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micro:bit for Beginners

Level
Primary · Grades 4–6
Difficulty
Beginner
Duration
8 modules
Curriculum
24 lessons

Curriculum

8 units
  1. 01Meet the micro:bitYou can name the parts of the micro:bit and what they do, then create and run your first program in MakeCode.3 lessonsShow contents
  2. 02The LED Screen and AnimationYou can draw on the 5 x 5 screen using coordinates, make your own pictures, and build simple animations with timed pauses.3 lessonsShow contents
    • How the 5 x 5 Screen and LED Coordinates Work35 minLocked
    • Making a Beating Heart Animation and Your Own Pictures40 minLocked
    • Recap: Pictures, Pauses, and Animation30 minLocked
  3. 03Buttons and the Touch LogoYou can make the micro:bit react when button A, button B, both buttons together, or the touch logo is pressed.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Events: Programs That Wait for a Button Press35 minLocked
    • Making a Mood Board with Buttons A, B, and A+B40 minLocked
    • Recap: Events, Buttons, and the Logo30 minLocked
  4. 04Variables for Storing and CountingYou can create a variable, change its value with buttons, and show it as a number to build a counting tool.3 lessonsShow contents
    • A Variable Is Like a Scoreboard35 minLocked
    • Building a Skipping Rope Counter40 minLocked
    • Recap: Creating, Setting, and Changing Variables30 minLocked
  5. 05If-Then LogicYou can make the micro:bit take decisions with if and else blocks and compare numbers using greater-than and less-than signs.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Making Decisions with If and Else35 minLocked
    • Building a Drinking Water Tracker with a Target40 minLocked
    • Recap: Conditions, Comparisons, and Choices30 minLocked
  6. 06The Motion Sensor (Accelerometer)You can use the accelerometer to detect shaking and tilting, read the strength of a movement, and build a digital dice.3 lessonsShow contents
    • How the micro:bit Senses Movement35 minLocked
    • Building a Digital Dice You Shake40 minLocked
    • Recap: Gestures, Movement Strength, and Random Numbers30 minLocked
  7. 07Temperature and Light SensorsYou can read the temperature in degrees Celsius and the light level around you, then build a digital thermometer that warns you when the air is hot.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Measuring the Temperature and Light Around Us35 minLocked
    • Building a Digital Thermometer with a Heat Warning40 minLocked
    • Recap: Reading Environment Sensors30 minLocked
  8. 08Final Project: Step Counter and ThermometerYou can plan, build, test, and present a micro:bit device that counts your steps and measures the temperature at the same time.3 lessonsShow contents
    • Planning the Project: Button Plan and Program Flow35 minLocked
    • Building and Testing the Step Counter45 minLocked
    • Project Presentation and Course Recap40 minLocked

Prerequisites

No special prerequisites.

Tools and materials

micro:bit, MakeCode

Final project

A step counter and a thermometer

Mentor

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EduSTEAM Team