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Making Your Own Circuit

How did students make their own circuit?   Step 1: They learned about voltage, current, resistance. Step 2: They then learned about electrical components and electric circuits. Step 3: They connected their own circuits based on their learning!     Important facts that students learned!   1. Everything has to be connected [...]

2018-09-26T17:25:30+09:00 Sep 26, 2018|Tinker Stories|0 Comments

Entering the World of Python

Python at Tinker   Python is an advanced programming language. But our students have been training at Tinker, and they are competent to tackle Python!   How Do You Code a Poem in Python?   After learning the basics of Python, the students’ first mission was to code a poem. [...]

2018-09-21T22:21:46+09:00 Sep 21, 2018|Tinker Stories|0 Comments

Using Scratch Block Stickers

Did you guess what the students are doing?   They’re planning their own coding script with Scratch block stickers! Scratch is a programming language, and coding can be done with blocks. We brought these block stickers from South Korea.     How do students make their Scratch project?   Step [...]

2018-09-19T16:42:04+09:00 Sep 19, 2018|Tinker Stories|0 Comments

Magnet Experiments

Introducing i:Spy 3 Class In our i:Spy 3 class, students learn scientific principles by doing experiments. This class learns science concepts dealt in Grade 3 of the British curriculum.   Various Magnet Experiments In this class, students learned about the features of magnets by doing experiments. Students did experiments such [...]

2018-09-14T13:44:52+09:00 Sep 14, 2018|Tinker Stories|0 Comments

Start of 3rd Term Weekday STEM Classes!

Welcome to the 3rd term of Weekday STEM Classes!   We started our new term for weekday STEM classes on September 12th (Wed). Let's find out what our i:Code 1 class students learned on the first day.   Do you remember learning coordinates in math class?   Coordinates are not [...]

2018-09-14T10:07:18+09:00 Sep 13, 2018|Tinker Stories|0 Comments

Learning about Loops

What are loops? A loop allows you to execute the same code a number of times. Loops are an important concept in coding.   How can we understand loops? To fully understand loops, you need to understand patterns and be able to recognize them. Our students in i:Code 1 class [...]

2018-09-12T19:08:26+09:00 Sep 12, 2018|Tinker Stories|0 Comments

Welcome to Term 3 Classes!

Welcome back Tinker family! We were excited to see familiar and new faces on September 8th, the start of our Saturday STEM classes.   We Now Offer Python Classes!   This term is especially special since we started offering Python classes. Python is a programming language that is an advanced [...]

2018-09-12T18:15:31+09:00 Sep 11, 2018|Tinker Stories|0 Comments

End-of-Term Certificate Ceremony

We presented certificates and celebrated our students for successfully completing the 2nd term of 2018.   Are you ready for Tinker’s new term? We sure are! We can’t wait to see our students’ bright smiles! Before we start the new term, we want to share flashback photos of our certificate [...]

2018-09-05T11:39:44+09:00 Aug 31, 2018|Tinker Stories|0 Comments

Building a Kaleidoscope

Create kaleidoscope and experience beautiful and symmetrical forms   Have you ever looked inside a kaleidoscope? You can see different, yet amazing patterns with a kaleidoscope. During the Life Science course, our students made their own kaleidoscopes using mirrors and beads. Students saw for themselves that kaleidoscopes create different patterns like the one [...]

2018-09-04T11:00:26+09:00 Aug 29, 2018|Tinker Stories|0 Comments