--- title: Zoombinis for the Classroom! description: Bring Zoombinis into the classroom to help develop and improve students’ Computational Thinking skills! image: https://blog.terc.edu/hubfs/Zoombinis-Blog-Photo.jpg --- × Search [![TERC](https://blog.terc.edu/hubfs/raw_assets/public/TERC_April2020/images/terc_logo.png)](https://www.terc.edu/) - Search - [Get Updates](https://www.terc.edu/news-events/get-updates/) - [Blog](https://blog.terc.edu/) - [Contact Us](https://www.terc.edu/about-terc/contact-us/) MENU - [About TERC](https://www.terc.edu/about-terc/) - [Mission](https://www.terc.edu/about-terc/mission/) - [History](https://www.terc.edu/about-terc/history/) - [FAQs](https://www.terc.edu/about-terc/faqs/) - [Funders & Partners](https://www.terc.edu/about-terc/funders-partners/) - [People](https://www.terc.edu/about-terc/staff/) - [Contact Us](https://www.terc.edu/about-terc/contact-us/) - [Policies](https://www.terc.edu/about-terc/policies/) - [Projects & Research](https://www.terc.edu/projects-research/) - [Our Services](https://www.terc.edu/our-services/) - [Professional Development](https://www.terc.edu/our-services/professional-development/) - [Research Evaluation](https://www.terc.edu/projects/seec/) - [Publications](https://www.terc.edu/publications/) - [Products & Materials](https://www.terc.edu/products-materials/) - [Work With Us](https://www.terc.edu/work-with-us/) - [Partner With Us](https://www.terc.edu/work-with-us/partner-with-us/) - [Careers](https://www.terc.edu/work-with-us/careers/) - [TERC Scholars Program](https://www.terc.edu/work-with-us/terc-scholars-intership-program/) - [The STEAMworks Room](https://www.terc.edu/work-with-us/the-steamworks-room/) - [Donate](https://www.terc.edu/work-with-us/donate/) - [News & Events](https://www.terc.edu/news-events/) - [Hands On! 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[Sign up for an account here](https://www.fablevisiongames.com/game/zoombinis) and use the code **TERC50** through March 1, 2021. ### About Zoombinis Zoombinis is an engaging and challenging logic puzzle game, designed to ![Zoombini 2-1](https://blog.terc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Zoombini%202-1.png?width=182&name=Zoombini%202-1.png)teach middle school math and CT skills. The Zoombinis, small blue creatures each with distinct traits, need your students’ help to escape the evil Bloats and safely travel to Zoombiniville. Students face a series of 12 puzzles that increase in difficulty, and test and strengthen their logical thinking and pattern recognition skills. Zoombinis is a relaunch of the classic, award-winning 1990’s puzzle game [*Logical Journey of the Zoombinis*](https://www.terc.edu/zoombinis/). ### Zoombinis and Computational Thinking Computational Thinking (CT) is a systematic approach to solving problems that is foundational to computer science and many other subjects. There are four major facets of CT: problem decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithm design. Zoombinis is designed to help teach these concepts to students through 12 levels of challenging puzzles.  ### Learn more about Computational Thinking ![Computational Thinking eBook Cover](https://blog.terc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Computational%20Thinking%20eBook%20Cover.jpeg?width=123&name=Computational%20Thinking%20eBook%20Cover.jpeg) In this free eBook, TERC researchers—Mike Cassidy and Teon Edwards—explore different definitions and various peoples’ understandings of computational thinking.[Download TERC's Computational Thinking eBook here.](https://info.terc.edu/computationalthinkingebook)   ![Zoombinis for the Classroom!](https://blog.terc.edu/hubfs/Zoombinis-Blog-Photo.jpg) **Content Areas:** Computational Thinking Math **Authors:** TERC **Listen to the post** **Share This Page:** ![twitter sharing button](https://blog.terc.edu/hubfs/TERC_April2020/images/twitter.svg) Tweet ![facebook sharing button](https://blog.terc.edu/hubfs/TERC_April2020/images/facebook.svg) Share ![linkedin sharing button](https://blog.terc.edu/hubfs/TERC_April2020/images/linkedin.svg) Share [![email sharing button](https://blog.terc.edu/hubfs/TERC_April2020/images/email.svg) Email](mailto:?body=https://blog.terc.edu/zoombinis-for-the-classroom) ## Sign up for updates! 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