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Year 9

Hello physical world

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Year 9

Hello physical world

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the micro:bit. We will also write and execute our first Python programs on the micro:bit using simple coding patterns.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following are inputs on the micro:bit?
Correct answer: Accelerometer
Correct answer: Buttons
Correct answer: Compass
Correct answer: GPIO pins
LEDs
Correct answer: Light sensor
Correct answer: Radio
Correct answer: Temperature sensor
Q2.
Which of the following are outputs on the micro:bit?
Accelerometer
Buttons
Compass
Correct answer: GPIO pins
Correct answer: LEDs
Light sensor
Correct answer: Radio
Temperature sensor
Q3.
Which button on the mu editor translates your program and transfers it to the micro:bit?
Files
Correct answer: Flash
Load
Save
Q4.
What type of error would occur if you missed a bracket out of your code?
Logic
Runtime
Correct answer: Syntax
Q5.
When coding in micro Python in mu, what is the correct line of code to start your micro:bit programs with?
from * input microbit
Correct answer: from microbit import *
from microbit input *
import microbit *
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