CBSE CT + AI · Mandatory · 2026-27CBSE has made Computational Thinking and AI a subject for Classes 3-8 from this session. MissionX is the Grade 3-12 programme that covers it, with the textbook, the missions and the teacher plan in one place.Read the CBSE circular →
CBSE CT + AI, covered from Class 3 to Class 12AI Interactive Textbooks + Future Job Missions, Grades 3 to 12
Learn it in the textbook. Live it in a mission.
Ten textbooks mapped to the CBSE CT + AI framework and NEP 2020, each chapter ending in a browser mission. Students master a concept in class, scan the QR code and step into the job that uses it. Teachers get lesson plans, slides and answer keys for every period.MissionX pairs a printed AI textbook series with a browser platform of career simulations. Students master a concept in class, scan the chapter's QR code and step into the job that uses it.
CREST Accredited Resource600+ schools, 100K+ studentsNo new hardwareCBSE Acad-15/2026 aligned
Textbook, Grade 3, Chapter 1
What is a Pattern?
Computers learn by finding patterns in many examples, the way you spot the repeat in a tile design.
Scan to play Mission: AI Rocket Jr.
Mission, live on MissionX
AI Rocket Jr.
Load the rocket's supplies in the right pattern to teach its AI, or the launch fails.
Portfolio evidence: pattern rules applied
LEARN → LIVE → PROVE
How it works
One learning loop, from concept to career
Every chapter ends inside a mission. Teachers deliver the concept in print; the platform turns it into experience and evidence.
LEARN
In the AI Interactive Textbook
A story brief places the student inside a real scenario. Hands-on activities, Check Yourself questions and Think Beyond challenges build the concept in class.
Read It · Think & Do · Check Yourself
LIVE
In a Textbook Mission
The chapter's QR code opens a matched mission on MissionX. The student becomes the professional and applies exactly what they just learned, on any browser.
Live It on MissionX
PROVE
In the portfolio and dashboard
Portfolio entries and teacher dashboard data capture progress for reports and the CREST Award pathway. Older students go on to the full Future Job mission library.
Portfolio Entry · CREST pathway
Every chapter, the same arc:Read ItThink & DoCheck YourselfThink BeyondLive It on MissionXPortfolio Entry
What CBSE actually asked for
Four strands of Computational Thinking, each with a chapter and a mission
The CBSE CT + AI framework for Classes 3-8 (2026-27) defines four learning-outcome strands and Curricular Goals CG-1 to CG-3. Every MissionX chapter is tagged to a strand, and every strand has a live mission where the student applies it.
STRAND 1
Abstract Thinking
Keep what matters, leave out what does not. Represent a real situation as a model a computer can work with.
TEXTBOOKGrade 5, Thinking Like a Computer: the Four PillarsMISSIONMap Maker Bot: build three maps of one city, each keeping only what its purpose needs
STRAND 2
Pattern Recognition
Spot repeats, similarities and trends in data, and use them to predict what comes next.
TEXTBOOKGrade 3, Curious Computers, Ch 1: What is a Pattern?MISSIONAI Rocket Jr.: load supplies in the correct pattern to train the rocket's AI
STRAND 3
Decomposition
Break a big problem into smaller parts that can be solved one at a time.
TEXTBOOKGrade 5, Thinking Like a Computer, Ch 1MISSIONRocket Stage Builder: split a launch into propulsion, navigation, payload, comms and recovery
STRAND 4
Algorithmic Thinking
Write clear step-by-step instructions that always produce the right result.
TEXTBOOKGrade 3, Ch 2: Giving Instructions, Step by StepMISSIONRoute Helper Jr.: program a delivery robot through a city with no wrong turns
Complements the free CBSE handbook, does not replace it.
Chapter tags use the CBSE strand names, not our own codes
Grades 3-5 integrate with Language, Maths and The World Around Us
Assessment: 1, 3 and 5-mark items plus a teacher observation rubric
Grades 9-12 continue into AI electives and integrated AI
Ready to teach on day one.
