Quick answer
Code It is one of six online challenges in the NASCA STEM and AI Challenge 2026. It is open to grades 5 to 12, runs from 1 November 2026 to 30 November 2026, and asks for a ninety minute online sprint of logic, algorithms and debugging. Entry is $25 for an individual, $50 for a team of three and $100 for a school pack of ten. Judging uses six published parameters and every valid entry earns a verifiable certificate.
The brief
What we are asking for
Block based for the younger bracket, Python for the senior one. Sit it from home on any date in the window. Scored the moment you finish.
What you submit
A ninety minute online sprint of logic, algorithms and debugging
How it is judged
Do you understand the idea underneath the build, not only the steps you followed.
Does the work solve a real problem for a real person you can name.
Is the design sound, documented and repeatable by someone else.
How far did the work travel from first sketch to final submission.
The logic, the data handling and the reasoning behind the choices.
Can you explain it clearly and answer a hard question about it.
Two minutes
Enter Code It
The other five challenges
Enter Code It before 30 November.
Registration takes two minutes, and the rubric arrives with your confirmation so nothing about the marking is a surprise.