micro:bit Blog

Learn to Animate LEDs with micro:bit, NeoPixels, and Microsoft Make Code, Video Series

2024-06-13T12:39:10Z

Join TechnoChic in her microbit Video Tutorial Series. This is the beginning of 10 blog posts featuring each video in my series on animating LEDs with micro:bit and Make Code. I created these tutorials with artists and c...(read more)

Save the Bees - A micro:bit project - The Flower

2023-11-02T15:43:34Z

The Flower In each game there must be at least 1 Flower micro:bit/player. This player will hide, and the Bee must find them (after collecting Pollen) to pollinate the Flower. See game instructions You will need: 1 Micro:bit1 Battery box and batt...(read more)

Save the Bees - A micro:bit Project - The Pollen

2023-11-02T14:57:34Z

The Pollen There must be at least one Pollen micro:bit/player. The Pollen player(s) hide while the Bee player(s) search for them to collect pollen, which they bring to the Flowers. See game instructions To create a Pollen micro:bit, you will need: 1...(read more)

Save the Bees - A micro:bit project - The Bee

2023-11-01T23:58:21Z

The Bee In each game there must be at least 1 Bee player. This player will first find the Pollen, and then find all the Flowers to pollinate them. See game instructions You will need: 1 Micro:bit 1 Battery box and batteries 1 USB programming cable Yo...(read more)

Save the Bees - A micro:bit Project to Introduce Why Bees are so Important

2023-10-31T20:09:00Z

Do you have a class or know a group of young engineers who would like to program a micro:bit? Do you want to also demonstrate the importance of bees in our world? Then you're in the right place! Bees, pollen, and flowers are essential for pollination...(read more)

BBC micro:bit - the next gen: New STEM initiative announced

2023-05-15T10:59:22Z

BBC micro:bit – the next gen: a new partnership between BBC Education, Micro:bit Educational Foundation and the guardians of the .UK domain, Nominet, today announces an ambitious UK-wide project that aims to inspire primary school children to...(read more)

REKA:BIT + Grove ESP8266 + Grove DHT11 & THINGSPEAK

2022-04-11T03:07:00Z

REKA:BIT + Grove ESP8266 + Grove DHT11 & THINGSPEAK In this simple video, it is shown how to interface the REKA: BIT, which used the micro::bit as the main controller and interfaces it Grove DHT11 and together with Grove ESP8266 to get the data ...(read more)

[PROJECT] BBC Micro:bit V2 – Accelerometer Theremin – PORTING of version 2 by Cabe

2021-06-01T04:59:54Z

I finally received a Micro:bit V2!!! My first projects with the V2 is going to be porting some of my old V1 projects over to it, and make them work. All the projects I did that required an external microphone and speakers on the V1 should ...(read more)

Musikwecker bei Sonnenlicht

2020-10-17T04:37:28Z

Die tollsten Ideen kommen häufig von den Schüler!nnen selber.Beim Aufstarten des micro:bit classroom hat ein Schüler im Code-Editor die Musik-Funktionen entdeckt.Er wollte diese gleich ausprobieren. Er hatte sich zum Ziel gesetzt, einen Musikwecker z...(read more)

[PROJECT] BBC Micro:bit – VERSION 3 – Sound Hand Wash Timer Circuit – by Cabe

2020-09-30T14:40:07Z

It’s during times like these that inspire innovation. I even made something for the cause! In that spirit, the “Fighting Germs” contest is here to not only reward that innovation ─ but also give to other charities for those attempting the same t...(read more)

[PROJECT] BBC Micro:bit – VERSION 2 – Hand Wash Timer Circuit – by Cabe

2020-07-27T18:33:55Z

[PROJECT] BBC Micro:bit – LED Panel Effects Controller – version 1 by Cabe

2019-10-31T19:31:21Z

I activated one effect in this section of the LED panel. (via ME) I will admit, I could not expand the memory much with the Micro:bit for the last project. So, before I explore memory expansion, I thought I would see what else I could do with th...(read more)

[PROJECT] BBC Micro:bit – Addressable LED Light Show Sequencer by Cabe

2019-10-13T01:24:33Z

Lighting up two groups of LEDs with two buttons. They are bright! (Images & video: Me) I learned quite a bit in the last 10-LED PWM controller project. I learned that I maxed out what I could do with the Micro:bit as far as traditional LED c...(read more)

Creating a “Magic 8 ball" game using the BBC micro:bit

2019-10-01T02:09:17Z

In this introduction to programming using Kitronik and the BBC micro:bit, students will create a “Magic 8-Ball” game. The game works by generating a random predictions when the micro:bit is shaken or a button is pressed e.g. “Yes”, “Most likely” and ...(read more)

Physical computing with micro:bit

2019-10-01T01:30:49Z

Game-based learning and micro:bit games have been a topic of much discussion of studies throughout the year. Introducing our class to physical computing with micro:bit and Tynker Blocks bring abstract programs to life on a tangible physical device. I...(read more)