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Tech lessons that make it click.

Ready-to-teach computer science and tech resources for grades 6–12, built and tested by a working CS teacher. Missions, hunts and labs that get students doing, not just reading.

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Chrono the Lab Fox: first weeks in the lab

Grades 6–12. Onboarding, hardware, lab rules and computing history, starring Chrono the lab fox. Fillable in Google Docs, with PDFs for printing.

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    Chrono's First-Day Mission

    $5 · Grades 6–12

    Day one in the computer lab, done. Chrono the lab fox sends new agents through five quick missions: an Agent Profile (get to know your students as tech users), a Login Launch checklist with a passphra

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    Inside the Machine Hardware Hunt

    $5 · Grades 6–12

    A modern parts-of-a-computer mission for grades 6-12, with Chromebooks, SSDs and phones in place of beige towers. Students read a one-page field guide, then work through Part ID clues, an SSD vs. HDD

    Buy on TPT : Inside the Machine Hardware Hunt
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    Inside the Machine Poster

    $2 · Grades 6–12

    A letter-size classroom poster that explains CPU, RAM, SSD, HDD, GPU, motherboard, power (PSU/battery), SoC and ports in one look, plus Chrono's kitchen analogy (CPU = chef, RAM = countertop, storage

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    Chrono's Lab Protocols

    $4 · Grades 6–12

    Lab rules students actually practice instead of skim. Chrono's Lab Protocols trains eight procedures (enter and log in; food and drinks; handle with care; ask 3, then me; protect your account; name an

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    Desktop Dashboard Icebreaker

    Free · Grades 6–12

    A quick get-to-know-you activity with a tech twist. Students describe themselves as a computer desktop: wallpaper (favorite place), pinned apps, folders (hobbies), battery % (how charged they feel), r

    Get it free on TPT : Desktop Dashboard Icebreaker
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    Chrono-Fox Time Mission

    $3 · Grades 6–12

    Chrono the lab fox took our prototype time machine for a spin, and now Chrono is lost in computing history. Students follow Chrono's jumps through an internet scavenger hunt, visiting trusted museum,

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    Back-to-School Computer Lab Bundle Bundle

    $12 · Grades 6–12

    Your first week in the computer lab, planned. Four missions starring Chrono the lab fox, all fillable in Google Docs with PDFs for printing: 1. Chrono's First-Day Mission: lab onboarding, logins, pass

    Buy on TPT : Back-to-School Computer Lab Bundle

Feature Hunts: pre & post assessments

Scavenger hunts that show what students know in Word, Excel and PowerPoint on day one, and how far they’ve come by the end.

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    Word Feature Hunt

    $5

    Find out what your students already know about Microsoft Word, then show how much they've grown. Students hunt for 20 Word features on the ribbon and rate how sure they are of each answer.Two matched

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    Excel Feature Hunt

    $5

    A self-grading pre and post assessment for Microsoft Excel. Students hunt for 20 Excel features and formulas, and a locked Check My Work tab grades the hands-on part for you.Two matched forms: Form A

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    PowerPoint Feature Hunt

    $5 · Grades 6–12

    Find out what your students already know about PowerPoint, then show how much they've grown. Students hunt for 20 PowerPoint features and rate how sure they are of each answer.Two matched forms: Form

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    Feature Hunts Bundle Bundle

    $12

    Pre and post assessments for all three core Microsoft apps in one bundle. That's 6 matched scavenger hunts covering 60 skills, with practice files, answer keys, teacher guides and a Growth Tracker for

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Fox Forensics: FRQ practice for AP® Cybersecurity courses

Five original Device Security Analysis evidence packs, from easiest to hardest, for practicing AP® Cybersecurity–style free-response questions without spinning up a lab.

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    Pack 1: Riverbend ISD

    $7

    Easiest Fox Forensics pack. Students investigate a school-district student portal server: open FTP, SSH password spraying from 203.0.113.88, directory traversal in the web log, a too-open grades expor

    Buy on TPT : Pack 1: Riverbend ISD
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    Pack 2: Pawprint Vet

    $7

    Easy-medium pack set in a veterinary clinic appointment server. Planted issues include MySQL open to the world, credential stuffing on the admin login, SQL injection in search logs, PHI CSV permission

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  • Pack 3: Crumb & Whisk Bakery cover

    Pack 3: Crumb & Whisk Bakery

    $7

    Medium pack for a bakery online-ordering server. Students find SMB and RDP open to ALL, an FTP password attack, stored XSS in gallery comments, an overly open secret-recipes file, and a policy that al

