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Micro:bit Coding Challenge

From blinking LEDs to a working invention.

Micro:bit Coding Challenge
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Grade level
Grades 3–5
Category
Coding & Robotics
Resource type
Lesson

Students write MakeCode programs for the BBC micro:bit, using inputs, loops and sensors to build a small working device.

What Students Will Do

  • → Code an LED animation
  • → Use buttons and sensors as inputs
  • → Invent a device that solves a small problem

Skills & Learning Goals

  • ◆ Sequencing and loops
  • ◆ Inputs and outputs
  • ◆ Debugging

Teacher Information

No micro:bit? The free online simulator works. SAMPLE resource.