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In this game, learners experience how computers divide a big problem into many smaller ones and how they use binary "yes"/"no" questions.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity related to computer programming, learners give directions to a "robot" (either an adult or another learner) and find out which instructions the robot is able to follow, and how their

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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Make two firefly lanterns, then program them to blink to one another and change colors.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of how engineering solved the problem of human/computer interface.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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This activity requires a Pico Cricket (tiny computer).

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners find the answer to the question, "if you have a pile of 8 cards, and you remove half, then half again, how many times can you do this until you get to just one card?" This w

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own encrypted code to pass along secret messages using a printable cipher wheel.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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This is a web page that helps informal educators brainstorm on how to use a Pico Cricket (tiny computer) in an informal activity.

Over $20 per student Ages 8 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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This activity explores what it means for a computer to be intelligent and introduces the topic of what a computer program is and how everything computers do simply involves following instructions writ

free Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes