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DT Challenge - 7/8 Python - Smart garden

Learn how to program a BBC micro:bit using Python — no experience required. Learn the basics of programming in Python 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.

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Year band(s)	7-8
Format	Interactive
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 AC9TDI8P02 Analyse and visualise data using a range of software, including spreadsheets and databases, to draw conclusions and make predictions by identifying trends AC9TDI8P03 Model and query the attributes of objects and events using structured data AC9TDI8P01 Acquire, store and validate data from a range of sources using software, including spreadsheets and databases 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 AC9TDI8P07 Design the user experience of a digital system AC9TDI8P08 Generate, modify, communicate and evaluate alternative designs AC9TDI8P09 Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language
Technologies & Programming Languages	Python
Keywords	Data Collection, Representation, Interpretation, Specification, Algorithms, Implementation, Interactions, Australian Computing Academy, Python, DT Challenge
Organisation	Australian Computing Academy
Copyright	University of Sydney. Creative Commons BY 4.0.