Your first lines of code
Discover how an idea becomes instructions, and how those instructions become something you can create.
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Discover how an idea becomes instructions, and how those instructions become something you can create.
Explore AI concepts, creative possibilities and the habits that help you use it thoughtfully.
Connect the dots through small experiments, creative projects and hands-on learning.
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Start with the tools already on this site. These short activities need no enrollment and give you a way to explore coding and thoughtful AI use.
Open the coding lab, change the name and choose a color. Run your creation and compare the result with your choices. Try the size and corner controls, then describe which setting changed each part of the preview.
Try the free coding labIn Robot Route, look at the starting point, obstacles and flag. Plan a sequence before running it. If the robot cannot reach the flag, edit one move and try again. Explain why your revised sequence works.
Play the robot coding challengeWrite down a creative question you could ask an AI tool. Before using an answer, list what you would check: whether it matches your goal, which claims need a reliable source and whether your question includes personal information. For children, discuss the activity with a parent or guardian.
Explore guided AI learningTell us about your interests and what you want to create. Code Lab HQ will help you find the right starting point.