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This is the activity card that came with your materials. You can learn more about the science and electronics in this episode and view all of the steps and challenges for this week on this card. You can press the "Enter Fullscreen" button to make these cards bigger. Or, you can go here.
This is the activity card that came with your materials. You can learn more about the science and electronics in this episode and view all of the steps and challenges for this week on this card. You can press the "Enter Fullscreen" button to make these cards bigger. Or, you can go here.
Step 1 - Plant your seedlings
Step 1 - Plant your seedlings
Follow along with this video to start your seedlings!
Follow along with this video to start your seedlings!
Step 2 - Name your garden using micro:bit
Step 2 - Name your garden using micro:bit
Give your garden a nametag by following along with this tutorial.
Give your garden a nametag by following along with this tutorial.
First, make sure you have the materials you see here.
First, make sure you have the materials you see here.
USB cable
USB cable
Micro:bit
Micro:bit
LED light strip
LED light strip
Grove Shield
Grove Shield
When you have everything all hooked up click here to go to the makecode tutorial where you will learn how to start coding! Makecode is the website that you will program your micro:bit with.
When you have everything all hooked up click here to go to the makecode tutorial where you will learn how to start coding! Makecode is the website that you will program your micro:bit with.
We encourage you to complete the tutorial, but if you lose your code you can always click on this link to get the code back.
We encourage you to complete the tutorial, but if you lose your code you can always click on this link to get the code back.
Step 3 - Coding Colors; Learn to Use LED Lights
Step 3 - Coding Colors; Learn to Use LED Lights
Once you have learned the basics of make code and have named your garden using the micro:bit, it's time to make your LED strip flash some funky fresh colors. Make sure your equipment is all set up like the picture to the right then click here to access the tutorial.
Once you have learned the basics of make code and have named your garden using the micro:bit, it's time to make your LED strip flash some funky fresh colors. Make sure your equipment is all set up like the picture to the right then click here to access the tutorial.
Here is a link to the coding colors program (remember to try the tutorial first!): https://bit.ly/my-first-led-strip-experiment
Here is a link to the coding colors program (remember to try the tutorial first!): https://bit.ly/my-first-led-strip-experiment
Challenge Yourself
Challenge Yourself
Pick at least one of these challenges to complete this week. Then make sure to share your experiences and thoughts below
Pick at least one of these challenges to complete this week. Then make sure to share your experiences and thoughts below
Create
Create
Try making several lanterns with different shapes to show off your LED lights
Code
Code
Write a program to change the colors on your LED strip by shaking the micro:bit
Experiment
Experiment
Plan out an experiment where you can observe how light effects your seedlings growth over the next couple of weeks
Reflect
Reflect
Respond to the prompts at the top of each column by uploading, pictures, videos or just writing about your experiences. It doesn't have to be perfect, we just want to hear what you've been up to.
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