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Datalogging from the micro:bit - the basics
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Datalogging from the micro:bit - the basics

Did you know you can log live sensor information from the micro:bit with nothing more than a Windows computer?What you will learn: How to read serial data from the micro:bit

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
5 min read
Is it cold out there?
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Is it cold out there?

It's currently snowing in Sheffield, so we thought we'd combine a couple of our add-on boards for the micro:bit and make an scrolling weather station.One micro:bit will be stuck outside,

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
4 min read
Clap to summon a duck with the enviro:bit

Clap to summon a duck with the enviro:bit

What you will learn: How to use a variable to store a "state" - in this case whether there is a duck or not!What you will need: micro:bit, enviro:bit, device

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
3 min read
Micro:bit workshops at BETT
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Micro:bit workshops at BETT

Today we ran some activities on the micro:bit stand, using our enviro:bit. There was duck-summoning, a rainbow detector, and of course, the nose-logger.We took a look at what's on board

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
2 min read
Animations on the scroll:bit
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Animations on the scroll:bit

After some gentle persuasion, Phil has written a block so we can design our own images on the scroll:bit!Using a combination of two blocks, it's possible to almost fill the screen

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
2 min read
Make a tilting ghost
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Make a tilting ghost

This activity is based around the scroll:bit's grid numbers. If you haven't done activity 2, you might want to go back and have a look at it first!In this activity you'll

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
3 min read
Displaying an icon anywhere on the scroll:bit
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Displaying an icon anywhere on the scroll:bit

Displaying an icon on the scroll:bit is just as simple as displaying one on the micro:bit LED screen, but with the size of the scroll:bit you can move it around

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
2 min read
Displaying words on the scroll:bit
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Displaying words on the scroll:bit

You will use the scroll:bit to show messages at different speeds and brightness.What you need: a scroll:bit, a micro:bit, USB lead to transfer the code, programming device (e.g.

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
2 min read
Project series - Scroll:bit
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Project series - Scroll:bit

The scroll:bit is a little display with a lot of pixels! Its 119 bright white LEDs are perfect for scrolling messages with your micro:bit, or for animations, graphs, and more!If

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
1 min read
Enviro:bit kit - Make a Weather Station
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Enviro:bit kit - Make a Weather Station

Our enviro pHAT is so popular with schools that we made a micro:bit version - and now it's got its own kit! Complete with a weather station mount and activity cards, the

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
2 min read
Scroll:bit kit - the bear from the future
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Scroll:bit kit - the bear from the future

Once upon a time, there was a techno-bear from the future who travelled through space and time just to say hi. Or maybe we thought that you needed another useful way of making

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
2 min read
Introducing Activity Cards
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Introducing Activity Cards

You may have noticed that our brand new bit:kits come with a lovely set of double sided project cards.In fact, all of our micro:bit project kits come with cards! Look

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
1 min read
Playing with Colours - Activity
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Playing with Colours - Activity

Our Blinkt board is a really quick way to get started with physical computing - instant shiny feedback on your Python coding skills!When you install the Blinkt library, a number of examples

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
2 min read
Classroom Starter Packs - New!
Getting Started

Classroom Starter Packs - New!

Want all the bits to get started with Raspberry Pi in your classroom? For the princely sum of £300 (through our education wholesale) you can have 5 of everything but the screen!The

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
1 min read
An overview of our micro:bit add on boards
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An overview of our micro:bit add on boards

If you have a busy classroom, you'll be pleased to know that our range of add ons for the micro:bit have quick and simple push-fitting headers.Swap between them in seconds. Store

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
3 min read
How to get wholesale prices for your school

How to get wholesale prices for your school

One of the things we get asked most is "how do you sign up for a schools discount?".It's pretty straightforward and this post shows you how. We support direct payments and invoicing,

  • Tanya Fish
    Tanya Fish
2 min read
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