Students’ Self-Management for Problem-solving Skills
One of our goals at Tinker is to enable students to become problem-solvers! We all meet challenges in life, but by developing problem-solving skills, we can seek solutions. We use several methods at Tinker to cultivate students’ problem-solving skills. One way is to have students self-manage themselves. This [...]
Tinker Students Water Plants by Coding
How often do you water your plants? Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a device that watered plants for you? Our students at Tinker made a device with Micro:bit that waters plants when they need water. Micro:bit is a open-source hardware that you can code to make diverse creations. [...]
Move Scratch Blocks in Reality
What is Scratch? Scratch is a free programming language where you use blocks to create your own interactive stories, games, and animations. So, knowing how to use blocks to make scripts is crucial when coding on Scratch. At Tinker, we focus on helping students to understand and grasp the principle [...]
Making a Milk Carton Robot with Micro:Bit Coding
Have you ever wanted to make a robot? At Tinker, students made their own robots with milk cartons. This is no ordinary milk carton robot! This robot can move its arms! How is this possible you ask? By coding with Micro:bit, students can control the servo motor. They also [...]
Learn Collaboration by Pair Programming
At Tinker Education, collaboration is key to learning. We foster this through teamwork strategies such as Pair Programming in our coding classes. Pair Programming involves 2 students using 1 computer to work on the same project. Each student has a specific role. One is known as the DRIVER and the [...]
Making a Guitar through Micro:bit Coding
Our i:Code 2 class students made their own guitar by coding and with artistic talents! How? By using corrugated paper to build the guitar's body, and Micro:bit to play the tone and beat. The students also coded Micro:bit so that the light sensor detects the brightness on the LED [...]