This sample lesson offers an hour of activities that kids can try out before they enroll in an after school course. Kids are introduced to programming; they try out simple puzzles and play the games that they can build during the course. They build a treasure chase game where the knight has to avoid ghosts to reach the treasure. Students program arrow keys, motion, hero and enemy behavior, and add sound.Topics Covered: Events, keyboard interaction, loops, sound, and basics of game design.
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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.
Tynker's self-guided lessons break down coding concepts while solving puzzles and making cool apps.
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Get Introduced to Tynker and start coding through guided tutorials and solving puzzles. Finally create your own "Treasure Chase" project.
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