Period-by-period lesson plans and slides for every chapter
Expected answers, answer keys and differentiation notes
A no-device alternative for every Live It session
Teacher workshop "Teaching AI Beyond the Textbook" before term starts
The textbooks
Ten books, one staircase from Grade 3 to Grade 12
Each book is complete in itself and one step on a progression from playful pattern-hunting to model-building, ethics and enterprise. Four bands match the missions and the AI League.
Grade 3 Curious ComputersFirst Steps in Thinking Like a MachineSee a sample chapter →Grade 4 Smart MachinesComputers as Helpers: Sequences, Conditions, LearningSee a sample chapter →Grade 5 Thinking Like a ComputerComputational Thinking: The Four PillarsSee a sample chapter →Grade 6 Code ExplorersLoops, Variables, Conditions, Events and Your First Digital ProgramsSee a sample chapter →Grade 7 Data DetectivesUnderstanding Information, Visualisation and How AI Learns from DataSee a sample chapter →Grade 8 AI ExplorersComputer Vision, Natural Language Processing and the AI PipelineSee a sample chapter →Grade 9 AI BuildersNeural Networks, Generative AI, Reinforcement Learning and Real-World ProjectsSee a sample chapter →Grade 10 AI InnovatorsPython for AI, Mathematical Foundations and Applied Machine LearningSee a sample chapter →Grade 11 Deep Learning and NLPTensorFlow, PyTorch, Sequence Models, Transformers and Conversational AISee a sample chapter →Grade 12 AI at Production ScaleMLOps, Multimodal AI, AI Regulation and Law, Career Pathways and CapstoneSee a sample chapter →
Curriculum aligned
Mapped to NEP 2020 and CBSE, with a Global Edition for Cambridge, IB, UAE MoE and Qatar CIT schools. Grades 3-5 integrate with Language, Maths and The World Around Us.
Teacher Companion for every book
Period-by-period lesson flow, expected answers, observation rubrics and a no-device alternative for every Live It session.
Works with one classroom display
Younger grades run teacher-led on a single screen. Older grades work individually or in pairs on any browser.
Textbook Missions
Every chapter has a mission waiting on the platform
Textbook Missions are short, grade-specific simulations built for one chapter each. Pick a grade below to see what is live for your classes today.
Grade 3 missions
Paired with Curious Computers
Open all Textbook Missions31 Textbook Missions live for Grades 3-8. New missions ship as each book is released.
Future Job Missions
50+ careers students step into once the concept is theirs
Full-length career simulations, 45 to 90 minutes each, with a role, decisions, consequences and a scored outcome. This is the applied library that textbook chapters open up to as students move up the grades.
View all 50+ missionsNew missions are added roughly monthly. Schools get every new mission at no extra cost for the licence period.
Using MissionX
How it works in your school, week by week
Pick your role to see the path. Nothing here needs new hardware or an IT project.
One chapter, four periods. The Teacher Companion plans each chapter as a four-period cycle. Read the spread the evening before; nothing needs more than ten minutes of preparation.
PERIOD 1Read ItPERIOD 2Think & DoPERIOD 3Check & StretchPERIOD 4Live It on MissionX
What the school receives. Printed textbook per enrolled student, platform access with QR-paired chapter missions, Teacher Companion, teacher training, curriculum mapping before launch, admin dashboard with progress reporting, an end-of-term impact report, and the CREST Award pathway through the British Science Association.
Accredited and backed
Trusted by leading organisations
MissionX is a CREST Accredited Resource of the British Science Association, built by Junkbot Robotics and supported by partners across the UAE, Qatar and India.
