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DT Challenge - 5/6 Blockly - Smart Garden

Learn how to program a BBC micro:bit using Blockly — no experience required. Learn the basics of programming in Blockly with our full BBC micro:bit simulator. Create a Smart Garden device to monitor the health of your plants, measuring temperature and wiring up a simple soil moisture sensor.

To do the challenge offline use this guide to support students.

Additional details

Year band(s)	5-6
Content type	Tools for learning, Student challenges
Format	Web page
Core and overarching concepts	Computational thinking, Algorithms, Implementation (programming)
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)	AC9TDI6K03 Explain how digital systems represent all data using numbers AC9TDI6K04 Explore how data can be represented by off and on states (zeros and ones in binary) AC9TDI6P01 Define problems with given or co developed design criteria and by creating user stories AC9TDI6P03 Design a user interface for a digital system AC9TDI6P02 Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration AC9TDI6P05 Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input
Technologies & Programming Languages	other programming languages
Keywords	Data: Collection, Representation, Interpretation, Specification, Algorithms, Adaptations, Science, Branching, Interaction, Input, Output, Australian Computing Academy, Blockly, DT Challenge
Organisation	Australian Computing Academy
Copyright	University of Sydney. Creative Commons BY 4.0.