MakeCode Offerings for Hour of Code®
Join us in celebrating Computer Science Education Week by playing, designing, and coding your very own retro arcade games!
New for 2024
[
{
"name": "Snack Chase",
"description": "Code a snack chase game with characters from Lyla in the Loop on PBS KIDS",
"url": "https://arcade.makecode.com/#tutorial:/tutorials/lyla-jr",
"imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/10fc01655773065851dcc821008e63c2dd00fdcb/static/tutorials/lyla/card.jpg",
"label": "JUNIOR",
"labelClass": "orange ribbon large"
}, {
"name": "Inside Out 2",
"description": "Create a bubble popping game, featuring the stars of Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2",
"url": "https://arcade.makecode.com/#tutorial:/tutorials/bubbles",
"imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/8de04557879bf1d340943ca215b3ef4e26d7333e/static/tutorials/bubbles/card.jpg",
"label": "BEGINNER",
"labelClass": "orange ribbon large"
},
{
"name": "Mission to Hubble",
"description": "Follow along with the steps of this tutorial to create a game based on Scott Kelly's first space flight",
"url": "https://forms.codeninjas.com/back-to-school-game-building-session/?utm-source=makecode&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=bts_gbs",
"imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/23f33b183d012c50601e6e437c5e23ea20bb434b/static/tutorials/hubble/hubble_4x3.jpg",
"label": "INTERMEDIATE",
"labelClass": "orange ribbon large"
}
]
Click here to access educator resources for the above activities.
Previous Activities
[
{
"name": "Sparks Flying",
"description": "Create a game that challenges you to light a fire to keep yourself warm, but be careful! It's not as easy as it sounds.",
"url": "https://arcade.makecode.com/--skillmap#docs:/skillmap/sparks",
"imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/a2cd731c4f7f80039ba0f2916ca7aeda087a7ed2/static/hour-of-code/2023/sparks.gif"
}, {
"name": "Sparks Flying (Jr)",
"description": "This simplified version of Sparks Flying allows students as young as kindergarten to experience the joy of coding their own game in MakeCode Arcade.",
"url": "/#tutorial:/tutorials/sparks-jr",
"imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/b302ef4694d198663a05cca627ac32b489e6bc5e/static/hour-of-code/2023/jr.png"
},{
"name": "2022 Hour of Code",
"description": "Code your own classroom carnival with games like Whack-the-Mole, Burstin' Balloons, and Target Practice",
"url": "/hour-of-code-2022",
"imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/dfcb7fe95a69fa3a5556a2fba7a3ee5f6da61978/static/hour-of-code/2022/booth.png"
}, {
"name": "2021 Hour of Code",
"description": "Code a fire-fighting airtanker plane with Microsoft MakeCode Arcade that sprays water to put out the forest fires",
"url": "/hour-of-code-2021",
"imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/921341d3277b1df931a75154f4837853b03d6703/static/hour-of-code/2021/forest.png"
},
{
"name": "2020 Hour of Code",
"description": "Design game art, code a shark adventure, and play a logic game in these three hour-long activities",
"url": "/hour-of-code-2020",
"imageUrl": "https://pxt.azureedge.net/blob/a9d4f60e229a60adad3aecedcfad46bd97fb5268/static/hour-of-code/2020/card.png"
}
]
See also
Code a Carnival Curriculum
2022 Hour of Code
2021 Hour of Code
2020 Hour of Code
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