Mixing colours with one LED
We tried a lot of colours!In this activity you will learn how to mix colours of light using just one LED and your micro:
A squash and a squeeze
The enviro:bit, among other things, measures air pressure, but what is air pressure? Air is the mixture of gases around us, and it moves
Accessible controller workshop
We have been working with Games Britannia for a few years now, and one of our successful workshops has been based around designing an accessible
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? This is currently a beta
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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