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Material:
Material:
Micro:bit and Battery Pack
Micro:bit and Battery Pack
(find all the colorful containers. If you grab from the front container you should have a Micro:bit and a Battery Pack in that container)
(find all the colorful containers. If you grab from the front container you should have a Micro:bit and a Battery Pack in that container)
Something to attach the mirco:bit to your shoe or leg- elastic band, a pipe cleaner, tape or anything you can think of that the lab has.
Something to attach the mirco:bit to your shoe or leg- elastic band, a pipe cleaner, tape or anything you can think of that the lab has.
Please remember to do all steps and keep reading. It walks you through Step 1 Make it, Step 2 Code it and Step 3 Improve it.
Please remember to do all steps and keep reading. It walks you through Step 1 Make it, Step 2 Code it and Step 3 Improve it.
Program
Program
You tell computers like the micro:bit what to do by giving them instructions. Sets of instructions for computers are called programs. Programs are written in code, a language that both you and the computer can understand.
You tell computers like the micro:bit what to do by giving them instructions. Sets of instructions for computers are called programs. Programs are written in code, a language that both you and the computer can understand.
You can program your micro:bit in the online MakeCode block or Python text editors.
You can program your micro:bit in the online MakeCode block or Python text editors.
Connect your micro:bit to your computer. You will plug your Mircro:Bit into your keyboard.
Connect your micro:bit to your computer. You will plug your Mircro:Bit into your keyboard.
Step 3: Transfer from a Computer
Step 3: Transfer from a Computer
Transferring your program to your micro:bit is called flashing because it copies your program into the micro:bit’s flash memory.
Transferring your program to your micro:bit is called flashing because it copies your program into the micro:bit’s flash memory.
Your micro:bit will pause and the yellow LED on the back will blink while your program is being transferred. Once it’s copied across, your program starts running on your micro:bit.
Your micro:bit will pause and the yellow LED on the back will blink while your program is being transferred. Once it’s copied across, your program starts running on your micro:bit.
There are two ways to transfer your program from a computer:
There are two ways to transfer your program from a computer:
- Drag and drop is like copying a downloaded file from your computer to a USB memory stick. It works on any computer.
- Direct flashing sends your program from the code editor direct to your micro:bit. It works on any computer in two popular web browsers.
Drag and Drop Video of transferring programs!
Drag and Drop Video of transferring programs!
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