Coding is one aspect of digital making. When you write code, you are writing instructions for a computer to follow. The instructions might just be "turn this graphic by one degree each second", or ...

Coding is a big deal right now. Worldwide, 36 million kids have taken part in “Hour of code” activities, helping them become active, rather than passive users of technology and starting learning that ...

All aboard the learn-to-code train! As another holiday season looms and kids everywhere start clamouring for shiny stuff, we’ve got you covered with a bumper edition of our annual STEM gift guide.

Why do you quit? What ultimately makes you throw up your hands on a project and say you’ve had enough? We’re not going to dig too deeply into the psychology of failure here, but for many, reaching ...

Nathan Raikman, a 14-year-old high school freshman from Massachusetts, started coding because he had always been interested in computers. He would watch tutorials online and play around with code by ...

Toys that teach kids to learn to code can be great, especially if they're cute and fun to play with. Pyxel aims to be just that. The codeable robot dog from Educational Insights, on display this week ...

If you’re looking into ways to teach your kid how to code, this doesn’t always have to come down to complex programming languages and hours spent in front of a computer. The TPBot Smart Car is living ...

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Purdue University's INSPIRE Research Institute for Pre-College Engineering tests toys for how well they develop STEM skills in kids. Purdue University Every holiday season, STEM-themed presents fly ...

We all want our kids to lead happy, healthy, and successful lives. When we consider how to instill important values and skills in them, though, the path to success isn’t always clear. As you weigh how ...