Explorers
Block coding, logic puzzles and staying safe online, on a planet waiting to be explored.
- 8 to 11Ages
- 12 weeksAbout 3 hours a week
- NoneCoding experience needed
- FreeFor families with a free place
A planet waiting to be explored.
Explorers drive a rover by snapping colourful blocks together: move, turn, pick up, repeat and if. There's no typing, so it works for younger learners on a tablet or phone as well as a computer.
Every screen has a Read aloud button, and learners earn ranks from Scout to Planet Ranger.
Three zones over 12 weeks
First instructions in order, then loops and decisions, then staying safe and kind online. About 3 hours a week.
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Landing SiteWeeks 1–4
Instructions in order: moving, turning, collecting, planning a route and fixing bugs.
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Crystal CavesWeeks 5–8
Patterns, repeat loops, loops inside loops, and decisions with If and Repeat until.
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Safe SignalsWeeks 9–12
Staying safe and kind online, pixels and binary, secret codes, and the final expedition.
Landing Site, week by week
12 quests. Each one has a lesson, a quick check and a challenge.
Week 1
- Hello, RoverComputers follow instructions
- Turn the CornerTurning left and right
- Robot SandwichAlgorithms are everywhere
Week 2
- Crystal HuntPicking things up
- ZigzagPlanning a route
- Your First BugDebugging
Week 3
- Which Way?Thinking like the rover
- The Short CutThe best program
- Fix the RouteMore than one bug
Week 4
- Order MattersGetting the order right
- The Long DriveBig jobs, small pieces
- Boss: Landing DayPutting it all together
Crystal Caves, week by week
12 quests. Each one has a lesson, a quick check and a challenge.
Week 5
- Spot the PatternPatterns
- Repeat ItThe Repeat block
- The StaircaseRepeating more than one block
Week 6
- Crystal RowLoops that do two things
- Loop BugDebugging loops
- Square PatrolA loop inside a loop
Week 7
- If This, Then ThatMaking decisions
- Maybe CrystalsThe If block
- Rock or Road?If and otherwise
Week 8
- Until HomeRepeat until
- Loop LogicPredicting programs
- Boss: The Crystal MazeA program that thinks
Safe Signals, week by week
12 quests. Each one has a lesson, a quick check and a challenge.
Week 9
- My Info Is MinePersonal information
- Strong PasswordsPasswords
- Signal RelayPatterns again
Week 10
- Be Kind OnlineKindness and getting help
- Tricks and TrapsSpotting tricks online
- Pixel PicturesPictures are made of pixels
Week 11
- Binary LightsCounting with on and off
- Secret CodesCodes and keeping messages private
- The Safe RouteSame idea, new problem
Week 12
- Is It True?Checking what you read online
- The Explorer's PledgeYour own online rules
- Boss: The Final ExpeditionEverything you know
Made for younger learners
- Short sentences, and a Read aloud button on every screen
- Tap-to-build blocks: no typing, and it works on a tablet or phone
- Online safety woven in: personal information, passwords, kindness and tricks
- A wrong answer just means another go, with a hint when they need one
Matched to the NSW syllabus
Every quest records the outcomes it covers from the NSW Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus (2024), Stages 2 and 3, plus online safety. Parents can print a record of learning, organised by outcome.
ST2-DDT-02Designs and uses algorithms, represents data and uses digital systems for a purposeST2-DAT-01Uses and interprets data to describe patterns and relationshipsST3-DDT-01Uses design processes to create, evaluate and modify designed solutionsST3-DDT-02Creates, evaluates and modifies algorithms to code or control digital devices and systemsSAFE-01Stays safe, private and kind online, and knows when to ask a trusted adult (online safety, not a syllabus outcome)
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