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Published by:                                  PREFACE
                          Orange Education

                    (An Imprint of Orange House Pvt Ltd)
                      9, Daryaganj, New Delhi-110002      Code  is  the  fuel  in  our  everyday  life,  from  microprocessors or
                  Phone: 011-43776600     +918588814859
                      Email: info@orangeeducation.in      refrigerators  to cars or smartphones,  Coding, in simpler terms,
                     Website: www.orangeeducation.in      means feeding our commands in the computer in a language the
                                                          computer understands.
                           IE Code: 0511063121
                                                          Learning to code at a young age develops their problem-solving
                               Branches:                  and  imaginative  skills,  improves  critical thinking  and  gives
                          • Chennai • Guwahati
                                                          exposure to real life situations to solve problems in various realms.
                        Regional Marketing Offices:       Coding  requires  Computational  Thinking.  When  children  develop
                     • Ahmedabad • Bengaluru • Bhopal     Computational Thinking, they also develop skills important for not
                   • Bhubaneswar • Dehradun • Hyderabad    only STEM subjects, but also across other subjects.
                    • Jaipur • Jalandhar • Kochi • Kolkata
                    • Lucknow • Mumbai • Patna • Raipur   Computational  Thinking is a relatively new term  in the
                                • Ranchi                  educational  system today. It  is also focused  in  the  National
                                                          Educational Policy 2020 as one of the 21  century skills.
                                                                                                st
                      International Marketing Offices:
                            • Dubai • London                       Interdisciplinary  Subject Enrichment   Critical Thinking


                              © Publishers                   NEP 2020  Experiential Learning  Creativity  Life Skills & Values
                    No part of this publication may be reproduced,
                    distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any
                         means, including photocopying,
                     recording, or other electronic or mechanical   TouchCode, a series for grades 1–8, is a specially designed book to
                   methods, without the prior written permission of   develop Computational Thinking skills and move towards making
                               the publisher.             codes.
                               Disclaimer
                   All product names, brand names and product logos   TouchCode books for Grades 1–5 have activities based on various
                   mentioned or shown in this book are trademarks,   skills  that  amplifies  the  CT  skills  and  build  a  strong  foundation
                            registered trademarks,
                    or trade names of their respective owners. The   for  middle  school.  TouchCode  books  for  Grades  6–8  take  a
                  reproduction of these product names, brand names,   step ahead and let the child enter the world of codes using
                        and product logos and all instances
                  of references of proprietary software in this book, are   block-based coding.
                         for educational purposes only.
                                                          The books ensure better learning and enable children to take their
                   Although every safety measure has been taken to
                   verify the precision of the information contained   knowledge beyond the classroom.
                        herein, the author(s) and publisher
                   assume no responsibility for any error or omission.   Happy Coding!
                   No liability is assumed for damages that may result
                    from the use of information contained within.                                             —Publisher

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                    terms & conditions available on the website of   It is recognized that mathematics and mathematical thinking will be very important
                             Orange Education.             for India ’s future and India’s leadership role in the numerous upcoming fields and
                                                           professions that will involve artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science,
                   As per the guidelines given by FEPI (Federation of
                         Educational Publishers in India)   etc. Thus, mathematics and computational thinking will be given increased emphasis
                                                           throughout the school years, starting with the foundational stage, through a variety
                   “When labeled as an ‘Evaluation Copy’, this book   of innovative methods, including the regular use of puzzles and games that make
                   denotes that it has been given to schools at no cost   mathematical thinking more enjoyable and engaging. Activities involving coding will be
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                   reclaimed if not part of the designated curriculum,
                  ensuring the prudent use of resources and preventing
                               national loss.’’
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