CREST AwardsBritish Science AssociationNVIDIA InceptionSheraaMBRIFDP WorldSeedstarsQatar Science & Technology Park
600+Schools worldwide
100K+Students trained
10Textbooks, Grades 3-12
50+Future Job missions, plus 31 Textbook Missions
The school package
One programme per grade, priced per student per year
MissionX is sold to schools only. Every enrolled student receives the printed textbook and platform access; every teacher receives the Companion and training. Pricing is shared in a proposal after a short scoping call.
Included for every school
Printed AI Interactive Textbook per student, Grades 3-12
Platform access with QR-paired Textbook Missions and the full Future Job library
Teacher Companion, lesson plans, slides, answer keys and observation rubrics
Teacher training workshop and curriculum mapping before launch
Admin dashboard, progress reporting and end-of-term impact report
CREST Award pathway through the British Science Association
What is the difference between a Textbook Mission and a Future Job Mission?
A Textbook Mission is short, grade-specific and built for one chapter; the chapter's QR code opens it. A Future Job Mission is a full career simulation of 45 to 90 minutes from the 50+ library. Students start with Textbook Missions and move into Future Job Missions as their skills grow.
Which grades and curricula are covered?
The series runs from Grade 3 to Grade 12 in four bands, aligned to NEP 2020 and CBSE, with a Global Edition for Cambridge, IB, UAE MoE and Qatar CIT schools. Missions scale in complexity across the same bands.
Do we need a device for every student?
No. Younger grades are designed to run teacher-led on one classroom display, and every chapter is fully completable on paper where devices are limited. Older grades work individually or in pairs on any browser.
What is the CREST Award pathway?
MissionX is a CREST Accredited Resource of the British Science Association. Structured mission work can be developed into CREST Award submissions, an internationally recognised STEM credential.
Can our school use the platform without the textbooks?
Yes, some schools start with the Future Job library alone. The textbooks add the print spine, teacher planning and the chapter-to-mission link that makes the loop, and they are what cover the CBSE CT + AI requirement.
Is it safe for students?
MissionX is ad-free with no social features. Student accounts are provisioned by the school, all content is age-appropriate and educationally vetted, and Junkbot Robotics has been a trusted STEM education provider since 2016.
How is it priced?
Per student per year, with teacher materials and training included. We share pricing in a proposal after a short scoping call, since it depends on grades, edition and delivery model.
The company behind MissionX
Built by Junkbot Robotics
JUNKBOT
Junkbot Robotics is an AI and STEM education company founded in the UAE in 2016, operating across the UAE, Qatar and India. It designs robotics kits, K-12 curriculum, innovation labs and teacher training for schools, and runs corporate and government programmes. MissionX and the AI Interactive Textbook series are Junkbot products. Junkbot received its initial investment from DP World.
Clients
GEMS EducationMinistry of Education, UAEMinistry of Finance, UAEDubai PoliceDEWAENOCMicrosoftPwCEmirates NBDCartoon NetworkSandooq Al WatanFriends of Cancer PatientsAbdulla Al Ghurair FoundationLSBU UAE
Partners and accreditations
DP WorldINITIAL INVESTORBritish Science AssociationCREST ACCREDITED RESOURCENVIDIA InceptionPROGRAMME MEMBERGovernment of KeralaAI LEAGUE PARTNERSheraaENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTRESRTIPINNOVATION PARKMBRIFINNOVATION FUNDSeedstarsQatar Science & Technology ParkAmerican University of SharjahDO IT LAB CAMPUSEntriAI LEAGUE PARTNER
Senjith GeorgeKerala Business Lead, Indiasenjithg@junkbot.co+91 95673 67148
UAE and GCCSchool enquiriesinfo@junkbot.co+971 56 381 3512
Head officeJunkbot RoboticsMissionX, Al Khazim, Dubai 118323, UAEjunkbot.co · missionx.me
Bring the full loop to your school
Textbooks in the classroom, missions on the platform, a championship on the state stage. One programme, Grades 3 to 12. India: Senjith George, +91 95673 67148, senjithg@junkbot.co. UAE and GCC: +971 56 381 3512, info@junkbot.co.
