Hands-on STEM activities for all!

In this activity, students will learn about AI, basic block coding concepts, and microcontrollers, then apply this knowledge by creating an activity timer.

Today we will be learning about everything the Micro:Bit platform has to offer! We will first be presenting the free platform and explaining what a Micro:bit is. Afterwards, we will be completing a guided activity based on the Ontario curriculum that shows you how to integrate a Micro:bit in your classroom! We will be providing a written step-by-step as well as training videos.

In this activity students will explore the water cycle by coding with a micro:bit.

Oil spills do untold damage to eco-systems. A new material can absorb up to 90 times its own weight in spilled oil and then be squeezed out like a sponge and reused, raising hopes for easier clean-up of oil spill sites. The challenge for the students: A group of marine scientists have asked you to develop an algorithm that could be used on a boat drone to drag around a sheet of this smart material to clean up an oil spill.

The goal of this project is to have the participants learn how programming can create cool games like the charades game called Head’s Up! This is a simple remake of the famous Heads Up! game. The player holds the micro:bit on the forehead and has 30 seconds to guess words displayed on the screen. If the guess is correct, the player tilts the micro:bit forward; to pass, the player tilts it backwards.

The goal of this project is to learn about electrical circuits using Microbit and some metal wire to make a patience game about moving a hoop through a wire without touching the wire.

In this project, students will create and code their own guitar with the help of a microbit.

Project summary: Using microbits radio system along with properties of electricity to create a system which monitors soil moisture levels.