Archive - The Toolkit

July 2020

Create simple video games with Itch.io

New platforms are making it easier than ever to design and publish indie games.

Jul 30, 2020 •

STEM Activities: Learning by looking things up

The power of Googling your problems, from Robotics & Beyond.

Jul 21, 2020 •

STEM Activities: Improve your coding vocabulary

How coding languages work in words and pictures, from Robotics & Beyond.

Jul 14, 2020 •

How does online learning work?

A guide to the concept of virtual machines from Robotics & Beyond.

Jul 7, 2020 •

June 2020

STEM Activities: Shortcut to circuits

Making electricity work for you with product kits.

Jun 30, 2020 •

STEM Activities: Making Computers in Minecraft

Replicating Gameboys and Turing Machines in Minecraft from Robotics & Beyond

Jun 23, 2020 •

STEM activities: Why coding loops are so important

Programming tutorials for all ages, from Robotics & Beyond.

Jun 16, 2020 •

Cheering for STEM Kids, Even If You Don't Like Math

Enthusiasm from instructors, not negativity, has proven to make for better learning.

Jun 9, 2020 •

STEM activities: Making small stuff huge

Giant art, household challenges, and building the Jurassic Park T-Rex

Jun 6, 2020 •

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