A-Z Microbit: Officially accredited by Microsoft [2020]

Learn how micro:bit digital and analog inputs work, including on/off versus 0–1023 voltage readings, with hands-on sensor examples and simple code to read and respond to inputs.

Explore the built-in light sensor on the micro:bit, using the screen as a light input, measuring ambient brightness as an analog 0–1023 value and displaying it on the screen.

Learn to integrate a light sensor with a new bar graph function to visualize room brightness on screen, using bar graphs or dot indicators based on light level.

Explore how accelerometers detect orientation and measure acceleration on the x, y, and z axes, including gravity and 3G, with ideas like fall detection and car motion.

Build a micro:bit pancake flipping game using accelerometer input with for and while loops, a running time timer, flipping five pancakes within three seconds, with game over and win indicators.

Explore how to use the micro:bit compass sensor, including compass heading and calibrate compass, test readings in the simulator, and build a treasure hunter guessing game using compass coordinates.

Calibrate the compass and program a compass guessing game on micro:bit. Record the starting heading on button press, then allow player B three attempts within a degree tolerance using filters.

Learn to use the micro:bit's built-in temperature sensor to monitor temperature and apply thermal safety thresholds. Visualize heat with fire, snowflake, or neutral indicators.

Learn to wire external electronics to a micro:bit by identifying power, ground, and signal lines and using datasheets to assign pins 0, 1, or 2.

Explore wiring and programming buttons and LEDs with a micro:bit, building a simple demo where pressing a button lights an LED and triggers another light.

Explore audio output from the micro:bit by wiring earphones or external speakers, using music loops and tempo changes to play programmable melodies via pin zero.

Create a virtual piano with micro:bit by mapping hand angle in 360-degree circle to five keys. Use the compass for angle detection and the accelerometer for presses to produce sounds.

Learn how an external moisture sensor detects water with conductive traces, explores capacitive sensing, and demonstrates touch-like readings and soil moisture applications with microbit.

Create a diy pressure sensor project with the micro:bit, combining touch input with an output device, calibrate readings, and observe how harder touches increase the sensor value.

Program a pressure sensitive instrument with a microbit by setting touch thresholds, reading the sensor value, and mapping it to tones using if statements, wiring the sensor to speakers.

Attach a servo motor to a microcontroller, learn its position memory, wire it (yellow signal, red power, brown ground), and build a sunflower robot that turns toward the sun.

Build a sunflower robot using two light sensors and a light dependent resistor with a servo to track the sun, turning toward the brighter side with incremental position control.

Explore how an ultrasonic distance sensor uses sonar to measure distance by timing sound waves, with micro:bit trigger and echo pins, wiring, and simple coding extensions to display distance.

Build an obstacle-avoidance project with an ultrasonic sensor and buzzer, turning distances into audible cues and higher pitches as you approach a wall for a blind user.

Learn to connect two micro:bits wirelessly using defined channels, passwords, and functions to send numbers, values, or text streams, and assess signal strength to estimate distance.

Build a two micro:bit lost-object finder using radio and a bar graph to visualize proximity. Program transmitter and receiver to send signal strength and guide you toward the item.

Tackle the microbit code challenge by replacing two chords with a single chord, and implement initialization plus button-driven transmitter logic to send a packet when pressed.

Create a treasure hunt game with beacons, hiding them and scoring points as players approach using beacon signal strength, with the score viewable via button press.

Use arrays to track seen beacons and award points only once in a treasure hunt game, leveraging serial numbers and signal strength to prevent cheating.

Build a hot potato game on a micro:bit by randomizing a countdown between five and fifteen seconds, starting with a button, and exchanging the timer until zero.

Learn to pair a micro:bit with a tablet or phone to flash code, installing the app from Google Play or the iOS App Store, granting permissions, and completing Bluetooth pairing.

Flash code to a micro:bit from a laptop using MakeCode, dragging the downloaded file onto the device as the orange transfer light signals success.

Compare MakeCode with other programming languages and demonstrate using the graphical block editor, switching to JavaScript or Python to understand syntax while applying the same computer science principles.

Explore alternatives to the micro:bit, including Raspberry Pi models, shields, and sensors. Compare graphical versus text-based programming and consider Linux-based setups, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity for projects.

Explore the differences between hardware and software programming, including input and output devices, debugging, and how sensors and motors connect physical parts to code.