Each episode: three choices, three challenges and several endings. Pebble always gets home. Which way, and with how much cargo, depends on the code.

1. 1 1. Ten Commandsabout 15 min Pebble is stuck behind a crater with a solar panel to bring in. Priya has ten commands to get it out. Members
2. 2 2. The Same Way Backabout 15 min The drive back to base is the same four moves, over and over. Unless Priya writes a loop. Members
3. 3 3. If Rock, Then Leftabout 15 min Rocks keep rolling into the lane. Pebble needs a rule it can use without asking. Members
4. 4 4. The Bug in Step Threeabout 15 min Pebble arrives at the greenhouse with an empty gripper. Which step is wrong? Members
5. 5 5. Leon’s Shortcutabout 15 min Leon’s rover takes the short way across the rocks. Is shorter faster, if you stop at every rock? Members
6. 6 6. Before the Darkabout 15 min Lunar night in one hour. One program, the last of the gear, no second tries. Members

Characters

Lantern Base, a small research station on the Moon: a control room with a long window, dusty rover lanes, solar panels and a greenhouse dome. Lunar night lasts two weeks and is very cold, so before it falls, everything outside comes in.

• Priya Lead · 11 Talks to Pebble like a teammate, then remembers it needs real instructions.
• Pebble The rover Follows every command exactly, including the one Priya meant to delete.
• Imani Runs the greenhouse Asks Priya to trace the route before she sends it.
• Leon Rival · 12 Drives the other rover, Gravel. Always takes the shortcut.

What kids practice

Code · Logic and loops, grades 4–5. Each skill comes up inside the story, where a choice depends on it.

• SequencesPut the steps in the right order, and find the one that’s wrong.forward 3, turn right, forward 2Comes up in Episode 1: Ten Commands
• LoopsRepeat a pattern instead of writing it out every time.repeat 4: forward 2, turn rightComes up in Episode 2: The Same Way Back
• If-thenPick a path from what the sensors see.if rock ahead, turn leftComes up in Episode 3: If Rock, Then Left

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Details

• SettingLantern Base, a small research station on the Moon: a control room with a long window, dusty rover lanes, solar panels and a greenhouse dome.
• CharactersPriya, the rover Pebble, Imani from the greenhouse and Leon.
• SubjectCode · Logic and loops. Sequences, loops and if-then.
• Grades4–5. Ages 9 to 12.
• FormatA branching comic. Your kid makes the choices, and the code decides what happens. Three choices, three challenges and several endings per episode.
• LengthAbout 15 minutes per episode. Season 1 has 6 episodes.
• When it startsSeason 1 is coming soon. Members get each new episode the week it comes out.
• SafetyNo ads, no chat. Safety and privacy