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Bakuro puzzles are a fun way to learn about binary numbers and how to calculate their values.

Celebrate Lunar New Year with your own custom-built lantern, complete with LEDs and micro:bit!

Add multimedia & more to your fantasy computer game to make it cooler than ever.

A simple coding activity to create triangles in all shapes and sizes.

Meet BOLT, Sphero’s newest robot equipped with ambient light sensors.

Two doors hide a zonk, and one door hides a prize. Can probability & statistics help you pick the right one?

Logic puzzles help develop reasoning skills useful for programming, computer science, and anything you might do.

Create a fun adventure game with sprites using a retro fantasy computer.

Some fun Python code that introduces you to the arcane world of event handling.

Real life treasure hunts are a way to get outdoors, learn map skills, and have fun finding hidden caches near you.

A fun introduction to programming games with fantasy computers. The 70s and 80s are back in style!

Stuck in a maze? Not anymore! Here are tips and tricks for beating the most convoluted labyrinths.

It’s free, open source, and comes with a snazzy graphics and physics engine for both 2D and 3D games.

A quick introduction to one of the world’s most fascinating puzzle toys.

Create illuminating art with micro:bit

Use micro:bit to water your plants!

In this installment, learn about how programming languages are designed.

This tutorial shows how to create a chat bot that plays hangman.

Scratch is a fun block-based programming language that's easy to learn once you understand the basics.

A substitution cipher is an easy way to begin learning about how to use and make secrete codes.

The humble sewing machine can be a great first step to fun maker projects. Here's how to get started!

The micro:bit is a not too expensive board that lets you easily build projects to learn about computing.

Meet Thomas, a turtle who can help you draw stars with Python (not the snake!).

What are the odds two people in your classroom share a birthday? Much higher than you think!

This project explores the basics of using Google's Static Map software to display your own maps.

Learn how to code the hangman game in C#. Includes link to full code.

A pen and paper computer that can do what computers do today.

A simple animation is a fun way to play with and learn the Python programming language.

Here's a fun math problem you can work out with pen and paper as well as Python.

Software languages don't magically appear. They're created by design. First in a series.