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This introduction will provide your young people with some of the basic skills and functions of a micro:bit. By practising with some starter practical projects we will begin to explore the functions of a micro:bit and the different functions it can carry out. These may include making a name badge, animation and using inputs and outputs to make an emotion badge. The session starts at 1pm and ends at 3pm.

This session continues the introduction to micro:bits. By recapping and building on the basics from the first week your young people will work on new projects such as using sensors to make step counters and nightlights. The session starts at 1pm and ends at 3pm.

In this session we will build on the skills learnt in the introduction and by combining these together your young people will be creating their own rock paper scissors game that they can play with other members of the group. The session starts at 1pm and ends at 3pm.

Sensing light and sound will be a focus of this session as we explore how micro:bits can monitor the world around us and change their display in response to this. This might include how to monitor sound levels, change functions based on light levels or creating lights that respond to sound! The session starts at 1pm and ends at 3pm.

Micro:bits not only produce visual effects, but can also create sound. In this session we will explore some of the ways we can programme the micro:bits to produce different types of sound, perhaps even creating a music player or working together to create a micro:bit symphony! The session starts at 1pm and ends at 3pm.

In the last session of this half term you will be getting to experience one of the workshops we offer all around micro:bit coding. Your young people will be getting to use the micro:bits to create their own micro:pet and perhaps create a ‘day in the life’ of all the different things their pet might do. With some prompts and guides for their coding skills, the different things a micro:pet could do can be coded! The session starts at 1pm and ends at 3pm.