OVERVIEW

Activity Overview:

This is an introductory lesson that I used with my 5th & 6th grade students. This lesson introduces students to basic programming on a microbit. Students will then use this basics course to create games using microbits.

Meta description

• Subject Area: Computer Science
• Grade Level : 3-5
• Computer Science Domains:
  • Algorithms and Programming
• Computer Science Principles:
  • Fostering an Inclusive Computing Culture, Recognizing and Defining Computational Problems, Creating Computational Artifacts, Testing and Refining Computational Artifacts, Communicating About Computing
• Materials:
  • Micro:bit
• Considerations:
  • I created a step by step tutorial for the basics

Lesson Plan

Overview

This is an introductory lesson that I used with my 5th & 6th grade students. This lesson introduces students to basic programming on a microbit. Students will then use this basics course to create games using microbits.

ASSESSMENT PRE/POST-TEST

How did your program include variables to store and modify data? What program did you create to included sequences, events, loops and conditionals?

OBJECTIVES

I can create a program that use variable to store and modify data. I can create programs that include sequences, events, loops and conditionals individually.

CATCH/HOOK

We will watch a video on Micropets.

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS

Students will learn to use basic coding to create programs using microbits.

Supplements

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REVIEW

Students will share their microbits and present what their microbit does.

STANDARDS