Welcome
Learn about Tynker and what you can do with it.
3 Activities:
- Welcome to Level 1
- Welcome to Tynker!
- Intro Video
Crash Landed!
You've crash-landed on an alien planet! Sequence commands to follow the path and collect items that you'll need.
8 Activities:
- Intro to Sequencing
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
Dance Party
Continue to collect parts for your spaceship. Then build sequences of animations to create an astronaut dance party!
6 Activities:
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Review
- Create
Stay the Course
There are many ways to solve a problem! Try using different strategies to collect more items that you'll need.
5 Activities:
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
Walk. Jump. Repeat.
Try to identify a pattern, and use loops to repeat these patterns and shorten your code!
6 Activities:
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
Unit 1 Quiz
Test your knowledge.
1 Activity:
- Unit 1 Quiz
Glitchy Code
These puzzles have already been solved, but the solutions are glitchy! Can you debug them?
7 Activities:
- Intro to Events
- Broken Path
- Fix the Loop
- Ouch! Avoid the Obstacles
- Broken Loop
- Two Loops
- More Debugging
Asteroids
Use different events, like touching or tilting your screen, to collect parts for your spaceship and dodge asteroids!
5 Activities:
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
Shifty Aliens
Can your code work in different situations? Use if statements to tackle tricky puzzles where the aliens are moving!
5 Activities:
- Shifty Stacked Aliens
- Different Shifty Aliens
- Loop with Shifty Aliens
- To Jump or to Super Jump
- More Shifty Aliens
Blast Off!
Write algorithms to find the last few items that you need! Then build your own program to make shapes and patterns.
8 Activities:
- Long Jump. Jump.
- Super Jump. Jump.
- Long Jump. Super Jump.
- Jump. Super Jump. Long Jump.
- Pattern Maker Demo
- Pattern Maker
- Alien Base
- Blast Off!
Unit 2 Quiz
Test your knowledge.
1 Activity:
- Unit 2 Quiz
Dragon Eggs
Choose a dragon, then build algorithms to guide your dragon to the treasure by sequencing code blocks.
9 Activities:
- More on Sequencing
- Select a Dragon
- Jump
- Blow Fire
- Walk and Jump
- Double Jump
- Jump and Blow Fire
- Change Direction
- Grow
Blast Through
The code is buggy! Can you find the error and fix it to get your dragon to the treasure?
6 Activities:
- Ice breath
- Eat. Grow. Turn Around. Jump.
- Jump. Grow. Jump.
- Sequencing with Firefly
- Blow Ice. Blow Fire.
- Jump Down
Déjà Vu
Try to identify a repeating pattern, then shorten your algorithm by putting that code in a loop!
6 Activities:
- Repeat
- Triple Jump
- Blow. Blow. Blow.
- Jump. Turn Around. Repeat.
- Blow Fire. Blow Ice.
- Eat. Blast. Jump Down.
Twisted Trees
As the path to the treasure gets complex, think about how to decompose each puzzle into smaller tasks.
6 Activities:
- 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
Dragon Scrolls
Use the same abstract template to create two very different stories, then design a game that demonstrates abstraction.
7 Activities:
- Walk. Jump. Repeat.
- Jump. Walk. Repeat.
- Jump Up. Jump Down.
- Walk. Turn Around. Jump.
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
Unit 3 Quiz
Test your knowledge.
1 Activity:
- Unit 3 Quiz
Ancient Spells
Group similar tasks that you can reuse later into functions. You can call these functions repeatedly.
7 Activities:
- Intro to Logic
- Remove Barrier
- Remove Barrier Twice
- Detect Pattern and Climb Up
- Climb Up. Repeat.
- More Functions 1
- More Functions 2
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 Activities:
- Moving Icefly
- Blow Fire. Blow Fire.
- Moving Bug
- Moving Firefly
- Moving Firefly with Jump
- Moving Firefly and Icefly
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 Activities:
- 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
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 Activities:
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Puzzle
- Blue Gems
- Purple Gems
- Red Gems
- Double Gems
- All Gems
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 Activities:
- Puzzle
- All Bugs Moving
- Multiple Fire Barriers
- Multiple Barriers
- Jump Down with Moving Firefly
- Grow and Jump Down
Unit 4 Quiz
Test your knowledge.
1 Activity:
- Unit 4 Quiz
Seabed Scribbler
Use code blocks to help Tracey draw while she moves and turns.
2 Activities:
- Introduction
- Seabed Scribbler
Wild Tracks
Make patterns with tiger tracks using code.
2 Activities:
- Introduction
- Wild Tracks
Jelly Bash
Code jelly blobs into a custom drum kit.
2 Activities:
- Introduction
- Jelly Bash
Barbershop Bayou
Code animals to sing a song together.
2 Activities:
- Introduction
- Barbershop Bayou
Emoji Chat
Have the dust bunnies chat with each other using code.
2 Activities:
- Introduction
- Emoji Chat
Day in the Park
Use code to create a perfect day at the park for the Super Squad.
2 Activities:
- Introduction
- Day in the Park
Deep Sea Salvage
Program a coin collecting mini-game.
2 Activities:
- Introduction
- Deep Sea Salvage
Birthday Card
Use code to create a Birthday Card.
2 Activities:
- Introduction
- Birthday Card
Unit 5 Quiz
Test your knowledge.
1 Activity:
- Unit 5 Quiz
Animation and Sound
Create a scene with animation and sound.
6 Activities:
- Concept
- Puzzle
- Create
- Create
- Create
- Quiz
Write a Story
Learn to create comic strip using Tynker.
7 Activities:
- Review
- Match the Scenes
- Create
- Create
- Create
- Create
- Quiz
Lights, Music, Action
Make your own dance studio with music and built-in character animation.
5 Activities:
- Tutorial
- Create
- Create
- Create
- Create
Frame-based Animation
Program animations by switching between multiple costumes in a loop.
5 Activities:
- Review
- Tutorial
- Tutorial
- Puzzle
- Create
Custom Characters
Program, animate and customize characters using Tynker's Character Creator.
7 Activities:
- Intro Video
- Review
- Review
- Tutorial
- Tutorial
- Puzzle
- Create
Drums and Instruments
Create your own music, drum set and band using synthesized music!
5 Activities:
- Tutorial
- Tutorial
- Puzzle
- Create
- Create
Unit 6 Quiz
Test your knowledge.
1 Activity:
- Unit 6 Quiz
Level Assessment
Put your skills to the test — keep up the momentum and continue on your pathway to learning how to code.
1 Activity:
- Level 1 Assessment
