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.

Year band(s)	7-8
Content type	Student challenges
Format	Web page
Core and overarching concepts	Computational thinking, Algorithms, Implementation (programming)
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)	ACTDIK024 Investigate how digital systems represent text, image and audio data in binary ACTDIP029 Design algorithms represented diagrammatically and in English, and trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors ACTDIP030 Implement and modify programs with user interfaces involving branching, iteration and functions in a general-purpose programming language ACTDIP031 Evaluate how student solutions and existing information systems meet needs, are innovative, and take account of future risks and sustainability
Technologies & Programming Languages	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.