Coding with the Micro: Bit - Create Cool Programming Projects: The Questkids Children's Series
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Coding with the Micro: Bit - Create Cool Programming Projects: The Questkids Children's Series

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First, Coding with micro: bit
introduces you to the hardware and software features of the BBC micro: bit,
including the built-in microphone, speaker, and touch sensor added in micro: bit
version 2. You'll learn new skills such as how to code your micro: bit to play
music, send messages, display pictures, and detect light.


  • Getting started: This
    section gives you a tour of the micro: bit and gets you started with coding your
    first program.
  • Basics: Here, you'll
    learn to display images and text on the micro: bit's LED grid.
  • Inputs:: This section
    shows you how to work with the input systems on the micro: bit, like the
    buttons, the accelerometer, and the light sensor.

  • Once you've mastered these skills, the book guides
    you through 10 exciting projects, including a temperature sensor, simple
    interactive games, and even an alarm system!


    1. The 99 game:
      This first project is a game of chance that involves throwing the micro: bit
      among a group of people. You'll learn more about coding, like using variables
      and control flow techniques.
    2. Heads or tails:
      In this project, you'll use the LED grid and accelerometer to create a "coin
      toss" generator that detects when you flip your micro: bit, and displays heads
      or tails.
    3. Steady hand game:
      This game challenges you to hold your micro: bit in your hand as long as you can
      without wobbling. You'll also learn more about the micro: bit's abilities and
      other fundamental coding techniques.
    4. Temperature display:
      Here, you'll use the micro: bit's built-in temperature sensor to detect the
      temperature and scroll it across the LED grid.
    5. LED control:
      In this project, you'll learn how to wire up an external LED and control it
      with code. This exercise teaches you about using the micro: bit with other
      components so you can build even bigger projects.
    6. Trespasser alarm:
      By connecting a speaker to your micro: bit, you'll create an alarm system that
      detects when someone has broken into your room and alerts you by playing a
      tune.
    7. Fortune teller:
      This project ramps up the coding complexity, showing you how to program your
      micro: bit to tell your fortune just like a Magic 8-Ball!
    8. Compass: Here,
      you'll turn the micro: bit into a real working compass using its built-in
      magnetometer.
    9. Radio communication:
      In this project you'll use two micro: bits to send and receive radio messages.
    10. Bag alarm:
      Using your radio skills from the previous project combined with the
      accelerometer, you'll build a bag alarm with two micro: bits. The first
      micro: bit stays inside your bag and alerts a second micro: bit in your pocket if
      someone tries to steal your bag.

    Each project has been designed to work with both
    versions of the micro: bit.


    You'll find "Try This" sections that suggest other ways for you to try out your new knowledge. These ideas will inspire you to
    build your own projects with the micro: bit.

    So whether you're a coding newbie, or you think you know it all, grab your micro: bit and let's get coding!


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