Overview

Lesson Objectives

Students will…

• Exercise creativity and resourcefulness by coming up with ideas for using simple household materials to accommodate the micro:bit’s size and weight in many different ways.
• Test and iterate using different materials and sizes in order to create an optimal design to house the micro:bit and battery pack
• Learn how to download programs and move them to the Micro:bit file to run on the Micro:bit.
• Use the design thinking process to develop an understanding for a problem or user need.
• Apply their understanding in a creative way by making a “micro:pet” creature.

In this first project, we will focus on making something creative that features the micro:bit as its “face”. We are placing a focus on physical computing and making because it is important to set the stage that this is all about making, building, crafting and construction.

Some common making supplies to gather:

• pizza boxes
• scrap cardboard
• colored construction paper
• colored duct tape
• scissors
• pipe cleaners
• stickers
• feathers
• string
• markers
• paint
• foil
• anything that could be used for "robot" appeal
• cardboard tubes