It's entertaining to watch cartoons on TV. How much fun would it be if you could create your own animations? Imagine all the stories you could come up with! Tinker Education’s i:Block 1 class (ages 5-7) learn coding by making cars drive across the city by using a programming [...]
Do you like drawing? What if you could build a machine that creates art on its own? In this project, students used craft materials and electrical parts in LittleBits to make a robot that draws different designs. CONCEPT Through this activity, students learned the basics of creating [...]
In this lesson, students program their Ozobot, a physical computing robot that moves along a line and represents real life sensors and coding. WHAT? Students were introduced to how the Ozobot recognizes lines using a marker. HOW? The lesson mission was simple: draw a game board in which [...]
So what’s an adventure game? It’s a computer/video game in which the player is the main character and he or she explores an interactive story by making decisions. Myra, age 14, developed her own adventure game called the “Prison Break.” This is her story: Welcome to the Myra's Adventure [...]
“I’ve never seen a school where kids come so excited! What’s the secret?” - Parent of newly enrolled student - At Tinker Education, we make coding fun following an interactive learning process. Let’s take a look at our i:Code 1 class on how they created their own coding project [...]
Exciting news! STEAM is here at Tinker! The Stage 1 students were excited to find out that they will be taking STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) classes from now on. Tinker Education is looking forward to spearheading the learning approach of STEAM Education beginning with our youngest stars! [...]
The i:Block 1 students learned about the life cycle of a frog using the Bee-bot. What is Bee-bot? It's a little robot shaped as a bee that helps students understand sequencing and algorithms. Planning Students first did a cut pasting activity where they planned the steps in a frog’s life [...]
What's a chatbot? A chatbot is a computer-generated application that is capable of having a virtual conversation with humans. For example, Siri communicates in real time and answers users specific questions. See how Tinker Education’s Python class developed their own ‘What’s Your Name’ chatbot. What’s Your Name [...]
Have you ever toured Kenya with Ozobot? How fun it is to learn about the cities in Kenya by sending your Ozobot (toy robot that teaches programming) to tour the different cities with different characteristics! Check out how i:Code 1 students’ action plan accomplished this. Step 1: Identify [...]
A peach has fallen from the tree and we want to pick it up. But not with our hands, rather with our code! Let’s take a peek of how these amazing 5 year olds coded for their fallen peaches. Kids plan their ideas on how to make peaches [...]