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 |
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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 Languages | 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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