Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this CODE Along episode, our host Jiliane talks about environmental justice and you’ll use that knowledge to build your own environmental activism-themed art piece. By the end of the episode, you’ll know how to code additional 2D shapes, lines, and text and create variables, all while learning how to navigate the canvas using X and Y coordinates in p5.js. Plus, you’ll get a pep talk from a few cool Black Girls CODE students.
Skip to the good stuff:
00:00 Introduction
01:11 X and Y coordinates
02:32 How to make a sky
02:34 How to make a sun
03:33 How to add clouds
05:30 What is an intersectional environmentalist?
06:00 How to create a tree
11:55 What is Black Girls CODE
Missed a line of code? No worries! View the CODE Along Cheat Sheet here: tinyurl.com/bgccheatsheet
We want your feedback! After you finish the video, please take our survey here: tinyurl.com/CodeAlong2023
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About CODE Along
Everyone is invited to CODE Along with Black Girls CODE. It's a free, video-based coding academy by Black Girls CODE in partnership with GoldieBlox. Here Black girls, young women, and students of all genders receive tangible, educational, and entertaining tutorials to help incite interest in computer science and technology. With fun and impactful projects, simple step-by-step lessons, this series encourages you to code along while our expert coders make digital art, animated art, and build obstacle courses (aka an obby) in Roblox. In these 15 minutes or less episodes, CODE Along is designed to reach millions of underrepresented girls and arm them with the tech skills and confidence they need to build brighter futures. Speaking of future innovators – we also chatted with nearly a dozen girl bosses about their careers in animation, digital art, NFTs, gaming, and more. Learn a new skill, discover a new role model ,and CODE Along with us.
#howtocode #blackgirlscode #goldieblox #javascript #codingtutorial #codealong #p5js
In this CODE Along episode, our host Jiliane talks about environmental justice and you’ll use that knowledge to build your own environmental activism-themed art piece. By the end of the episode, you’ll know how to code additional 2D shapes, lines, and text and create variables, all while learning how to navigate the canvas using X and Y coordinates in p5.js. Plus, you’ll get a pep talk from a few cool Black Girls CODE students.
Skip to the good stuff:
00:00 Introduction
01:11 X and Y coordinates
02:32 How to make a sky
02:34 How to make a sun
03:33 How to add clouds
05:30 What is an intersectional environmentalist?
06:00 How to create a tree
11:55 What is Black Girls CODE
Missed a line of code? No worries! View the CODE Along Cheat Sheet here: tinyurl.com/bgccheatsheet
We want your feedback! After you finish the video, please take our survey here: tinyurl.com/CodeAlong2023
Want more? Sign up to join Black Girls CODE's community at community.wearebgc.org
About CODE Along
Everyone is invited to CODE Along with Black Girls CODE. It's a free, video-based coding academy by Black Girls CODE in partnership with GoldieBlox. Here Black girls, young women, and students of all genders receive tangible, educational, and entertaining tutorials to help incite interest in computer science and technology. With fun and impactful projects, simple step-by-step lessons, this series encourages you to code along while our expert coders make digital art, animated art, and build obstacle courses (aka an obby) in Roblox. In these 15 minutes or less episodes, CODE Along is designed to reach millions of underrepresented girls and arm them with the tech skills and confidence they need to build brighter futures. Speaking of future innovators – we also chatted with nearly a dozen girl bosses about their careers in animation, digital art, NFTs, gaming, and more. Learn a new skill, discover a new role model ,and CODE Along with us.
#howtocode #blackgirlscode #goldieblox #javascript #codingtutorial #codealong #p5js
