Project Ideas

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION LEVEL
Beating heart Make your micro:bit’s heart beat using loops Beginner
Animated animals Animate your own animals on the micro:bit display Beginner
Emotion badge Use your micro:bit to express how you’re feeling Beginner
Get silly Shake your micro:bit to make a silly face appear Beginner
Flashing emotions Make flashing happy and sad faces Beginner
#Here comes the sun Create sunshine on your micro:bit Beginner
Shining sunbeams Make a flashing sunbeam animation Beginner
#Sunlight sensor Make your micro:bit light up when the sun comes up Beginner
Name badge Turn your micro:bit into an animated name badge Beginner
Dice Shake your micro:bit to make random numbers Beginner
Magic 8-ball Make a toy to tell your fortune Beginner
Rock, paper, scissors Recreate a classic game with two micro:bits Beginner
Graphical dice Make micro:bit dice with dots Beginner
#Step counter Make your own step counter with a micro:bit Beginner
#Low energy step counter Make an energy-efficient step counter Beginner
#Compass bearing Turn your micro:bit into a simple compass Beginner
#Thermometer Make a simple thermometer with your micro:bit Beginner
#Nightlight Create an automatic light that turns on when it’s dark. Beginner
#Jukebox Use buttons to play different tunes Beginner
#Teleporting duck Teleport a duck between micro:bits using radio Beginner
#Counter Count skips, jumps, birds – or anything! Beginner
Activity picker Can’t agree on what to do? Let your micro:bit decide! Beginner
#Simple tilt alarm A visual and audible alarm when something is picked up Beginner
#Calming LEDs Regulate your breathing and relax Beginner
Saving sea turtles Prototype turtle-safe beach lighting Beginner
Light-up fishing nets Prototype safer fishing nets Beginner
Send a smile Share some happiness with radio Beginner
Animal tracker Build a prototype radio animal tracker Beginner
Touch emotion badge Add an extra emotion with touch Beginner
Clap hearts Clap your hands to make the micro:bit heart beat Beginner
Disco lights Make lights flash to the rhythm Beginner
Sound meter Measure the noise around you Beginner
Touch heart Touch your micro:bit to light up the heart Beginner
Sound emotion badge Express yourself with sound Beginner
Sensory toy Make a multi-sensory toy Beginner
Metronome Help practice your music Beginner
Clap lights Control lights with sound Beginner
Which way now? Be given a random direction when walking Beginner
Species counter Count different species of plants and animals. Beginner
Water bottle alert See if someone else has drunk from your bottle. Beginner
Cookie tin alarm Protect your cookies with a light sensor alarm. Beginner
Get up! Let your BBC micro:bit get you up in the morning. Beginner
Times tables tester Test your knowledge of times tables with this project. Beginner
Meet your micro:bit An interactive physical computing exploration Beginner
Festive decoration Play a festive animation when it gets dark. Beginner
Environment exploration Measure temperature, sound and light levels around you Beginner
Dance steps Use loops to help create a dance routine. Beginner
Snow globe Shake your micro:bit to make it snow. Beginner
Sensitive step counter Make a more accurate step-counter Intermediate
Compass North Create a simple compass to show which way is North Intermediate
Max-min thermometer Track high and low temperatures with your micro:bit Intermediate
Make some noise Connect headphones or speakers to make noise Intermediate
Frère Jacques loops Program your micro:bit to play a tune Intermediate
Group teleporting duck Teleport ducks in a multi-player game Intermediate
Tell me a secret Swap secrets with a friend using radio Intermediate
Indoor-outdoor thermometer Sense how warm or cold it is outside Intermediate
Heartbeat beacon Keep precious things close with 2 micro:bits Intermediate
Treasure hunt Multi-player radio treasure hunt game Intermediate
Activity array Use lists to manage your activity picker Intermediate
Fahrenheit thermometer Use functions to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit Intermediate
Jukebox with volume Add a volume control to your sound projects Intermediate
Simple door alarm Has anyone opened your door? Intermediate
Touch timer Simple timer for the new touch logo Intermediate
Touch stopwatch Make a stopwatch using the touch logo Intermediate
Sound logger Measure noise levels around you Intermediate
micro:bit pet Code your own electronic pet Intermediate
Spirit level Make a practical tool with sound Intermediate
Sound compass Find North by sound and light Intermediate
Candle Blow out an electronic candle Intermediate
Clap-o-meter Measure length of applause Intermediate
#Traffic survey data logger Survey traffic, wildlife or anything around you! Intermediate
#Environment data logger Record and study data about the world around you Intermediate
#Movement data logger Use data logging to make a better step counter. Intermediate
Conductivity tester Investigate if a material conducts electricity. Intermediate
Sound insulation meter Test which materials are best sound insulators Intermediate
Kick strength data logger Use data science to improve your sports skills Intermediate
Funny voice recorder Turn your micro:bit into a voice changer. Intermediate
Secure messaging Send encrypted radio messages. Intermediate
Hot potato game Play ‘hot potato’ using a micro:bit! Intermediate
Hot and cold game A fun two-player game using radio. Intermediate
Distance calculator Use your micro:bit to measure distances. Intermediate
Poetry generator Generate random phrases to use in a poem. Intermediate
Odd and even numbers Find out if a number is odd or even. Intermediate
Simple AI exercise timer Make a smart exercise timer using AI Intermediate
Halloween project Scare your friends with your micro:bit. Intermediate
AI activity timer Use AI to detect and time specific activities Intermediate
AI storytelling friend Use storytelling to introduce AI. Intermediate
Light experiment Investigate materials to see how much light they let through Intermediate
Human circuit experiment Complete an electrical circuit with your body! Intermediate
Sound volume experiment Measure sound over distance. Intermediate
Evaporation experiment Discover evaporation rates in different locations. Intermediate
Insulating heat experiment Investigate the thermal insulation properties of materials. Intermediate
Solar panel experiment Decide where to put a solar panel with your micro:bit. Intermediate
AI light switch Clap to turn on the lights. Intermediate
Proximity beacon Sense when something is getting close Advanced
Guitar 1 – touch tunes Create and play a micro:bit guitar Advanced
Guitar 2 – chords Play chords on your micro:bit guitar Advanced
Guitar 3 – octaves Change octaves on your micro:bit guitar or keyboard Advanced
Tilt alarm Make a radio-controlled burglar alarm Advanced
Light alarm Make an alarm that goes off when lights go on Advanced
Pressure switch alarm Create a wireless intruder alarm Advanced
Radio door alarm Make your own micro:bit wireless door alarm. Advanced
PIR movement alarm Make a wireless intruder alarm to detect movement Advanced
Reaction game Make a 2-player reaction game Advanced
Fireflies Glowing micro:bits that mimic fireflies Advanced
Energy light meter Measure the strength of light in different places Advanced
Energy light timer Time how long your lights are on Advanced
Energy cost calculator Calculate your energy costs Advanced