Imagine your tiny home
Arrange · furnish · style
Floor Plan Studio / Architecture
Small home. Huge ideas.
A cozy bedroom, a clever kitchen, and room to relax. How would you fit a whole life into one small space?
Design your own space A place for your next big idea.Technology · Grades 6–8
Welcome to Next Idea Lab
Think it. Design it.
Bring it to life.
Turn “what if?” into something you can create. Build your skills in coding, design, and creative problem-solving.
Find your next challengeA clear first step for every assignment
If you’re new here →New tools? Start with a small win.
Compare examples, try a few guided moves, and check your understanding before taking on the full project.
Learn together
Your class starts here.
Teachers create a class and share its code. Students join with a classroom username—no email needed.
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Interactive activity · Built for our class
Your ideas. Your floor plan.
Step into the architect’s studio. Arrange rooms, add furniture, explore a 3D sketch, and design a small home in feet and inches.
Interactive activity · Engineering challenge
Build a better way across.
Design a truss bridge, send a truck across, and discover which beams are pulling or pushing. Can you carry the load within budget?
Interactive activity · Measurement challenge
Small marks. Big skills.
Find fractional inches, read a ruler, or measure a sample strip. Build confidence in practice, then test your precision in a timed sprint.
Interactive activity · Sketch & model
Small sketches. New dimensions.
Draw with precision on a measured grid. Combine shapes, add height, and build a 3D model. Save your design or download a drawing to share.
A little inspiration. A lot of possibility.
See the idea. Make it your own.
Start with a “what if?” Build something, test it, and surprise yourself with what you can do.
Give your ideas a load test
Build · drive · improve
Bridge Designer / Engineering
Can your bridge carry the load?
Send a car across. Watch beams push and pull. Then try a heavier truck and discover where your design needs help.
Build a better crossingFrom flat shapes to 3D
Sketch · size · extrude
Sketch Lab / 3D design
A few shapes. A whole personality.
Two circles, a triangle, and a smile. Turn a flat sketch into a robot badge, then change its features to make it yours.
Bring your idea into 3DSmall marks. Big bragging rights.
Practice · sprint · beat your best
Measure Up! / Precision challenge
How sharp is your measuring eye?
Find the mark. Read the fraction. Measure the mystery strip. Build your confidence, then race the clock.
Take the ruler challenge✦These illustrations are idea starters. Make your own version in the labs, follow your teacher’s assignment, and use Start tutorial when you want a little guidance.
Your creative toolkit
Ready, set, create.
ScratchCode your own games (opens in a new tab)TinkercadThink in three dimensions (opens in a new tab)CodeMonkeyExplore Python coding (opens in a new tab)Typing.comBuild keyboard confidence (opens in a new tab)
No tools match your search. Try “coding” or “design.”
Use your school-approved account and follow your teacher’s directions.
Small habits. Big possibilities.
Start strong. Finish proud.
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