Microbit compass

THIS A DRAFT-Student will program a microbit that locate magnetic north, south, east and west. They will create coordinates to find objects. Conclusion-explain how does microbit correspond to the Earth magnetic pull.

Last updated April 19, 2026

National Standards Alignment

ccss ela L.7 SL.7 W.7
ccss math 7.G
csta 2-AP-10 2-AP-11 2-AP-12 2-AP-17
iste ISTE-1d ISTE-5a ISTE-5c ISTE-6c ISTE-6d
ngss MS-ESS1-4 MS-ESS2-1 MS-ESS2-2 MS-ETS1-1 MS-ETS1-2

OVERVIEW

Activity Overview:

THIS A DRAFT-Student will program a microbit that locate magnetic north, south, east and west. They will create coordinates to find objects. Conclusion-explain how does microbit correspond to the Earth magnetic pull.

Meta description

  • Subject Area: Computer Science, Mathematics, Science, Reading/Language Arts, Technology, Engineering
  • Grade Level : 6-8
  • Computer Science Domains:
    • Algorithms and Programming
  • Computer Science Principles:
    • Recognizing and Defining Computational Problems, Communicating About Computing
  • Materials:
    • Micro:bit
  • Considerations:
    • To be determined

Lesson Plan

Overview

THIS A DRAFT-Student will program a microbit that locate magnetic north, south, east and west. They will create coordinates to find objects. Conclusion-explain how does microbit correspond to the Earth magnetic pull.

ASSESSMENT PRE/POST-TEST

To be determined

OBJECTIVES

program a microbit to find true north. students will problem solve to locate objects using their microbit. students will create a map for others to find objects.

CATCH/HOOK

Can you accurately determine Earth’s magnetic north with a micro-processor?

ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS

To be determined

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REVIEW

To be determined

STANDARDS

TypeListing
CS DomainsAlgorithms and Programming
CS PrinciplesRecognizing and Defining Computational Problems, Communicating About Computing
Other Content StandardsScience-MS-ESS2-2,Language Arts-WHST.6-8.2Mathematics-MP.2