Micro:Bit Resources

• Thinkific – Micro:Bit Foundation
  
  Professional Development courses
  Through short and friendly videos, you will learn the principles of computer science, pick-up practical tips for teaching computational thinking and programming concepts with the BBC micro:bit.

 

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Get Started

• What is the micro:bit?
• First steps
• User guide

Micro:Bit Projects

• Here are some cool tutorials to get you started with your micro:bit!

Lessons

• lessons aimed at students aged 7-9. Students create icons and animations by programming the micro:bit’s LED display

Teach

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• Resources
  • Lessons
  • do your :bit
  • Classroom resources
• Lessons
• do your :bit
• Classroom resources
• Teaching tools
• Courses & events

Professional development (Scroll Down)

• Free online training courses allow you to develop your computing and micro:bit knowledge in your own time and at your own pace.

Design challenges

• Creative activities popular in both clubs and classrooms challenging students to design solutions to real-world problems.

Do your :bit Challenge Resources

• Everything you need to run our exciting innovation and design challenge that combines the micro:bit with the UN’s Global Goals.

Classroom resources

• Resources to engage, support and celebrate success in your micro:bit activities including student handouts, reward certificates and posters.

Units of work

Sets of lessons, aligned to international curricula, with clear learning progression.

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Micro:Bit Project Resources

• DF Robot Drive the Future
  
  Micro:Bit Projects
• micro:bit resources for CS Fundamentals Classrooms
  
  Have you completed CS Fundamentals Course C, D, E or F with your students and are looking to continue your learning? We have partnered with micro:bit to offer four extension lessons for each course. These extension lessons allow students to try their hand at being a maker and learn about physical computing.
  Each course has a guide which contains everything you need to use the BBC micro:bit to add the immersive power of physical computing to your teaching of Code.org’s CS Fundamentals Course. You’ll find:
  An introductory exploration lesson to get familiar with the micro:bit’s features and start making links with prior learning.
  A guide to teaching the coding lessons.
  Three coding lessons to choose from matched to relevant CS topics.
  Key vocabulary relevant to CS Fundamentals Course and physical computing with the micro:bit.