DT Challenge - 7/8 Python - Introduction to Microbit
Discover how embedded hardware (micro:bit) and software (MicroPython) combine to create digital systems that you can interactive with!
To do the challenge offline use this guide to support students.
Additional details
Year band(s) | 7-8 |
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Content type | Student challenges |
Format | Web page |
Core and overarching concepts | Computational thinking, Algorithms, Implementation (programming) |
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8K03
Investigate how digital systems represent text, image and audio data using integers
AC9TDI8K04
Explain how and why digital systems represent integers in binary
AC9TDI8P05
Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI8P06
Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors
AC9TDI8P09
Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language
AC9TDI8P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact |
Technologies & Programming Languageās | Python |
Keywords | Data: Collection, Representation, Interpretation, Specification, Algorithms, Implementation, Interactions, Python, Australian Computing Academy, Microbit |
Organisation | Australian Computing Academy |
Copyright | University of Sydney. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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