Learn JavaScript
This is a brief intro about what Tynker offers for learning JavaScript. Continue reading to see how Tynker can teach your child this coding language.
What is JavaScript?
JavaScript is among the most powerful and flexible programming languages of the web. It powers the dynamic behavior on most websites, including this one.
Why JavaScript & Tynker
Tynker is the only platform that grows with your child. They will progress through courses while building a portfolio of their work and gaining valuable 21st century skills.
What They’ll Learn
JavaScript Basics
Get used to typing and syntax and learn the basics of JavaScript.
Loops & Patterns
Learn to recognize patterns and use a “for” loop to solve problems.
Conditional Logic
Learn about conditionals in JavaScript.
Conditional Loops
Learn how to use the “while” loop and the “do-while” loop in JavaScript.
Variables
Learn how to use the “while” loop and the “do-while” loop in JavaScript.
Expressions
Learn about expressions in JavaScript.
Using the Canvas
Discover the canvas element, sprites, layering, and sorting.
User Interaction
Learn to set up and handle keyboard and mouse events in JavaScript.
Game Design
Learn about game loops, win/loss conditions, and keeping score in JavaScript.
What They’ll Make
These are the types of projects that you child will make while learning
JavaScript and building skills in mathematics, problem solving and creativity.
Snake Mini-game
Breakout Mini-game
Pong Mini-game
JavaScript Courses
Counter Hack
Get introduced to JavaScript in this fun hour-long coding challenge. Hack your way through the system by deleting viruses, solving mazes, and navigating portals to save the computer!
Sky Pirate Adventure
Learn JavaScript syntax and basics through fun exercises and coding puzzles, and then build classic arcade games like Snake, Pong and Breakout.
Intro to Programming and Art
Learn the basics of art and programming as you take inspiration from famous artists like Picasso, Mondrian, and Monet and recreate their works using JavaScript and Programming.
It’s amazing to see them learn complex programming concepts in a fun way!
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Beginner
Minecraft Modding: Sandsville Sorcerer
Embark on a magical quest while mastering the art of crafting Minecraft skins, items, blocks, mobs, and more!
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Course Overview
Embark on 30+ exciting missions to create skins, mythical creatures, fascinating structures and code mob behavior, all while enhancing computational thinking skills. Students will learn to edit Minecraft skins, items, mobs & build structures with Tynker.
Learning Objectives
- Create custom skins for players
- Design a mythical animal and bring them to life
- Modify mobs behavior using code
- Foster creativity while designing intricate structures
- Enchant tools to defend village from mobs
- Introduction to computational thinking via Minecraft Modding
- 30+ Activities
- Skill Level: Beginners
- Format: Online 1-on-1 Lessons
- Classes: 4 one hour sessions
- Schedule: Anytime, any day
- Required: Windows 10 or above with 4 GB RAM and Minecraft Bedrock version installed
- Minecraft Bedrock System Requirements
Skills
Critical Thinking Sequencing Computational Thinking Creative Building STEM: Plants and Animals Commands Mob Editing Use of Inventory 3D Structures Modding Spawning Enhancements -
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Intermediate
Minecraft Modding: Cosmic Chronicles
Explore new biomes as you create intricate Minecraft structures, mods, and games using visual coding.
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Course Overview
Embark on 30+ exciting missions to build structures using coding, survival skills and fundamental redstone techniques, all while honing the coding skills. Students will learn to edit Minecraft skins, items, create mods & build complex structures with Tynker.
Learning Objectives
- Learn survival hacks in Minecraft
- Build faster using code
- Enchant items in Minecraft
- Explore different biomes
- Learn to create basic redstone circuits
- 30+ Activities
- Skill Level: Beginners to Intermediate
- Format: Online 1-on-1 Lessons
- Classes: 4 one hour sessions
- Schedule: Anytime, any day
- Required: Windows 10 or above with 4 GB RAM and Minecraft Bedrock version installed
- Minecraft Bedrock System Requirements
Skills
Critical Thinking Creative Building Coding Fundamentals Design Thinking Curiosity & Innovation Mob Editing Crafting Underwater Structures Modding Enhancements Survival Hacks -
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Advanced
Minecraft Modding: Redstone Revelation
Become a redstone master as you craft planetary havens, powered rails, TNT cannons, and code-driven traps.
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Course Overview
Embark on 30+ highly complex missions to build innovative habitats, mine, and create transportation systems, all while mastering the art of redstone engineering. Students will learn to build complex structures, redstone mechanisms, and mod with Tynker.
Learning Objectives
- Learn about ores and how to process them to extract material
- Build strong problem solving and reasoning skills by building structures and crafting items using code
- Learn planning by playing effectively using limited resources
- Foster critical thinking by working with redstone mechanisms
- Learn game mechanics in Minecraft
- 30+ Activities
- Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Format: Online 1-on-1 Lessons
- Classes: 4 one hour sessions
- Schedule: Anytime, any day
- Required: Windows 10 or above with 4 GB RAM and Minecraft Bedrock version installed
- Minecraft Bedrock System Requirements
Skills
Critical Thinking Problem Solving Coding Fundamentals Game Design STEM: Circuits and Engineering Mob Editing Redstone Mechanics Modding Dispenser Pulsar TNT Cannon Command Blocks
3-Year All-Access plans include:
- 70+ courses
- 5,000+ activities
- Block Coding
- Text Coding
- 3 Mobile Apps
- Minecraft Modding
- Game Design
- Robotics
- Hardware
- Web Development
- Python
- JavaScript
- Processing (P5.JS)
- Data Science
- Advanced CS
Tynker is designed to progress with your child. A three year plan accelerates their coding mastery from block coding to advanced text languages.