  Build a Raspberry Pi Buggy

• Control LEDs with your voice

  Blink LEDs with AIY Voice Kit

• OctaPi: Public Key Cryptography

  In this resource you will learn about the ideas behind public key cryptography (PKC).

• Build an OctaPi

  In this resource you will make a distributed computer system using eight Raspberry Pi computers.

• Getting started with soldering

  In this resource you will learn the basics of how to solder components together.

• Using pip on Windows

  Learn how to use pip on Windows to easily install useful Python software.

• Getting Started With Git

  Learn how to use Git and GitHub from the command line on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows

• Getting started with GUIs

  In this resource you will learn how to make simple GUIs in Python

• Ultrasonic Theremin

  In this resource, you will use an ultrasonic distance sensor to control the notes played by Sonic Pi

• Poo near you

  In this resource you will use the Google maps API to put open data onto a map using JavaScript

• The All-Seeing Pi

  In this resource, you will make a tweeting touchscreen photo booth using a Raspberry Pi.

• Explorer HAT buggy

  Make a very simple buggy using a Raspberry Pi and an Explorer HAT

• Getting started with wearables

  In this resource you will learn how to create a basic piece of wearable technology

• Raspberry Pi Zero Time-Lapse Camera

  In this resource you will make a wearable time-lapse camera using a Raspberry Pi Zero.

• The Big Minecraft Piano

  Make a piano in Minecraft that plays notes when you step on it.

• Shakespearean insult generator

  In this resource you will write a Python script to generate insults, Elizabethan-style.

• Getting started with Node-RED

  In this resource you will learn how to use Node-RED to control Raspberry Pi GPIO pins

• Talk Like a Pirate

  Create a web page which can translate normal English text into pirate speak

• Mapping The Weather

  Use Matplotlib to visualise weather stations around the world

• Space Maze

  Navigate a maze in Scratch 2.0

• Cat meme generator

  Create funny cat memes to share with your friends

• Graphing The Weather

  Learn how to plot graphical weather data from the Raspberry Pi Weather Station database

• Fetching the Weather

  Access the Weather Station database and fetch the weather

• Lights Out!

  In this resource you will find out how to make a fun and fast-paced Explorer HAT reaction game

• Whoopi Cushion

  Learn how to make a whoopee cushion powered by a Raspberry Pi to prank your pals.

• Scary Spot The Difference

  Make a scary spot the difference game in Python

• Micromine Bitcraft

  Learn how to use your micro:bit to help (or sabotage!) Steve in Minecraft Pi

• Add-ons Guide

  Guide to using add-ons and accessories with the Raspberry Pi

• Teachers’ Guide

  Guide for teachers introducing Raspberry Pi to the classroom

• Troubleshooting Guide

  Answers to the top 10 most common problems when getting started with Raspberry Pi

• Parents’ Guide

  Guide to using the Raspberry Pi for parents

• Using your Pi

  How to use the Raspberry Pi operating system Raspbian

• Setting up your Pi

  Everything you need to set up your Raspberry Pi for the first time

• Minecraft Selfies

  Make a selfie wall in Minecraft with Python

• Scratch Olympics – Hurdler

  A hurdler game in Scratch

• The Scratch Olympics – Weightlifter

  Make a weightlifter game in Scratch

• Getting Started with the Twitter API

  A guide to connecting to Twitter from Python using Twython

• Turtley Amazing

  In this resource you will take your first steps with the programming language Python

• Physical Computing with Python

  Physical computing on the Raspberry Pi using Python

• micro:bit selfies

  Taking selfies with the micro:bit and a Raspberry Pi

• micro:bit Meteorologist

  Display weather icons on your micro:bit, using a Raspberry Pi

• Getting Started With the micro:bit

  Learn how to push programs to your micro:bit using a Raspberry Pi

• Getting Started with Picamera

  Get started with the Raspberry Pi camera module, using Python and picamera

• Weather Station Guide

  The weather station kit is a HAT for the Raspberry Pi which allows it to collect weather data

• Window On The Weather

  Create a magic window in Scratch so you can see what the weather is like, anywhere in the world

• Sensing the Weather

  Scheme of work on collecting weather data using a range of sensors with Python code

• Exploring Space With Minecraft

  In this resource you will explore SpaceCRAFT, a winning entry in the Astro Pi competion

• Dress for the weather

  A resource to use the OpenWeatherMap API

• Secret Agent Chat

  Learn how to send unbreakable encrypted messages with Python

• Sensing Science

  In this resource, students will investigate various concepts from Physics, Chemistry and Biology, us

• See like a bat

  In this resource you will make an echolocation device using your Raspberry Pi

• Raspberry Pi Laser Tripwire

  In this resource you will be making a laser tripwire using a Raspberry Pi and a laser pen

• 3D Printed Astro Pi Flight Case

  Use a 3D printer to create your very own Astro Pi flight case like the ones on the ISS

• Sense HAT Random Sparkles

  Let your Sense HAT shine with pride

• N Days of Christmas

  In this resource you will create a script that will print out the song The N Days of Christmas song

• People in Space Indicator

  Use a web API to create an indicator to show the number of people currently in space

• Astro Pi Flight Data Analysis

  Do strange, unexplained things happen on the International Space Station?

