Events: micro:bit

Experience Forward Education’s MicroChat, a new AI-powered coding assistant that helps students create, understand, and improve micro:bit programs. Level: Ready for More – For participants who understand basic inputs, outputs, and block coding and are ready for more complex projects. Topics that will be covered: Explore prompting strategies AI-generated micro:bit projects Classroom management features Ways […]

Build two quick, classroom-ready projects in one session: a door alarm and a conductivity tester. Simple to make and sure to get students excited. Level: Getting Comfortable – For participants who have completed some beginner activities and are ready to explore additional features.

Teach a micro:bit to recognize movement. Use CreateAI and MakeCode to train your own machine learning model with motion data and see AI in action. Level: Recommended for participants who are comfortable creating programs in MakeCode, experienced with collecting data through micro:bit sensors, and are ready to explore how machine learning can be used with […]

Turn your micro:bit into a scientist’s notebook. Record sensor readings over time, then analyze the results to tell the story behind your data. Level:  Expanding Possibilities – For participants with experience using sensors and want to expand their data collection options.

How much can one tiny board sense? Discover the environmental data your micro:bit can measure, from units to data ranges, and spark ideas for student investigations. Level: Getting Comfortable – For participants who have completed some beginner activities and are ready to explore additional features.  A quick view at all the ways a micro:bit can […]

Turn your micro:bit into a thermometer. Program it to detect the temperature of its surroundings with the built-in temperature sensor. Level:  Ready for More – For participants who understand basic inputs, outputs, and block coding and are ready for more complex projects. Detect how hot or cold your environment is using the micro:bit’s built-in temperature […]

Give your micro:bit a voice! Use the speaker (only available on the V2) to make and respond to sound, then combine audio with other features for richer projects. Level:  Ready for More – For participants who understand basic inputs, outputs, and block coding and are ready for more complex projects. Using the built-in speaker on […]

Get two micro:bits talking to each other. Learn to send and receive wireless messages with the built-in radio. **You’ll need two micro:bits for this session. Level:  Ready for More – For participants who understand basic inputs, outputs, and block coding and are ready for more complex projects. In this fun activity, you will be able […]

Make your micro:bit see the light. Explore the micro:bit’s built in light sensor and learn how it detects and measures changes in light levels. Together we will program the micro:bit to react to different light levels to work as a sunlight sensor or a nightlight. Level:  Getting Comfortable – For participants who have completed some […]

Shake, tilt, and move! Discover how to program your micro:bit to respond to and collect data from movement. Level:  Getting Comfortable – For participants who have completed some beginner activities and are ready to explore additional features.  Topics that will be covered are: Learn about the accelerometer feature to respond to movement Collect data from […]