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On the left we have the main code commands starting with Basic and going down to Devices, clicking through these will give you a good idea of what is possible with the Micro:bit out-of-the-box ...
2) Game counter In the micro:bit age there’s no excuse for keeping score with an abacus, so upgrade your table football with this easy project. The initial code lets you add numbers to the micro:bit’s ...
The BBC micro:bit is a tiny little motherboard designed in partnership with Microsoft, and it is a wonderful way to get kids into coding. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
We will use coordinates in this micro:bit lesson. However, with micro:bit, the layout of our screen will look different to the above (or Maths class), particularly the y-axis.
Micro:bit Beacons It's a classic game of hide and seek! Except in this activity, students must program micro:bits that are able to hone in on the radio signals emitted by other micro:bits that the ...
The BBC micro:bit has been with us for about eighteen months now, and while the little ARM-based board has made a name for itself in its intended market of education, we haven’t seen as much of it in ...
This article was first published in the October 2015 issue of WIRED magazine. Be the first to read WIRED's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional ...
A tiny computer intended to encourage UK kids to get programming is finally being delivered to schools, some half a year later than originally planned.
Meet Dan TDM, Gyas i Sheppy, Alex Humphries and Abby Cook as they visited primary schools around the UK to deliver free micro:bits to help kids learn to code.