Coding & Puzzles projects
3 projects for age 10 · page 1 of 1
Projects

Ages 6–11⏱ 40 min
Secret Spell Scroll
Children invent a symbol code, write a hidden spell in white wax crayon and reveal it with watery paint. They learn how a substitution cipher works and why wax resists water, so the paint only soaks into the bare paper.
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Ages 8–12⏱ 50 min
Cardboard Gravity Coin Sorter
Children discover physical sorting algorithms by using gravity and cut-out sizes to separate mixed coins automatically.
Coding & Puzzles

Ages 7–12⏱ 40 min
Binary Code Name Bracelet
Threading two colours of bead in patterns of eight shows how computers store every letter as a secret code of just two symbols. Children discover that ones and zeros can spell out anything, including their own name.
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