micro:bit Tutorial Series Part 1: Getting Started
Get started using the micro:bit with BBC's online MicroPython code editor.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Tools for learning, Educational video |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming), Algorithms |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input
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 |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Electronic programming boards |
| Keywords | micro:bit, programming, coding, computational thinking, robotics, BBC microbit |
| Organisation | YouTube |
| Copyright | Shawn Hymel. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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