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Micro:bit Inventor Lab — Level 3

Design It → Measure It → Connect It → Prove It. Twelve advanced MakeCode missions after Level 2.

Grades 3–6Advanced12 lessons12 missions · about 60–90 minutes each
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Micro:bit Inventor Lab — Level 3

// about this course

The third step in the #smithingifted Micro:bit pathway. Inventors use arrays, parameterised functions, non-blocking state machines, calibrated sensing with hysteresis, bounded data logs, and a validated radio protocol with acknowledgements and retries, then prove an original low-risk invention with repeatable tests and teacher-approved evidence.

// what you'll learn

  • Store and replay data with bounded arrays
  • Write reusable functions with parameters
  • Schedule responsive programs with elapsed time and states
  • Calibrate sensors and apply hysteresis
  • Log, export and interpret measured data honestly
  • Design a validated radio protocol with ACK, timeout and retries
  • Run repeatable tests and improve one factor at a time

// lessons

  1. 01

    Pattern Vault

    Bounded coordinate arrays.

  2. 02

    One Tool, Many Signals

    Functions with parameters.

  3. 03

    Mission Control, No Waiting

    States and elapsed-time scheduling.

  4. 04

    Sensor Passport

    Repeated samples and calibration.

  5. 05

    The Unflappable Alarm

    Hysteresis.

  6. 06

    Black-Box Recorder

    Bounded, timestamped data logging.

  7. 07

    Evidence Detective

    Comparing measured conditions.

  8. 08

    Radio With a Rulebook

    A validated radio protocol.

  9. 09

    Delivery Detectives

    ACK, timeout and retries.

  10. 10

    Connected Caretaker

    Integrated system design.

  11. 11

    Failure-Finding Studio

    Repeatable testing and one-factor revision.

  12. 12

    Inventor's Reliability Expo

    Capstone with six evidence locks.