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Space Cadet

Learn coding concepts and solve puzzles to help an astronaut on their journey.

Space Cadet

Learn coding concepts and solve puzzles to help an astronaut on their journey.

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Space Adventure Course

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Tynker Code Blocks

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

  • Take your first steps in block coding
  • Solve 40+ coding puzzles
  • Use sequencing to escape the planet
  • Detect obstacles with logic
  • Learn about events and debugging

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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Crash Landed!

You've crash-landed on an alien planet! Sequence commands to follow the path and collect items that you'll need.

7 Modules:

  • Select a Space Cadet
  • Introduction
  • Collect the Ray Gun
  • Collect the Tablet
  • Jump the Rock
  • Beware of Aliens
  • Avoid the Obstacles
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Dance Party

Continue to collect parts for your spaceship. Then build sequences of animations to create an astronaut dance party!

6 Modules:

  • Long Jump
  • Super Jump
  • Stacked Aliens, Double Bombs
  • Many Jumps
  • Intro to Space Dance Party
  • Space Dance Party
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Stay the Course

There are many ways to solve a problem! Try using different strategies to collect more items that you'll need.

5 Modules:

  • Collect the Tablets
  • Collect the Power Cells
  • Jump to Collect
  • Avoid the Aliens
  • Long Jumps
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Walk. Jump. Repeat.

Try to identify a pattern, and use loops to repeat these patterns and shorten your code!

6 Modules:

  • Use a Loop
  • Jump Loop
  • Detect the Pattern 1
  • Detect the Pattern 2
  • Another Loop
  • Get the Med Kit
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Glitchy Code

These puzzles have already been solved, but the solutions are glitchy! Can you debug them?

6 Modules:

  • Broken Path
  • Fix the Loop
  • Ouch! Avoid the Obstacles
  • Broken Loop
  • Two Loops
  • More Debugging
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Asteroids

Use different events, like touching or tilting your screen, to collect parts for your spaceship and dodge asteroids!

5 Modules:

  • Alien Hop
  • Collecting Power
  • Asteroid Dodger
  • Broadcast
  • Events Explorer
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Shifty Aliens

Can your code work in different situations? Use if statements to tackle tricky puzzles where the aliens are moving!

5 Modules:

  • Shifty Stacked Aliens
  • Different Shifty Aliens
  • Loop with Shifty Aliens
  • To Jump or to Super Jump
  • More Shifty Aliens
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Blast Off!

Write algorithms to find the last few items that you need! Then build your own program to make shapes and patterns.

8 Modules:

  • Long Jump. Jump.
  • Super Jump. Jump.
  • Long Jump. Super Jump.
  • Jump. Super Jump. Long Jump.
  • Pattern Maker Demo
  • Pattern Maker
  • Alien Base
  • Blast Off!

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.

Testing & Debugging

Review code to locate and fix errors.

Creativity

Produce varied artistic output using coding and other digital skills.

Interactive Programs

Create a program with multiple moving, visual, interactive parts.

Pen Drawing

Produce artwork by controlling a virtual pen with code.

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