Welcome to the updated Tinker Ball! The game no longer needs Adobe Flash, and now is playable not only on this site but on mobile devices as well. We hope you enjoy the new version of our favorite game!
Exploration/Tinkering
Exploratory play is about asking questions: “What happens when I do this?” “What if I did it this way?” Experimenting with materials and pushing their limits encourages us to consider a wide range of possibilities when problem-solving. Playing around with objects and ideas helps us see that there may be more than one solution.
Some inventors have a goal in mind and work persistently toward it. Others stumble across solutions to problems they weren’t trying to solve.