Year 4 - Design and technology
Micro:bit programs with variables
Simple programming and control: data loggers
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Unit Summary
This unit develops pupils' knowledge of simple circuits, programming and control. Fault finding of circuits will be introduced. Pupils will learn how to integrate a BBC Micro:bit in a simple circuit and use sensors to program a light display.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create, simulate and download a simple Micro:bit program.
Key Notes
- Coding blocks are used in Tinkercad to create programs.
- Programs have to be downloaded onto the micro:bit.
- A variable is a place to store data in a program.
Vocabulary To Learn
- program: list of instructions to a computer
- coding blocks: language used to write instructions to a computer
- variable: a place to store data in a program
- debugging: finding and solving problems in a program
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Micro:bits can work on their own by being connected in a circuit
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Coding blocks are used in Tinkercad to create programs. Programs have to be downloaded onto the micro:bit.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'program'
list of instructions to a computer.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Micro:bits can work on their own by being connected in a circuit. Correction: Micro:bits have to have a program downloaded before being connected into a circuit.
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