The micro:bit - Track

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Students get familiar with the micro:bit and learn how to create a basic program that includes icons.

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micro:bit Parts & Pieces

micro:bit functions & features

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Students practice programming a basic program that shows icons, clears the screen, and pauses your code.

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show icon

pause & clear screen

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Students practice programming your own custom LED designs in this lesson's challenges.

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LEDs & outputs

Downloading to the micro:bit

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Students practice programming button inputs in this lesson's challenges.

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Buttons

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Students practice programming strings in this lesson's challenges.

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Strings

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Students practice programming numbers in this lesson's challenges.

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Numbers

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Students learn about accessibility. Then, practice programming compass arrows in this lesson's challenges.

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Accessibility

compass arrows

adaptive technologies

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Students practice programming loops in this lesson's challenges.

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Loops

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Students practice programming conditionals in this lesson's challenges.

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ELSE clauses

IF statements

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Students practice programming variables in this lesson's challenges using the data they collect to complete the challenges.

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Variables

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about copyright and the public domain. Then, work with a partner to create a Rock, Paper, Scissors challenge. Be sure to give credit to each other's ideas.

Topics covered:

Copyright

Public Domain

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Learning Outcomes:

Students get familiar with the micro:bit and learn how to create a basic program that includes icons.

Topics covered:

micro:bit Parts & Pieces

micro:bit functions & features

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about hardware and software and then create programs about the topic.

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Hardware

Software

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn how to download their code to a physical robot. Then, learn about file management while programming challenges about the topic.

Topics covered:

Downloading to the micro:bit

File extensions

version control

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming a basic program that shows icons, clears the screen, and pauses their code.

Topics covered:

show icon

pause & clear screen

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming their own custom LED designs in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

LEDs & outputs

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming button inputs in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

Buttons

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming strings in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

Strings

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming numbers in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

Numbers

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming loops in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

Loops

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming conditionals in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

IF statements

Else Clauses

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming variables in this lesson's challenges using the data they collect to complete the challenges.

Topics covered:

Variables

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming compass arrows in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

compass arrows

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming more advanced compass challenges in this lesson.

Topics covered:

compass & degrees

compass & variables

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming melodies in this lesson's challenges.

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melodies

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming temperature in this lesson's challenges.

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temperature

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Students practice programming light in this lesson's challenges.

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light

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about accessibility. Then, practice programming in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

Accessibility

Adaptive Technologies

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming the accelerometer in the micro: bit in this lesson's challenges.

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accelerometer

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about effective research strategies. Then, research to support their programming in this personal project.

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Essential questions

Keyword searches

reliable & unreliable resources

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about copyright and the public domain. Then, work with a partner to create a Rock, Paper, Scissors challenge. Be sure to give credit to each other's ideas.

Topics covered:

Copyright

Public Domain

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming the radio features in the micro:bit in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

radio

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming the microphone and touch features in the micro:bit in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

microphone

touch

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Learning Outcomes:

Students get familiar with the micro:bit and learn how to create a basic program that includes icons.

Topics covered:

micro:bit Parts & Pieces

micro:bit functions & features

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about hardware and software and then create programs about the topic.

Topics covered:

Hardware

Software

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn how to download their code to a physical robot. Then, learn about file management while programming challenges about the topic.

Topics covered:

Downloading to the micro:bit

File extensions

version control

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming a basic program that shows icons, clears the screen, and pauses their code.

Topics covered:

show icon

pause & clear screen

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming their own custom LED designs in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

LEDs & outputs

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about cyberbullying and digital footprints. Then, practice programming in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

Digital Footprint

Cyberbullying

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming button inputs in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

Buttons

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming strings in this lesson's challenges.

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Strings

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming numbers in this lesson's challenges.

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Numbers

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice their programming in the hcallenges while learning about computer devices and computer systems.

Topics covered:

Computer devices

Computer systems

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about internet safety and cybersecurity in this lesson. Then, practice their programming skills in the challenges.

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Internet Safety

Cybersecurity

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Students practice programming loops in this lesson's challenges.

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Loops

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about computers' effect on culture. Then, practice programming in the challenges.

Topics covered:

Computers & communication

Computers & entertainment

Computers & learning

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming conditionals in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

If statements

Else Clauses

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming variables in this lesson's challenges using the data they collect to complete the challenges.

Topics covered:

Variables

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming compass arrows in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

compass arrows

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming more advanced compass challenges in this lesson.

Topics covered:

compass & degrees

compass & variables

comparison operators

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about encryption and decoding. Then, practice programming using morse cod encyrption in the challenges.

Topics covered:

Encryption

Decoding

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Students learn about binary data. Then, practice programming using binary in the challenges.

Topics covered:

Binary data

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Students practice programming melodies in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

melodies

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming temperature in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

temperature

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming light in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

light

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about accessibility. Then, practice programming in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

Accessibility

Adaptive Technologies

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Learning Outcomes:

Students practice programming the accelerometer in the micro: bit in this lesson's challenges.

Topics covered:

accelerometer

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Learning Outcomes:

Students learn about effective research strategies. Then, research to support their programming in this personal project.

Topics covered:

Essential questions

Keyword searches

reliable & unreliable resources

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