The following is an excerpt from MakeCode for Minecraft, a block-based approach to computer science using the popular game Minecraft. The full curriculum is available ...

What kid doesn’t want to be a superhero? Especially this year – between the Avengers, Black Panther, and Ant-Man movies, everyone’s feeling inspired. Now, when you gift someone littleBits, kids (or ...

Coding is one aspect of digital making. When you write code, you are writing instructions for a computer to follow. The instructions might just be "turn this graphic by one degree each second", or ...

On a recent Saturday at Einstein’s Workshop, a maker space outside Boston, boisterous kids were busy with Legos, mini motors and gears, magnetic tiles, pipe cleaners, posterboard, markers and tape. In ...

One of the most common questions I get from teachers and parents is: What programming language should we use to teach kids to code? Is it important to always start with block-based languages like ...

There’s no doubt the STEM toys category has lost a bit of its magic. The hype that started about a decade ago, powering a wave of startups to launch creative and experimental products — pitching ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Coding is the ultimate "easy to learn, hard to master" discipline. Even a simple ...

Osmo Coding Jam uses characters and physical blocks to help children learn block-based coding through music. and play. What started as a clutch of novel ways to learn spelling, shapes and numbers on ...

Coding is a necessary skill in today’s world, but it is relatively challenging to master, especially for kids. Its complexity is not necessarily because it is incomprehensible, but because it is a new ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Scientific modeling and coding are critical skills to be integrated into K-12 instruction. Research has shown that preservice teachers are ...