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Dragon Spells

Learn coding concepts and solve puzzles to train a dragon to find treasure.

Dragon Spells

Learn coding concepts and solve puzzles to train a dragon to find treasure.

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Tynker's visual code blocks are a great way for beginners to code, without needing to remember how to type syntax. By dragging and dropping code blocks together, young coders can produce vividly complex programs and games in our proprietary app, which includes support for graphics, sound, physics, and more.

What Kids Learn

  • Test your critical thinking skills
  • Complete 60+ programming puzzles
  • Explore using logic and decomposition
  • Use variables to collect treasure
  • Learn about functions and abstraction

How Kids Learn with Tynker

Kids learn on their own with a guided, hands-on approach that individualizes the learning experience. Tynker's online courses provide a complete learning system for your child to master the fundamentals of programming. Tynker's visual programming language makes it easy to learn, and once kids gain proficiency, they can seamlessly transition to Javascript coding within the Tynker learning system. Enroll in one of our plans for unlimited play across all courses.

Game-Based Learning

Tynker's self-guided lessons break down coding concepts while solving puzzles and making cool apps.

Interactive Assessments

Quick practice quizzes and assessment tests evaluate a child's comprehension of subjects taught.

Captivating Topics

There's always something to learn with multiple subjects, projects, and coding languages available.

System Requirements

Online courses require a desktop computer, laptop computer, Chromebook, or Netbook with Internet connection and a Chrome (29+), Firefox (30+), Safari (7+), or Edge (20+) browser. No downloads required. Courses are not supported on tablets.

Minecraft courses and server access is available to verified accounts. Minecraft for Windows 10 is required for Training Day, Agent Recall, Gears of Time, Mythicraft, and Mind Crafters courses. Content and courses are subject to changes. NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG.

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Dragon Eggs

Choose a dragon, then build algorithms to guide your dragon to the treasure by sequencing code blocks.

8 Modules:

  • Select a Dragon
  • Jump
  • Blow Fire
  • Walk and Jump
  • Double Jump
  • Jump and Blow Fire
  • Change Direction
  • Grow
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Blast Through

The code is buggy! Can you find the error and fix it to get your dragon to the treasure?

6 Modules:

  • Ice breath
  • Eat. Grow. Turn Around. Jump.
  • Jump. Grow. Jump.
  • Sequencing with Firefly
  • Blow Ice. Blow Fire.
  • Jump Down
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Déjà Vu

Try to identify a repeating pattern, then shorten your algorithm by putting that code in a loop!

6 Modules:

  • Repeat
  • Triple Jump
  • Blow. Blow. Blow.
  • Jump. Turn Around. Repeat.
  • Blow Fire. Blow Ice.
  • Eat. Blast. Jump Down.
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Twisted Trees

As the path to the treasure gets complex, think about how to decompose each puzzle into smaller tasks.

6 Modules:

  • Jump Up. Jump Down.
  • Ice Breath. Grow.
  • Fire Breath. Grow.
  • Turn Around. Jump with Icefly and Firefly.
  • Eat. Blast. Turn Around. Jump.
  • Eat and Blast
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Dragon Scrolls

Use the same abstract template to create two very different stories, then design a game that demonstrates abstraction.

7 Modules:

  • Walk. Jump. Repeat.
  • Jump. Walk. Repeat.
  • Jump Up. Jump Down.
  • Walk. Turn Around. Jump.
  • A Dragon's Tale Intro
  • A Dragon's Tale Puzzle
  • Find Me
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Ancient Spells

Group similar tasks that you can reuse later into functions. You can call these functions repeatedly.

6 Modules:

  • Remove Barrier
  • Remove Barrier Twice
  • Detect Pattern and Climb Up
  • Climb Up. Repeat.
  • More Functions 1
  • More Functions 2
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Catch Me If You Can

Use conditional statements to make your code more flexible. Catch the moving fireflies by checking whether a condition is true, then making a decision about what to do!

6 Modules:

  • Moving Icefly
  • Blow Fire. Blow Fire.
  • Moving Bug
  • Moving Firefly
  • Moving Firefly with Jump
  • Moving Firefly and Icefly
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The Long Road

While loops allow you to perform an action as long as a condition is true, and nested loops make it easy to deal with actions that contain other repeating actions.

8 Modules:

  • Repeat Until Treasure Found
  • Jump While Treasure not Found
  • Eat and Blast
  • Climb Up
  • Moving Icefly with Jump Down
  • Moving Bug with Jumps
  • Moving Icefly and Firefly with Jump Down
  • Moving Icefly and Firefly with Jump Up
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Gem Collector

Use variables to count how many gems you've collected, then program a quiz that takes input from the user and gives an output in response!

8 Modules:

  • Hello World
  • Never-Ending Story
  • Quiz Programmer Game
  • Blue Gems
  • Purple Gems
  • Red Gems
  • Double Gems
  • All Gems
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Dragon Maker

Build your own game to design dragons! You'll make design and UI choices to make your game fun and easy to use.

6 Modules:

  • Dragon Maker
  • All Bugs Moving
  • Multiple Fire Barriers
  • Multiple Barriers
  • Jump Down with Moving Firefly
  • Grow and Jump Down

Algorithms & Programming

Arrange commands in code to produce desired solutions.

Problem Solving

Evaluate task goals and identify steps to reach them.

Critical Thinking

Analyze and develop logical solutions to problems.

Decision Making

Determine options in the execution of a task with differing outcomes.

Creativity

Produce varied artistic output using coding and other digital skills.

Game Design

Design simple to complex game programs that require continuous interaction.

Writing

Produce written content as part of a coding project.

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