STEMscopes Coding | Accelerate Learning

A FULLY HANDS-ON, PERSONALIZED
CODING EXPERIENCE

Other coding programs simulate the process with block-based learning. We do it differently.

STEMscopes Coding allows your students to type their JavaScript code for a fully hands-on, personalized experience. On top of that, they’ll have a blast! In fact, your students will love it so much that you may spot them coding apps at recess.

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WITH BITSBOX

Developed by ex-Googlers and as seen on Shark Tank, Bitsbox is the leading resource for open-ended app coding and has provided hundreds of coding activities for millions of students all over the world for more than five years.

Bitsbox offers typed coding through real apps on real devices, so students learn real coding.

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Dive Into STEMscopes Coding

Make & share real apps

The best way to learn to code is by diving in and writing real code. From their first minute, students work on projects that they can customize to suit their own interests. Anything they make is easy to share with friends and family.

Typed JavaScript programming

Based on the JavaScript programming language, Bitsbox provides a set of commands that make it easier for rote beginners to create apps with graphics, animation, interactivity, and sound. Students build their apps by typing code, just like the pros.

Supports science, math & ELA standards

Hard to find time for coding in your curriculum? Every coding project is mapped to a set of cross-curricular academic standards. Additionally, most projects include opportunities for exploration of topics in science, math, and ELA.

Built upon the IDEA instructional model

The IDEA lesson model provides constructivist pedagogy and facilitation to guide you through instruction. While lessons and key concept moments are provided, students can code apps independently or as an at-home project.

Dozens of open-ended projects

With dozens of coding examples in the realm of creativity, games, stories, and simulations, students learn by building, then extending, and on to inventing their own working apps. Each project on this site is a starting place for a hundred more.

No experience required

Teachers don’t have to be programmers to help their students learn to code. All it takes is time, attention to detail, practice, and a shared delight in helping young people realize their potential and bring their ideas to life.

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Students browse through a digital library of apps.

Our library features hundreds of coding projects, ranging from simple to more advanced.

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Students choose an app and start coding away.

Kids start with the code directly in the project app, then can change it to make it their own.

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Students use and share their apps on any mobile device.

Bitsbox apps run on any computer, tablet, or phone with a web browser.

HUNDREDS OF CRAZYFUN APPS
TO BUILD AND SHARE

Here are just a few...

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STEMscopes Coding features three types of projects - App, How Do I, and Challenge:

App projects provide an example of the code while students follow along.

How Do I projects walk students through a specific task.

Challenge projects allow students to use their newly learned knowledge to write their own code.

Get Started by Coding The Food Fight App! Get Started by Coding The Food Fight App!

The best way to see what all the fuss is about is to jump in and code your first app. Available on desktop computers and laptops, the demo will take only a few minutes!

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Food fight!

DON’T TAKE OUR
WORD FOR IT!

Here’s what teachers say about the experience of learning to code alongside students with STEMscopes Coding in the classroom.

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According to a 2021 STEMscopes Coding Survey Report, over two thirds of teachers and students enjoyed using STEMscopes Coding, citing it improved both problem solving and logical thinking skills.

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