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