Digital Technology Year 7 & 8 with Microbit and Grove inventor kit

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The Micro:bit is small micro-controller board designed by the BBC for use in computer education in the UK. Study, conducted after they distributed the Micro:bit to year 7 students in the UK, reveals a great deal of improvement in their motivation, participation in STEM subjects and consequently the knowledge level in hands-on learning.

The Micro:bit hardware is the size of a business card and conveniently houses LED matrix, temperature and light sensors, buttons, accelerometer, magnetic compass and Bluetooth communication modules. However, the Grove Inventor Kit extends a Micro:bit's capabilities by addition of sensors, speaker and display devices and let you create projects mimicking real-life systems.

Grove is an eco-system of electronic modules - sensors, actuators, display and audio devices. The modules are suitable for any micro-controller based system and hence can be used with platforms like Arduino, RaspberryPi or Micro:bit with the help of an appropriate 'Grove Shield'. You can read more about Grove system from 

This course on Micro:bit is an advanced sequel of  and extends the learning beyond Micro:bit hardware to use of add-on components.

Course is ideal for:

• School students (Year 5 – 10)
• having prior introduction to programming, microcontrollers or electronics

Material Required:

• Hardware - 
• Grove Inventor kit
•  -
• Computer with internet connectivity

Objectives

This course is designed to extend your learning with Micro:bit beyond the built-in hardware and enable you to interface external electronic modules with Micro:bit. After completing this course, participant would be able to:

• Familiarise themselves withhardware components / features (display, input and sensors)
• Comprehend the working principles of various sensors available in the kit
• Create program using online Block Editor software and test them online
• Program the Micro:bit with code created online to make meaningful real-life applications using additional electronic components.

Course Outline

In this beginner level course on Microbit, the participants will learn about:

• Micro:bit overview - Hardware features, Programming tools and procedure
• Overview of the electronic modules available in the kit
• Introductory exercises to play with available modules 
• Project ideas like - temperature monitor, Light operated switch, reverse parking assistant etc.

Recommended Hours:

• 12 Hours