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    Pack 4: Pixel Den Studio

    $7

    Medium-hard pack on a game studio CI server. Features a firewall rule-order trap (LAN HTTPS denied before a broad allow), VNC open to ALL, SSH password spraying, buffer-overflow style oversized reques

    Buy on TPT : Pack 4: Pixel Den Studio
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    Pack 5: Harborview Library

    $7

    Hardest pack. Public library catalog server with Allow-ALL SSH placed before a Deny for the adversary net (so the Deny never wins), credential stuffing, directory traversal and SQL injection in the sa

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    Fox Forensics Bundle (5 packs) Bundle

    $28

    Give students real FRQ practice for AP® Cybersecurity-without spinning up a lab.Fox Forensics is five original Device Security Analysis packs. Each pack puts students in a fictional organization with

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Microsoft Office & MOS certification labs

Project-based labs for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access and Teams, plus timed MOS exam-prep challenges.

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    Microsoft Word Labs

    $12 · Grades 6–12

    Your students already type in Word. These labs teach them to design in it. Over eight one-period missions they build a Coding Club flyer, polish a science fair report, organize a volunteer schedule, l

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    Microsoft Excel Labs

    $12 · Grades 6–12

    Spreadsheets click when the data means something. In these eight labs students run the numbers for a Snack Shack, chart a food drive, manage a pet shelter's records, fix a field trip planner, rank an

    Buy on TPT : Microsoft Excel Labs
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    Microsoft PowerPoint Labs

    $12

    Move past bullet-point slides. In eight one-period missions students build an All About Me deck, tell a wildlife photo story, rescue a messy Spirit Week deck, present recycling drive results with tabl

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    Microsoft Outlook Labs

    $12

    Email, calendar, contacts, and tasks are workplace skills students rarely get taught. In these eight labs they send a club announcement, makeover an inbox, set up a signature, find anything fast, run

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    Microsoft Access Labs

    $12 · Grades 7–12

    Databases are where data skills get real. Across eight labs students build a pet shelter database from scratch, repair a library catalog, import and relate school store data, filter a soccer league, a

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    Microsoft Teams Labs

    $10 · Grades 6–12

    Most students will use Teams at school and at work, but few are taught how to use it well. In six labs they tour Club HQ, plan in a lab group chat, run a robotics team channel, co-author a newsletter

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  • Word MOS MO-110 Exam Prep cover

    Word MOS MO-110 Exam Prep

    $8

    Turn the GeekLair Word Labs into certification prep. After each Base Edition lab, students take a short, exam-style MOS Challenge with new content and no step-by-step help (15 minutes, real exam pace)

    Buy on TPT : Word MOS MO-110 Exam Prep
  • Excel MOS MO-210 Exam Prep cover

    Excel MOS MO-210 Exam Prep

    $8

    Turn the GeekLair Excel Labs into certification prep. After each Base Edition lab, students take a short, exam-style MOS Challenge with new content and no step-by-step help (12 minutes, real exam pace

    Buy on TPT : Excel MOS MO-210 Exam Prep
  • PowerPoint MOS MO-310 Exam Prep cover

    PowerPoint MOS MO-310 Exam Prep

    $8

    Turn the GeekLair PowerPoint Labs into certification prep. After each Base Edition lab, students take a short, exam-style MOS Challenge with new content and no step-by-step help (15 minutes, real exam

    Buy on TPT : PowerPoint MOS MO-310 Exam Prep
  • Outlook MOS MO-400 Exam Prep cover

    Outlook MOS MO-400 Exam Prep

    $8

    Turn the GeekLair Outlook Labs into certification prep. After each Base Edition lab, students take a short, exam-style MOS Challenge with new content and no step-by-step help (15 minutes, real exam pa

    Buy on TPT : Outlook MOS MO-400 Exam Prep
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    Microsoft Office Bundle (46 labs) Bundle

    $71

    Teach the whole Microsoft 365 toolkit with one purchase: 46 project-based labs across 6 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Teams), plus 4 MOS certification add-ons with 32 timed challenge

    Buy on TPT : Microsoft Office Bundle (46 labs)

GeekLair Coloring Books

Our first coloring book is coming soon on Amazon. We’ll add the link here once it’s published.

  • Front cover of Arcane Guardians: Magical Anime Adventures to Color

    Arcane Guardians: Magical Anime Adventures to Color

    Coming soon on Amazon

    • 50 single-sided illustrations
    • 104 pages
    • Letter size (8.5 × 11 in)