DT Challenge - 5/6 Blockly - Sport Micro:Bit
Use blocks to program a micro:bit for sport! Get excited about coding even if you have no experience. You'll use drag-and-drop blocks to write your own programs, and make interactive games and tools to improve your health.
To do the challenge offline use this guide to support students.
Additional details
Year band(s) | 5-6 |
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Content type | Tools for learning, Student challenges |
Format | Interactive |
Core and overarching concepts | Computational thinking, Algorithms, Implementation (programming) |
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
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
AC9TDI6P04
Generate, modify, communicate and evaluate designs |
Technologies & Programming Languages | other programming languages |
Keywords | Data: Collection, Representation, Interpretation, Specification, Algorithms, Implementation, Interactions, Australian Computing Academy, Blockly, DT Challenge, Microbit |
Organisation | Australian Computing Academy |
Copyright | University of Sydney. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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