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Meet the Micro:bits
Coding is easy and fun when students meet the micro:bits. Learn to write and download code, so you are ready to create your own scientific tools!
Meet the Micro:bits
Coding is easy and fun when students meet the micro:bits. Learn to write and download code, so you are ready to create your own scientific tools!
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Student Edition
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Student Edition
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California Wildfires
Danielle Peterson
STEM Educator
Bakersfield, California
KittyCode Programming Challenge
Make a Coin Flipper with Your micro:bit
Program your micro:bit to mimic flipping a coin.
1 - Start a new project in MakeCode
Go to "MakeCode.microbit.org" to start a new project by clicking the new project icon above. Click the purple plus box labeled "New Project" to begin.
2- Create Your Coins
Choose two icons to represent the "heads" and "tails" on a coin. Then program your micro:bit to choose one icon randomly when you press the "A" button. Try these blocks:
3- Animate It!
In order to make the micro:bit look like it's flipping a coin, program your icons to appear before a random one is picked. Try these blocks:
Hooray! You did it!
If you need help, click me to see the finished product!
