Classroom ideas: Micro:bit Environmental Measurement (visual and general-purpose programming) (Years 5-8)

Investigate the main internal components of common digital systems and their function

Examine how digital systems form networks to transmit data

Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration

Design a user interface for a digital system

Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input

Investigate how data is transmitted and secured in wired and wireless networks including the internet

Define and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by creating user stories

Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language

Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact