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See what Pinnguaq is offering for online learning at home for the week of June 22nd to 26th.

How to make your own custom map for game development in Scratch using Inkscape.

In this tutorial, you will learn about how conditional statements and a counter variable can be used to create a bouncing arrow animation in Scratch.

In this tutorial, we will be learning about the medicinal properties of Tamarack bark tea and how to make Tamarack bark tea, or Mshkiigwaatikohns tea. We will be learning about traditional uses of Tamarack and why it’s known in First Nation communities as “nerve medicine”.

In this tutorial, we will be exploring sustainable polyculture crop production systems by learning how-to plant a traditional Haudenosaunee Three Sisters Garden. We will learn about the cultural and historical importance as well as the agricultural science behind the companion planting of the Three Sisters (corn, beans, and squash).

In this tutorial, participants will learn to use if/else statements to make a simple click game.

In this quick tutorial, you will learn how to manipulate sprite sizes to create a scene transition animation in Scratch.

In this tutorial, we will be learning about the traditional medicine semaa (tobacco) as it’s used by many First Nation groups and how to grow your own. Traditional tobacco is very different from commercial tobacco and is one of the four sacred medicines.

Design your own Fantasy map for DIY offline and online gaming.

See what Pinnguaq is offering for online learning at home for the week of June 1st to 5th.

In this tutorial, students will learn to create a simple random number generator using JavaScript and Microsoft’s MakeCode.

This tutorial will take a detailed look at the last 4 steps involved in creating a video game narrative and provide the learner with more direction to finish writing their own narrative.

See what Pinnguaq is offering for online learning at home for the week of May 25th to 29th.

In this short tutorial, you will learn how to use Scratch’s “Backpack” feature to move code and sprites between projects.

See what Pinnguaq is offering for online learning at home for the week of May 18th to May 22nd.

This tutorial will take a detailed look at the first 3 steps involved in creating a video game narrative and provide the learner with more direction to get started on writing their own narrative.

We will use symmetry to make mathematical designs inspired by beadwork and floral motifs. We will be using the digital art software Autodesk SketchBook.

In this tutorial, you will learn to create an updatable number readout using custom numbers in Scratch, through learning to manage Scratch clones as well as through using Scratch’s custom block (“My Blocks) feature.

See what Pinnguaq is offering for online learning at home for the week of May 11th to May 15th.

An introduction to video game narratives: the different types of common narratives. Learn how to begin conceptualizing your own video game narrative and practice applying your knowledge!

This tutorial for Lost in Space will explore a different way to move a sprite and make a costume rotate in Scratch while building on knowledge that was learned in the Beginner tutorial.

In this tutorial, learners will analyse, modify and adapt code from a previous tutorial to display custom art for number-based readouts.

Create a simple 32×32 character sprite from start to finish, with a time-compressed video example of the process.

See what Pinnguaq is offering for online learning at home for the week of May 4th to May 8th. May the 4th be with you.