Winter 2023 Cohort Schedule
This is the schedule for the Winter 2023 micro:bit cohort. It is free to join. It meets on Wednesdays and Thursdays January – May for 45 minutes. To join and get the Zoom link register here: https://forms.gle/xYNRZYR5YR9EiCAz8
Date | Day | Time | Activity | Inputs and Outputs | Project(s) | Resources |
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1/11/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Box Opening, features of the micro:bit and first project | LEDs and Buttons |
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1/12/2023 | Thurs | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Other projects to try: Beating heart, Animated Animals, Flashing Emotions | |||
1/25/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Music and Sound | Accelerometer, Speaker | ||
1/26/2023 | Thurs | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Also recommended: Meet your micro:bit | |||
2/8/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Explore different Sensors on the micro:bit | Choose between: Sound in to speaker, light sensor, accelerometer, buttons (touch logo) | Step counter, Sound meter, Sunlight Sensor, various alarm systems: | |
2/9/2023 | Thurs | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Simple tilt alarm | micro:bit, Clap lights | micro:bit, Cookie tin alarm | micro:bit | |||
2/22/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Simple Circuit | Pins | Stomp Circuit | https://microbit.org/projects/ |
2/23/2023 | Thurs | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Quick Reaction Game |
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3/8/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Motors | Pins, continuous rotation motors and 270 degree servo motors | Things that spin and rotate. | |
3/9/2023 | Thurs | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Hand clapper, high 5 machine | Use classroom materials like glue and cardboard to invent things that move and spin | ||
3/22/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Radio | Radio | Send messages from one micro:bit to another, remote control a motor | |
3/23/2023 | Thurs | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | ||||
4/5/2023 | Wed | Spring Break | ||||
4/6/2023 | Thurs | |||||
4/12/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Multiple inputs and outputs, Event triggering | Use various inputs to trigger various outputs | Projects of your own design, Cause and effect | |
4/13/2023 | Thurs | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | ||||
4/26/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Range Sensor | Connected Ultrasonic Range sensor | Detect a person approaching | |
4/27/2023 | Thurs | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Music maker | |||
5/10/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Parachute Drop | accelerometer | Measuring parachute performance for the european mars rover | |
5/11/2023 | Thurs | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | Turn this into a get outside activity, collect and analyze data for science class | |||
5/24/2023 | Wed | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | TBD | |||
5/25/2023 | Thurs | 4-4:45 Eastern Time | ||||