Student challenges
Browse these student challenges that cover some relevant topics.
Years 3-6
These projects show what's possible combing Scratch and the Makey Makey board. Check out the studio for Makey Makey Games too.
Scratch: Makey Makey - Music
A Studio for Makey Makey Instruments, providing projects created and uploaded by students.
DT Challenge - 5/6 Blockly - Sport Micro:Bit
Get fit with your micro:bit! Learn about the BBC micro:bit and build your own egg and spoon race micro:bit!
Years 5-6
Get fit with your micro:bit! Learn about the BBC micro:bit and build your own egg and spoon race micro:bit!
Years 5-8
This brief lesson will help students develop a basic understanding of algorithm complexity and thinking skills. Use this to encourage student curiosity and promote multiple modes of thinking.
digIT Algorithm workbook
This brief lesson will help students develop a basic understanding of algorithm complexity and thinking skills. Use this to encourage student curiosity and promote multiple modes of thinking.
Hexadecimal and character sets
Use this guide to understand how text and numbers can be encoded in a computer as patterns of binary digits. Find out about hexadecimal which is a shortcut for representing binary. The guide explains that ASCII and Unicode are important character sets that are used as standard.
Years 7-8
Use this guide to understand how text and numbers can be encoded in a computer as patterns of binary digits. Find out about hexadecimal which is a shortcut for representing binary. The guide explains that ASCII and Unicode are important character sets that are used as standard.
Years 7-8
Using control technologies, students are required to individually design, produce and evaluate an alarm/alert system using a coding software (e.g. Arduino) and relevant hardware. The system must include correct coding, working inputs and outputs and include a specified end-use application. Throughout the unit, students will learn programming concepts and commands and how to modify code to suit an identified need. Students will also learn how to assemble basic electronic circuits using a microcontroller to produce their final design idea.
Crack the code
Using control technologies, students are required to individually design, produce and evaluate an alarm/alert system using a coding software (e.g. Arduino) and relevant hardware.