MakeCode
46 lessons found.
Civilizations by the mile
Civilizations by the mile is a 6th grade social studies lesson with a focus on comparing and contrasting the different …
Coding and Microbits
In this lesson the students will be introduced to the website MakeCode with programing the microbit simulator. To start …
Communicating Through History: MicroBit Morse Code
Students will read articles and then construct a timeline of the progression of communication technology in the …
Critical Infrastructure 2
Students will be able to demonstrate foundational knowledge and skills that are related to cybersecurity
Cryptology with micro:bits
This activity will introduce the Caesar Cipher to students on makecode.micro:bit.org. Students will explore the Caesar …
Cybersecurity - Hand Introduction and Confidentiality
Introduction to the GenCyber Hand concepts - also includes Confidentiality topics.
Cybersecurity Training part II
How are devices that are not physically connected able to communicate? micro:bits will be used to help students …
Egg Drop Experiment using Microbit
Students will investigate and design an experiment that explores Newton’s 2nd Law, momentum and impulse using a …
Exploring Outputs with an RGB Light Strip
In this lesson you will be introducing the connection of color with computer science through the use of a micro:bit and …
Exploring Potential and Kinetic Energy by Using Hot Wheels and Micro:bits
Students will be exploring potential and kinetic energy (how mass and velocity changes KE, when does an object have the …
Fundamentals of Cyber Safety
Students will listen to a short presentation about three of the six cybersecurity hand concepts. Students will then be …
Getting Active with Microbit
They are introduced to variables and develop their understanding through a mixture of unplugged and practical …
Getting started with Micro:bit
Students will explore the functions of the MIcro: bit. Students have not had experience with this and I have very …
Getting the bugs out!
Help! Can you debug the Microbit code? We will look briefly at Grace Hopper to see the origins of debugging. Then …
Getting to Know You, CPU
Students will be introduced to Micro:Bit technology and have the opportunity to program the Micro:Bit to share some …
Input/Output what's it all about?
Students will learn the definition of input/output as it relates to computing and will use the Micro:bits to demonstrate …
Intro to Coding a Microbit
In this lesson the students will be introduced to the website MakeCode with programing the microbit simulator. To start …
Intro To Coding a Microbit
Students will be introduced to block coding using the website makecode.org. They will code a virtual microbit by …
Introduction to the microbit
This lesson will teach 5th & 6th grade elementary students how to program and use a microbit. Learners will be able to …
Litter Hunt
In this lesson, pupils develop their understanding of the micro:bit by using the buttons and sensors on the device to …
Magic 8 ball
Make your own magic 8 ball! Students will code a micro:bit in makecode.org to tell other's 'fortunes'.
Make.code for the Musical
Students were gearing up for a second semester project in design for the spring musical. This was a collaborative …
Micro Bit Block Programming: 'Hello World'
This lesson introduces the basic components of the microbit, a beginners program, and teaches how to download a program …
Micro:bit Level Up
This lesson provides an introduction to micro:bits and 4 levels of activities to learn about the possibilities of the …
Micro:bit Temperature Reading
Students will program micro:bits to measure temperature readings in Celsius and then convert to Fahrenheit either using …
Micro:bits: Sequencing
The students will use Micro:bit blocks to create the image of snow when shaken. This will be done with sequences, …
Microbit Escape Room Puzzle - Magnetic Alarms
In this project, you and a partner will create an alarm that will go off when a magnet is moved away from the microbit. …
MicroBit Multiplication
In this lesson students will work on their multiplication math fact fluency and practice coding using a MicroBit. …
Microbit programming-Creating a Micropet
Students will create a micropet and then program it to perform various outcomes depending on what they do to it. …
Microbits Introduction
This lesson is used to introduce microbits to students. Students will be able to code with inclusion of sequences, …
Modeling the Phases of the Moon
In this lesson, students are introduced to computer science through the use of Micro:bits to create a model of the lunar …
Moving the LED with Microbits
In this project, you and a partner will code a program that can make an LED move left, right, and up on the microbit …
Multiplication with MicroBits
This activity allows students to practice their multiplication fact fluency while also covering computer science …
Order of Operations MICRO: BIT Calculator
Students will learn how to solve expressions with order of operations Students will practice solving expressions using …
Phase Change Lab (Temperature and Particle Movement)
The goal of this lesson is to recognize the relationship of thermal energy and temperature. As thermal energy of water …
Power walkers
Students will program a mirco: bit to count steps while walking and then while power walking. They will compare the two …
Radio Communicating with Microbits
In this project, you and a partner will code a program that is capable of sending a coded message to each other. Each of …
Radio Kindness
Sharing and receiving kindness is a good way to support your well-being and that of your friends. In this activity you …
Representing Information
This lesson introduces the concept of sending bits of information from one place to another.
See Ya Later, Alligator: Coding and Ratio Tabless
Students will work in pairs to build ratio tables defining a list of data for distance traveled by various animals over …
Sensory Classroom
Students, in small groups, collaborate to design one thing that would turn the classroom into a sensory classroom. …
Sound Wave Basics with micro:bits
This lesson uses MakeCode and micro:bit to analyze sound waves. Students will learn how frequency and volume affect the …
Surprise! We get to have new Pets!
This is an opportunity for students to learn more about coding through creating a micro:pet with a partner, It will …
Variables
This lesson introduces the use of variables to store data or the results of mathematical operations. Students will …
Volcano Animation
Students use flowcharts and repetition to explore building a volcanic eruption on a Micro:Bit.
Workshop 3: Programming Edge/IoT Systems with AI
BBC micro:bit in the MakeCode simulator + LLM-assisted coding — build a two-node IoT system without any hardware.