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Meet the Micro:bits
Coding is easy and fun when students meet the micro:bits. Learn to write and download code, so you are ready to create your own scientific tools!
Meet the Micro:bits
Coding is easy and fun when students meet the micro:bits. Learn to write and download code, so you are ready to create your own scientific tools!
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Student Edition
(English/Spanish)
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teacher Prep
Lab sheet & activites
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Teacher Prep Movie
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Lab Materials Needed
Blockey Koa Crate
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from Kea STEMCrate
- 1 Springy Spring Scale per student
Student Lab Sheet


Meet The Micro:bits
"I love these micro:bits they are sooooo cute."
Student - 6th grade.
Are you ready to solve problems, get creative, laugh and code? Then you need to meet the micro:bits. Enjoy getting to know these amazing baby computers.
introduction to coding



In this lab students learn how to talk to a computer using code. Students download the program they write to their micro:bit. Remember that students helping students is paramount with coding labs.
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Lab Assistant
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Student Programming Challenge
Have students go to stemtaught.com
(*press refresh if site does not load)
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1. Navigate to:
Students > STEMTaught Programming
2. Password > yay
3. Choose Meet the Micro:bits
4. Read about the challenge
5. Click the purple new project button
6. Code on the makecode site.
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