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DT Challenge - 5/6 Blockly - Smart Garden

Learn how to program a BBC micro:bit using Blockly — no experience required. Learn the basics of programming in Blockly with our full BBC micro:bit simulator. Create a Smart Garden device to monitor the health of your plants, measuring temperature and wiring up a simple soil moisture sensor.

To do the challenge offline use this guide to support students.

Additional details

Year band(s) 5-6
Content type Tools for learning, Student challenges
Format Web page
Core and overarching concepts Computational thinking, Algorithms, Implementation (programming)
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)
ACTDIK015

Examine how whole numbers are used to represent all data in digital systems

ACTDIP017

Define problems in terms of data and functional requirements drawing on previously solved problems

ACTDIP018

Design a user interface for a digital system

ACTDIP019

Design, modify and follow simple algorithms involving sequences of steps, branching, and iteration (repetition)

ACTDIP020

Implement digital solutions as simple visual programs involving branching, iteration (repetition), and user input
Technologies & Programming Language​s other programming languages
Keywords Data: Collection, Representation, Interpretation, Specification, Algorithms, Adaptations, Science, Branching, Interaction, Input, Output, Australian Computing Academy, Blockly, DT Challenge
Organisation

Australian Computing Academy
Copyright

University of Sydney. Creative Commons BY 4.0.

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