• Weightlessness Space Game

  Learn how to simulate the effects of weightlessness in space with this Scratch game

• Visualising Sorting With Python

  A classroom based activity, visulaising sorting algorithms with Python and Matplotlib

• Sense Hat Puzzle Box

  Use the Sense HAT and Python to hide secret information

• Introduction to Processing

  Learn how to create graphics with code in Processing

• Physical Computing with Scratch

  A guide to getting started with physical computing and Scratch

• Installing Raspbian with NOOBS

  A guide on how to install Raspbian on an SD card using NOOBS, from any platform

• Sense HAT Marble Maze

  Activity to create a marble maze game that can be played on the LED matrix of the Sense HAT

• Flappy Astronaut

  In this activity you will make a Flappy Bird clone using your Raspberry Pi and the Sense HAT.

• Sense HAT Pong

  In this activity you will make a single player Pong game using your Raspberry Pi and the Sense HAT.

• Interactive Pixel Pet

  Make your very own digital space pixel pet with your Raspberry Pi and Sense HAT.

• Sensing Space

  A teaching resource using the Sense HAT to teach about Science and the ISS

• Sense HAT Data Logger

  Using the Sense-HAT hardware and it's Python library you will create a data-logging device

• Gravity Simulator

  Learn about the effects of gravity and how to simulate them in Scratch

• Sense HAT Minecraft Map

  Use the Sense HAT to create a map of the world around your player in Minecraft: Pi Edition

• Python Web Server with Flask

  Install the Python web framework Flask and set up a basic web server with different pages

• Astronaut Reaction Time Game

  Do you have the speedy reactions needed to be an Astronaut? Create this game to find out!

• Magic 8 Ball

  Build your own Magic 8 Ball using a Sense HAT and some Python code.

• Minecraft Photobooth

  Build a photobooth out of blocks in Minecraft, and program it to take a picture

• Getting Started with the Sense HAT

  Explore the Sense HAT sensor board with its Python library

• Balloon Pi-Tay Popper

  Pop balloons using a different type of pin - a GPIO pin!

• “Whac-a-Block” game in Minecraft Pi

  Use Python to create a "Whac-a-Block" game in Minecraft Pi

• Turtle Snowflakes

  Learn how to use a sequence of instructions to draw snowflakes with turtle

• Sorting Hat Lesson

  Teach students how to use loops and conditionals to sort students into houses, Harry Potter style!

• Make a Santa Detector

  Create a Scratch program to set off an alarm when Santa sneaks in to your room

• Kids Ruby Quiz

  Make your own quiz game with Kids Ruby and your Raspberry Pi

• Spinning Flower Wheel

  Get started with motors by creating a digital garden of spinning flowers or pinwheels

• GPIO Music Box

  Wire up a series of buttons that play particular sounds when pressed

• Tweeting Babbage

  Shove a Pi inside your Babbage Bear and make it take pictures and tweet them!

• Fart Detector

  Make an alarm that's triggered by certain potent gases

• Grandpa Scarer

  Make a box to drop a toy spider on Grandpa's head

• Hamster Party Cam

  Take pictures and video of the hamsters, triggered by their movement

• Temperature Log

  Take temperature measurements from the Raspberry Pi's CPU at given intervals and log the data

• Getting Started with Sonic Pi

  Learn how to live code music on the Raspberry Pi with Sonic Pi

• Networking Lessons

  Scheme of work for learning networking with the Raspberry Pi

• Getting Started with Mathematica

  Getting started with Mathematica and the Wolfram language on Raspberry Pi

• Push Button Stop Motion

  Make your own stop motion animation rig with a push button, using Python Picamera and GPIO

• Build a LAMP Web Server with WordPress

  Learn how to install a LAMP stack on your Raspberry Pi and set up a web server with WordPress

• Time-lapse Setup

  Learn how to setup a Pi Camera to take time-lapse pictures

• Story Time

  Generate fairy tales and other imaginative stories with basic Python

• Infrared Bird Box

  Build a better bird box with infrared and a Pi Camera

• Robot Antenna

  Make your own robot with a blinking antenna

• Python Quick Reaction Game

  Make a quick reaction game to play with your friends

• Parent Detector

  Use a Raspberry Pi to detect who has been in your room!

• Demo Programs

  Learn how to run the Raspberry Pi demo programs

• Burping Jelly Baby

  Make a jelly baby burp when you squeeze it!

• Getting Started with Minecraft Pi

  Get your first taste of programming the world of Minecraft

• Cress Egg Heads

  A fun time-lapse photography project with the Raspberry Pi Camera Board and cress seed

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