Extracurricular Opportunity
Elementary STEM
Micro:bit – Level 1
Tuesdays - April 21, 28, May 5, 12
10:00 AM – 11:10 AM
Refund Policy:
If a class has insufficient students, you will be refunded for the whole class.
Class Description:
Technology doesn't just happen on a screen, it can be touched, programmed, and used to physically interact with the world around us. In this class, students will learn to program micro:bits to accomplish different challenges and then compete with each other to see their ideas come to life in the physical world through the micro:bit.
Week 1: What is a micro:bit?
Introduction to Microsoft MakeCode
(block-based programming)
Week 2: Mini-challenges
What can you make the micro:bit do?
(sounds, lights, compass directions...)
Week 3: Controlling a mini-vehicle
Programming a path through a maze.
(using Maqueen by DFRobot)
Week 4: The Maze Challenge
Can you meet the challenge?
Grade: 2nd - 5th
Dates: Tuesdays - April 21 - May 12
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:10 AM
Location: 2445 136th Ave, Dorr MI 49323
Instructor: Alvin Essenburg
Cost: $40 + $5 equipment fee
Required Materials:
None
