This is a 'touring' workshop and will be delivered in a classroom at your school or community centre.
The Workshop will be tailored around any school that already uses micro:bits and would like to know how to extend their use into a STEM scheme of work.
We can adapt the workshops for a schools that are not yet using the fabulous micro:bit and would like to know how to introduce them into a STEAM curriculum.
The workshops last between one and one and a half hours to fit in with your school's timetable.
The children will work in pairs and the host school will need to provide a laptop or chrome book with access to the internet for each pair of children.
A typical session, contains a mixture of problem solving and program development, and will include:
Overview of the session and examples of work pupils will produce
Introduction to basic programming commands (e.g. flashing a light on and off)
Repetition of instructions (e.g. lights flashing a specified number of times)
Sequencing instructions for components (e.g. traffic light sequences; alarm warning buzzers)
Decision making / responding to events (e.g. a pressure pad causing an alarm to sound)
Designing and making a physical end product (e.g. a burglar alarm)
Parental showcase – parents / carers view pictures or video clips to see what the children have produced during the day
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