micro:bit

Microsoft MakeCode - open-source, online computer science programming using Block coding & Javascript. MakeCode has a built-in, online simulator so that students do not necessarily need a physical micro:bit in order to test their code.

How do I start?

Complete a few online tutorials to become familiar with block coding and transferring code to a micro:bit. Then, let your students loose!

• Flashing Heart

• Name Tag

• Smiley Buttons

• Dice, etc.

Where do I get micro:bits for my students?

• Tech Force - Check with your school's Tech Force supervisor as there is a good chance that your school already has a kit!

• Elementary Gr 6 Science: All elementary schools have a Living Space micro:bit kit (check with a grade 6 science teacher).

• Middle schools: Each school has at least 15 micro:bits (check with your Gr 9 Coding & Robotics teacher).

• Not sure? Contact your Ed Tech Consultant! You can book a set for your class through Tech Connect - Book This Out.

You can also try ordering your own kit (Let's Talk Science: Living Space Project). Contact the Ed Tech Consultant for more information.

You Light up My Life

This lesson for the Lamp:bit, models a real world system in which the street lights are controlled by environmental light conditions.

Equipment:

• micro:bit

• Chromebook (access Microsoft Makecode online)

• Kitronik Lamp:bit (sign out from S. Merth)

• Micro USB cable

• Use alligator clips if not directly attaching the micro:bit to the Lamp:bit