This is the schedule for the Fall 2023 micro:bit cohort. For each event the resources column has links to the lesson plans, worksheets, and micro:bit project.
It is free to join. We meet on Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting November 7. Meetings last 45 minutes. To join and get the Zoom link register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86223293241?pwd=V2Y3dXRzbFJGS3hxdWZ1QlhPV1ZJUT09
Date | Day | Time | Activity | Inputs and Outputs | Resources |
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11/7/2023 | Tues | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Box Opening, features of the micro:bit and first project | LEDs and Buttons | Also recommended: Meet your micro:bit |
11/8/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Other projects to try: Beating heart, Animated Animals, Flashing Emotions | ||
11/21/2023 | Tues | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Create dice on the micro:bit and use it to do area calculations for parallelograms and triangles using base and height measurements.
Aligned with Unit 1, 6th grade Math Eureka module | Accelerometer, LED panel | |
11/22/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time |
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12/5/2023 | Tues | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Build a Step Counter to collect data and calculate a ratio that is an association between two quantities.
Aligned with Unit 2 and 3, 6th grade Math Eureka module | Accelerometer, LED panel |
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12/6/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time |
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1/16/2023 | Tues | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Build a light meter that reports data two different ways. Students use this data to examine the way that the sizes of both the numerator and denominator affect the size of a quotient.
Aligned with Unit 4/5, 6th grade Math Eureka module | LED panel | |
1/17/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | |||
1/30/2023 | Tues | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Build a pair of signal distance measuring devices. Students work in pairs to collect data on radio signal strength and then explore independent variables, dependent variables, and make use of coefficients to describe the relationships between variables of distance and signal strength..
Aligned with Unit 6, 6th grade Math Eureka module | Radio | |
1/31/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time |
Other: micro:bit Radio Projects | ||
2/13/2023 | Tues | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Build a vehicle then perform trials and capture data on time and distance. Use the data sets to calculate speed and other information to understand and interpret data.
Aligned with Unit 8, 6th grade Math Eureka module | Timing Gates | |
2/14/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time |
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2/27/2023 | Tues | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | TBD – Cohort choice | ||
2/28/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time |