Practice solving a speed cube until you can do it under 3 minutes. Don't give up — it just takes practice! Then show your instructor to earn Hackercoin.
Turn the white center piece to face up, then bring each white/yellow edge piece to the top layer so it surrounds the yellow center, forming a daisy shape.
Turn each white edge down to create a White Cross on the top.
Find each white corner piece in the bottom layer and use a repeating right-hand move to pop it into place, completing the first layer.
Locate edge pieces with no yellow sticker and insert them into the middle layer using a left or right algorithm, completing the first two layers.
Use a repeating algorithm on the top face until the yellow stickers form a cross, ignoring corner pieces for now.
Rotate the top layer and repeat the algorithm until the yellow cross lines up with the matching colors on every side.
Use an algorithm to cycle the top corner pieces into their correct positions, even if they are not yet facing the right way.
Twist each top corner into place one at a time with the same short algorithm until every corner shows yellow on top and the cube is fully solved.
Most kids who practice a few minutes a day can learn the full beginner method in one to two weeks. Getting under 3 minutes usually takes a few more weeks of repetition after that.
The layer-by-layer (beginner's) method is easiest to learn first: build a white cross, solve the white corners, fix the middle edges, make a yellow cross, then position and orient the last layer's corners. That is the method taught in this 8-step challenge.
The official name and spelling is "Rubik's cube," named after its inventor, Erno Rubik. "Rubix cube" is a common misspelling.
Practice with the 8 lesson videos on this page until you can solve a 3x3 speed cube in under 3 minutes, then demonstrate it to your instructor in class to earn 10 Hackercoin.
A basic 3x3 speed cube (a cube built to turn quickly and smoothly) makes practicing easier, but any standard 3x3 Rubik's cube works for learning the steps.