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Spot the species

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7-11 yrs

Consider the wildlife you see in your local habitat and consider how important it is, then create a micro:bit counter to record different species.

Key learning:

  • to learn more about wildlife in your local environment
  • to consider the importance of biodiversity
  • to create a simple algorithm for a working micro:bit species counter

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