What you will be able to do
- Program a Micro:bit with sensors and outputs
- build and program a simple moving robot
- explain inputs, processing and outputs
Syllabus
- Meet the Micro:bit
- Display and buttons
- Sensors (temperature, light, motion)
- Radio messaging between boards
- Buzzers and LEDs
- Moving parts (servo or motor)
- –9 Robot or smart-device project
- Demo day
Hands-on practical activities
- Step counter
- night light
- alarm for a classroom store
- line-following or obstacle-avoiding robot
- classroom weather station
Resources and equipment
- 1 Micro:bit kit per pair (board, battery pack, cable)
- sensor and motor add-ons
- cardboard and recycled materials
- laptops or tablets
🔋 No power? Off-grid option
Micro:bit runs on two AA batteries; programmes written on laptops or tablets charged by solar; offline editor available
Career direction
Robotics and automation technician, embedded systems engineer, IoT technician, engineer
Why it matters in the market
Automation, IoT and precision farming are growing and need hands-on technicians
Assessment
Practical tasks plus robot demonstration
Progression
From TT2; leads to EX4 Electronics, IoT and Robotics