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
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 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.