Category Archives: microbit

micro:bit binary quiz

Posted on March 31, 2019 by blogmywiki

Here’s a simple micro:bit project to help you practice converting between binary and decimal (denary / base 10) numbers up to 31. Binary place values 16 8 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 In this example, 10101 in … Continue reading →

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Teaching logic gates with physical computing

Posted on March 15, 2019 by blogmywiki

I found teaching logic gates one of the trickier parts of the secondary Computer Science curriculum: they’re abstract, dry… not much fun. Year 9 in a girls’ school. Tough crowd. To counter this, I tried to make them a bit … Continue reading →

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Microbit class votes

Posted on April 13, 2018 by blogmywiki

Up to 25 pupils each has a micro:bit which they can use for voting YES or NO to any question. Pupils press button A to answer ‘no’ to a question, or button B to answer ‘yes’. They can shake their … Continue reading →

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Microbit treasure hunt

Posted on April 13, 2018 by blogmywiki

This is a much-simplified version of the MakeCode Hot/Cold game using Python. You hide beacons, players have to find them. You will need: – 2 or more micro:bits with battery packs – a computer with which to program them – … Continue reading →

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The Flu Game

Posted on April 11, 2018 by blogmywiki

Inspired by the totally awesome Hannah Fry’s BBC Four programme on pandemic flu and this also awesome micro:bit project, I present: The Flu Game. You will need: more than 2 micro:bits with battery packs a way of flashing Python code … Continue reading →

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