ALL ABOUT LYNX
How to Create a Free Trial Account
You can try LYNX for free by clicking the Create a LYNX Project button on the home page. Want to save your work? Create a time-limited, free account.How to move from a Free Trial Account to an Individual account
If you already have a free trial account, learn how to convert to an Individual account.Creating an Account for LYNX
A short video on getting Trial & Individual AccountsTeachers: How to Create and Manage a School / Club Account
A School/Club account is a private section of the LYNX site reserved for your students that you invited to join the specific club.Teachers: Creating and Managing a LYNX School/ Club account
A short video on moving from an Individual to Club account and inviting students to the Club.Getting Started
Learn about the LYNX User Interface, techniques and tools (35 pages).Geometric Fun
Learn LYNX by having fun with Turtle GeometryInteractive Greeting Card
Learn LYNX by making an interactive greeting cardProjects for Learning to Code
Everything you need to know is in this self-study guide (128 pages)Cheat Sheet
A 1 page list of the most popular LYNX primitives / commands (45 primitives)Colour Chart
A 1 page list of the 140 colours you can use in your projectNaming and Saving
Learn how to name your project and remember to Save often!Adding Turtles
Your project can have many turtles. Here's how to add and delete them.Adding a Text Box
You need a Text Box on your project page if you want to add words.Adding Backgrounds
Use clipart as a background for your project pageAdding Pages
You can have many pages in your project.Adding Clipart to your turtle
Want to change what the turtle looks like? Here's how.Adding Photos to the Clipart Pane
How to include a personal photo to your project.Adding a Sound
How to add a WAV sound file to your project.Adding Buttons
Buttons are a simple way to make your project interactive. Here's howMake your turtle Grow and Shrink.
See a heart grow & shrink without movingMake your turtle move!
See a LYNX turtle change clipart and run across the screenAdding a Slider
A Slider is like a variable and can control your turtleWriting Your first Procedure
A procedure is a list of instructions with a name. It is a new word that LYNX will understand. Use it in a project!How to Share a Project
1 page descriptionHow to Share a Project
3 page descriptionHow to embed your project
...on your website or in your blogSee how the RANDOM primitive works
Add an element of randomness to your game or projectQuick Code Video Tutorial: 'Infront & Inback' Primitives
You choose: Place a tree in front of a house or place it in back of a house?Quick Code Video Tutorial: 'Clone' Primitive
Duplicate all the properties of a Master TurtleQuick Code Video Tutorial: 'Say' Primitive
Let LYNX read out loud the words in a Text BoxQuick Code Video Tutorial: 'Sayas' Primitive
You can choose different accents to say the words in a Text BoxQuick Code Video Tutorial: 'Everyone' Primitive
All together now. Have all your turtles do the same thing!Quick Code Video Tutorial: 'Question & Answer' Primitives
Create a question and select the desired answerQuick Code Video Tutorial: 'If' primitive
Include a condition in your procedure and execute instructions for a True conditionQuick Code Video Tutorials: 'ifelse' Primitive
When 'if' is not enough! You can execute instructions for both True & False conditionsPROJECTS & LESSONS IN LYNX
Scope of Project (Teachers)
Why you should consider this project, time estimates and Ontario curriculum linksSecret Path Project Cards (Teachers)
Steps to follow to register and create your Coding Club and launch the project with your studentsSecret Path Project Cards (Students)
Follow these cards and create an interactive story about Chanie Wenjack and the Secret PathLynx Registration (Teachers)
How to create a Lynx Educator Account. The instructions in this video are for Canadian Educators only.Secret Path Project Coding Club and Template (Teachers)
How to create a Secret Path Coding Club for your students and how to locate the Template and upload it to your Club.Join your Secret Path Coding Club and Use the Template (Students)
How to join your Secret Path Coding Club and how to use the Template.Tribute Activity Cards
Code the route that Terry Fox took during his Marathon of HopeConverter Activity Cards
Compare how many steps you can run to what Terry Fox ranStep Counter Activity Cards
Students use a micro:bit to count their actual steps!Terry Fox project - Teachers’ Notes
Helpful tips for all 3 activities including common errors and curriculum connectionsGeometric Fun
Learn LYNX by having fun with Turtle GeometryInteractive Greeting Card
Learn LYNX by making an interactive greeting cardHow to Create Secret Codes
Learn LYNX and challenge friends to crack your secret codeCoin Toss Probability
Learn LYNX, and the concept of probability, by flipping a virtual coinBirthday Match
Learn LYNX, and the concept of random events, with this birthday simulationCreate a Calculator App
Learn LYNX by creating a virtual calculatorMake a Gravity Simulation
Learn LYNX by building a gravity simulationEcosystem
Learn LYNX by creating your own living ecosystemCreate an Interactive Greeting Card with LYNX Coding
Create an Interactive Greeting Card with LYNX CodingClick here to see more CodeToLearn videos
Click here to see more CodeToLearn videosInteractive Story Student Guide
Intro Level Guide for students to imagine and code an interactive storyInteractive Story - Teachers’ Notes
Includes prerequisites, standards covered, learning targets & checklists, common errors encounteredCreate a Race simulation Student Guide
Intermediate Level Guide for students to imagine and code a virtual raceCreate a Race simulation - Teachers’ Notes
Includes prerequisites, standards covered, learning targets & checklists, common errors encounteredVideo Game Maker Student Guide
Advanced Level Guide for students to code their first video gameVideo Game Maker - Teachers’ Notes
Includes prerequisites, standards covered, learning targets & checklists, common errors encounteredLYNX RESOURCE MATERIALS
How to move from a Free Trial Account to an Individual account
If you already have a free trial account, learn how to convert to an Individual account.Teachers: Creating and Managing a LYNX School/ Club account
A short video on moving from an Individual to Club account and inviting students to the Club.Getting Started
First steps to get you codingCheat Sheet
A 1 page list of the most popular LYNX primitives / commands (45 primitives)Colour Chart
A 1 page list of the 140 colours you can use in your projectList of Lynx Primitives
See the entire list of Lynx primitivesLynx Vocabulary and Syntax
All about Primitives, Punctuation, Words, Numbers and Lists (12 pages)Organizing Your Projects
Learn about Project Properties, Folders and Private vs. Public Projects (10 pages)How to Share a Project
3 page descriptionProjects for Learning to Code
Everything you need to know is in this self-study guide (128 pages)Exploring Computer Science with LYNX
A complete, multi-week curriculum for intermediate users. Includes observation forms & rubric evaluations (134 pages).