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Welcome to TinkerClass

The first ever FREE podject-based-learning tool that invites K-5 students to listen, wonder, tinker and make like scientists, engineers, and detectives! Includes ad-free educational podcasts with NGSS, Social Studies, and ELA-aligned curriculum.

HOMESCHOOLERS! Explore TinkerClass@Home, eligible for select funding!

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What Is TinkerClass?

Podcasts + Projects = Podjects! Podjects guide students through design thinking in 4 simple steps. Pick the steps that work for your lesson, or do them all!

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Listen

Our K-5 podcasts make kids laugh while they learn, align with multiple curriculum from NGSS standards to ELA and social studies, and are ad-free for classrooms.

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Wonder

TinkerClass carves out space for creative innovation as students reflect and record all the wows the episode sparked — and what it makes them wonder.

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Tinker

Students use critical thinking skills to sort their wonders, identify questions they might be able to answer, and choose “One Big Wonder” to investigate.

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Make

Students create, collaborate, and build confidence as they plan, investigate, and present a hands-on project about a real-world question, challenge, or event.

Choose Your WOW Podcast

Wow in the World

  • Episodes explore the WOWs in our world based on recent STEM discoveries
  • Episodes are NGSS-aligned!
  • 20-25 minutes per episode
  • Subject Areas: Earth & Space Science, Engineering & Technology, Life Science, Physical Science, and Social Science

Who, When, Wow!

  • Episodes explore histories mysteries through a top-secret podcast within a podcast
  • Episodes take listeners on a journey through space and time
  • 15-25 minutes per episode
  • Subject Areas: Social Studies, ELA, Media Literacy

Two Whats?! And A Wow!

  • Science-based game show podcast with kid contestants
  • Short episodes perfect for brain breaks
  • 10-15 minutes per episode
  • Subject Areas: Earth & Space Science, Engineering & Technology, Life Science, Physical Science, and Social Science

Flip and Mozi

  • Musical podcast featuring all the amazing animal creatures that make our Earth full of WOW!
  • Podjects are perfect for grades K-2.
  • 20-30 minutes per episode
  • Subject Areas: Life Science
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May contain two educational activity modules featuring science topics, X-ray imagery, and a bird character.
May contain a diagram showing how to create question and answer cards for the game Two Whats?! And A Wow!
Two Whats?! And A Wow! Make Your Own Game Show Slide
May contain a list of materials: marshmallows, toothpicks, and scissors, with space for a user to add a photo or drawing.
Two Whats?! And A Wow! Guided Activity Slide
May contain a worksheet titled The Investigation with instructions for a rusting experiment and a box for a photo.
Wow in the World Guided Experiment Slide
May contain a worksheet titled Step 1 and Step 2, featuring a cartoon mouse named Nibbles, Carly Q with a magnifying glass, and text.
Who, When, Wow! Make Your Own Podcast Slide
May contain a worksheet titled Case File Top Secret, with a magnifying glass graphic highlighting sections for Who, When, Wow.
Who, When, Wow! Guided Activity Slide
May contain instructions for a game called The Setup, featuring a butterfly, a magnifying glass, and a text box.
Flip and Mozi Guided Activity Slide
May contain a clipboard, butterfly, binoculars, spaceship, and text titled Flip and Mozi Field Report.
Flip and Mozi Guided Activity Slide
May contain a worksheet titled "Our Big Wonders" with four boxes for adding text or drawings and a place for a name.
Wow in the World Tinker Slide
May contain Carly Q with a magnifying glass, a cartoon mouse named Nibbles, and a worksheet labeled The Big Wonder with a space for text.
Who, When, Wow! Tinker Slide
May contain Mindy and Guy Raz with a telescope and text asking to reflect on what was heard, including audio instructions.
Wow in the World Wonder Slide
May contain a slide titled "Add Your Wows!" with six sticky note placeholders for text or drawings.
Wow in the World Wonder Slide
May contain a slide titled "Add Your Wonders!" with six empty boxes for text or drawings and a headphone icon.
Wow in the World Wonder Slide
May contain Carly Q with curly hair holding a magnifying glass, a cartoon mouse named Nibbles, and text about recording wonders.
Who, When, Wow! Wonder Slide
May contain a worksheet titled Add Your WONDERs! with six text boxes and an illustration of a cartoon mouse named Nibbles.
Who, When, Wow! Wonder Slides
May contain a digital slide titled Add Your WOWs with a cartoon person and six note boxes to add text.
Who, When, Wow! Wonder Slides
May contain an educational slide with text, a spaceship, a question mark icon, and a Tinker Class logo.
Flip and Mozi Wonder Slides
May contain a worksheet titled "Add your wonders!" with six text boxes and icons of a person thinking and headphones.
Flip and Mozi Wonder Slides
May contain a worksheet with six yellow boxes for text input, featuring a surprised emoji and a speech bubble.
Flip and Mozi Wonder Slides
May contain four children in superhero costumes posing outside against a sky background.
Wow in the World Listen Page
May contain a cartoon bird hosting a tree-themed game show with three audio tracks and transcripts.
Two Whats?! And A Wow! Listen Page
May contain an audio player and a graphic for a podcast episode about the Voynich manuscript.
Who, When, Wow! Listen Page

The Benefits of TinkerClass

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Project-Based Learning

TinkerClass streamlines project-based learning with built-in tools and guided prompts that support both group and independent work. Easy prep? Done. Customized lessons? Check. TinkerClass seamlessly integrates into existing curriculum.

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21st Century Skills

Creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and confidence are the WOW factors of TinkerClass. They’re also the WHY behind it! TinkerClass sparks kids’ wonder, boosts their confidence, and inspires them to be the wow they wish to see in the world!

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Curriculum-Aligned

TinkerClass spans curriculum from K-5 science disciplines (Life, Physical, and Earth), engineering topics, and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) to English language arts (ELA) and social studies so you can bring out the WOW in all students — the thinkers and tinkerers of tomorrow.

Listen to shows AD-FREE!

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No Ads. Just WOWs!

TinkerClass teachers get exclusive, ad-free access to all your favorite Tinkercast shows: Wow in the World, Who, When, Wow!, Two Whats?! And a Wow!, and WeWow. No interruptions—just curiosity-fueled audio adventures perfect for the classroom!

Bring the WOW Into Your Classroom!

Make YOUR class a TinkerClass!