Programming Challenge 2020

Facilitated by Lancaster University Student Matthew Hall, over the next four weeks a group of our young people will dive into the principles which underpin programming using Make:Code software & running written code on real-life devices.

More info & links to some of the things our young people will be exploring:
Make:Code Software – https://makecode.microbit.org/
Introduction Video to Make:Code – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMqKMGeykM8
Wiki Page of the Micro:bit Project – https://www.microbit.org/
Example of the Microbit Robot Project – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bBTvs9sjAo
Example of the Microbit Step Counter Project – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbz4zPwsavc
Example of a Microbit Motion Alarm Project – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MToCyGE7N78

Week 1

On Monday 28th September 2020 we started our Coding & Programming Challenge with Lancaster University student Matthew Hall.

Week 2

For week two the young people learnt how to programme Micro:bit computers to act as thermometers and pedometers.