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Data treasure hunt

Lesson 2 of 5

MakeCode

7-11 yrs

Pupils go on a treasure hunt around school to find data before learning about sensors and writing programs to record the temperature in different locations. They consider what the data they have collected shows and identify patterns.

Key learning:

  • To understand that some devices uses sensors
  • To write simple programs using sensors
  • To use the BBC micro:bit to collect data

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