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Hour of Code and BrainPOP
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Celebrate Computer Science Education Week by working an "Hour of Code" into your schoolday! Running, December 8-14, CSEdWeek aims to highlight the importance of computer science, which 90 percent of ...
Teach Coding with Robot Turtles!
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BrainPOP is known for digital animations and games, but we invited guest blogger Charlotte Fixler to share about a fantastic non-digital board game that teaches principles of coding entitled Robot Tur...
Tynker Around With Programming
Posted by SM Bruner on
Originally Recorded February 2014
Experience the ways Tynker teaches kids basic programming as they build animations, games, interactive projects, and more. And, take a look at the ways you can use B...
Hour of Code Celebrations Continue with Free BrainPOP Movies and More!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Here at BrainPOP, we're celebrating Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code in so many ways! First of all, we've created new Computer Science movies and marked them all free for this ent...
Wednesday, December 11, 3:30 pm ET: Tynkerin Around with Code, CSEd Week
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Wednesday, December 11 at 3:30 pm ET
Tynkerin Around: Student Programming and Computer Science Education Week
BrainPOP and Tynker are joining forces to celebrate Computer Science Education Week an...
Puppy Adventure Computer Programming Learning Game
Posted by SM Bruner on
Visit the lesson ideas page to find resources for Tynker: Puppy Adventure, a free online computer programming game....
Computer Coding Lesson Plan: Blockly Maze Game
Posted by SM Bruner on
In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 3-12, students use BrainPOP resources (including an online game) to explore computer coding, algorithms, and programming...
Puppy Adventure Tips and Tricks
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Puppy adventure is a game where players guide Pixel the puppy home by solving a series of programming puzzles. Students solve each puzzle by programming Pixel to reach the goal using the provided vis...
Sketch Racer Computer Programming Game Tips and Tricks
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In the Sketch Racer programming game, students must connect the visual code blocks in the right order. For example, if they need to move 2 spaces, they may need to connect two ‘Run’ blocks one after t...
Logo Programming Game Lesson Plan: Turtle Academy
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In this logo programming game lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources (including the Turtle Academy online programming game) to explore the popular computer pro...
