Hour of Code

Have a Very NASA Hour of Code with Tynker This year marks an amazing year for Tynker. Back in the spring of 2019, we collaborated with NASA to offer coding challenges to students from beginner to advanced levels. We held design contests that allowed students to dream big about space, the Moon 2 Mars NASA missions, and how computer science […]

Hour of Code 2019: Get Ready to Blast Off! This year for Hour of Code, stands to be our biggest yet. With over 60 Million students reached all over the world since 2015, we couldn’t be more excited for Computer Science Education Week! Now topping 40+ activities, this year we’ve included new projects and experiences featuring the UN Sustainable Development […]

Moon 2 Mars Part II – The Lunar Gateway Coding Challenge Calling all educators, parents, and students: The Tynker team is excited to bring you the second in a series of coding challenges inspired by NASA space missions! In the first challenge, Design a Mission Patch, students imagined that they were about to embark on a journey to the moon […]

NASA and Tynker Mission Patch Design Challenge: The Expert Sessions Read our previous blog post to learn more about the five winners of the Design a Mission Patch Challenge! This week, the five winners of the Forward to the Moon Mission Patch Design Challenge and their classrooms spoke with experts from NASA! Each session was full of excellent questions from […]

The Forward to the Moon 🚀 Mission Patch Design Challenge Calling all innovators! Parents, educators and students: The Tynker team is excited to bring you a wonderful opportunity to participate in a design coding challenge inspired by NASA’s space missions. Since the beginning of time, humankind has had a primordial urge to explore the unknown. Mission after mission, NASA has […]

This year, we’re offering a tailored PD just for teachers who use Google for Education products including Chromebooks, G Suite for Education, and/or Google Classroom.

Are You Ready for Hour of Code? It’s that time of year, and schools are gearing up for Computer Science education week! The yearly tradition for #CSEdWeek is to run an Hour of Code. When you do Hour of Code this year, don’t just do any Hour of Code – do a Tynker Hour of Code.   Everything you need for […]

5 Ways to Go #BeyondOneHour This year’s Hour of Code was a huge hit in classrooms across the world! Take advantage of the momentum CS Ed Week provides – here are 5 ways to take your class beyond an Hour of Code: 1. Remind students of their success We’re guessing your students showed some serious motivation during Hour of Code—and […]

One of the beauties of students delving into the world of coding is that it gives more opportunities to engage in the creative process. Storytelling, designing, and making are all useful skills when integrated with coding. Coding offers students newer opportunities to express themselves creatively.