OVERVIEW

Activity Overview:

Students will be able to experiment with micro-bits. Then students will be able to create the code for taking a temperature. Students can test their micro-bit.

Meta description

• Subject Area: Computer Science, Science
• Grade Level : K-2
• Computer Science Domains:
  • Computing Systems, Data Analysis
• Computer Science Principles:
  • Fostering an Inclusive Computing Culture, Collaborating Around Computing
• Materials:
  • Micro:bit
• Considerations: +

Lesson Plan

Overview

Students will be able to experiment with micro-bits. Then students will be able to create the code for taking a temperature. Students can test their micro-bit.

ASSESSMENT PRE/POST-TEST

What is “weather? How do we know what the weather will be like? What tool tells us the temperature?

OBJECTIVES

Students will explore micro-bits Students will be introduced to the micro:bit and how it can code certain things

CATCH/HOOK

Video on how to be a weather watcher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo8lbeVVb4M

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Show video on how to be a weather watcher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo8lbeVVb4M

2. Show micro:bit and explain to the students what it is. Explain that this little thing is going to tell us the temperature outside and inside.

3. Show video on thermometer with microbit: https://www.google.com/search?q=explaing+microbit+thermometer+to+students&source=lmns&bih=649&biw=1366&rlz=1CAGWKK_enUS960&hl=en-US&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigkJeQncLxAhWFRawKHbl5BuEQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA

4. Explain that the class will be taking the temperature inside and outside

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REVIEW

Asking students why it is important to take temperatures and what a micro-bit is

STANDARDS