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🧑‍🏫Transforming the way we teach technology to children one micro:bit at a time. 👉Follow for chat about transforming the way we teach technology. #microbit

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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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📣 Teachers! Want to bring AI into your classroom?. Join our free webinar to explore CreateAI – a new tool to teach machine learning with the BBC micro:bit. Perfect for ages 8+ 👉 Projects, movement recognition & MakeCode integration!. 🔗 Sign up:
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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✨Outdoor learning with micro:bits - get all the links here: #outdoorlearning #microbits #STEMEducation
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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5️⃣ Sustainability ♻️.You can focus on environmental issues in your local area. Our Climate action, Life on land or Life below water global goals guides and the following projects may get ideas flowing in your classroom or outdoor areas. * Light up fishing nets.* Animal tracker.*
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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4️⃣ Science 🧑‍🔬.With a built in thermometer, light sensor and accelerometer, the micro:bit makes the perfect piece of fkit to use in your outdoor science investigations:.* Species counter.* Sunlight sensor & thermometer.* Sound meter
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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3️⃣ Data / fieldwork 📊.Did you know you can use the BBC micro:bit V2 with built-in speaker as a data logger, recording data from its built-in sensors? Data is stored on your micro:bit even when its power source is disconnected and you can view this data in a table or line graph:
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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2️⃣ Mathematics 🧮.Motivate in maths by turning the outdoors into your space for investigations like:.* Distance calculator.* Step counter.* Times tables tester
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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1️⃣ Health & wellbeing 💗.Boost wellbeing by coding the following projects, transferring the code onto micro:bits and using them in the fresh air outdoors".* Kick strength data logger.* Calming LEDs.* Activity picker.* Stopwatch.* Getting active unit of work
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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🌿 Take learning outdoors with the micro:bit! From data logging to sustainability, it’s a powerful tool for sparking curiosity and coding skills outside the classroom. Explore 5 subject areas where digital skills thrive outside! .#microbit #OutdoorLearning #DigitalSkills
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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RT @hodge_jo: Fantastic day with Year 6 @allsaintsbootle doing @microbit_edu pedometers and Esports with @SuperMario_UK. Lots of great codi….
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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RT @MrLovellComp: @microbit_edu The micro:bit is a great tool for teaching Python! 😃 I use games such as battleships; red light, green ligh….
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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Great news! 🎉.🇮🇪 now in Irish.🇵🇱 Python Editor in Polish .🇵🇾 MakeCode in Guarani.Select your language via the settings cog!.Help us translate even more: #microbit #CSforAll #EdTech #Translation
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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🐍 The micro:bit Python Editor makes text-based coding easier and more accessible for learners and educators. 🦾 Built for beginners, packed with features that support real-world programming every step of the way. 🔗 #microbit #Python #CSforAll
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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💚 Featured in our recent 'Play' article - why not try out this retro game of Operation from micro:bit Champion, @MrMorrison_ . It not only ignites playful learning, but links to science and simple electronics ⚡️!.#microbit #microbitCHAMPION #edtech.
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Mr Morrison
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Here's a little operation game 🏥 using tin foil, card, crocodile clips and a @microbit_edu. It's the third of my tin foil electronics series of lessons. You can find these on my website #MicrobitChampion.
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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RT @BecketSt: Our Digital Ambassadors have done a fantastic job this term teaching other pupils how to code using the Micro Bit. Impressive….
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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RT @MrMorrison_: Here's a little guitar project 🎸 using tin foil, card, crocodile clips and a @microbit_edu⚡️. It's the second of my tin fo….
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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RT @narberthschool: Machine learning activity - collecting data and using it to train the micro-bit through ‘Boxercise’ moves! #DosbarthMer….
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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🤔 What’s one thing people often get wrong about engineering?. To mark #INWED25, we asked Lucy Gill, Head of Product to share her journey—and what she wishes more people understood about women in STEM. #WomenInSTEM #microbit #STEMeducation #DiversityInTech #RoleModels #INWED
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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💚 We’re excited to keep building a future where every child can code! If you are interested in learning more and taking part then why n ot join our research community: #Accessibility #microbit #CSforAll
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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💚 Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation - it was an inspiring event we were proud to present at. Congrats to our Head of Product, Lucy Gill, for winning the 2025 Blockly Partnerships Award 🎉.#Accessibility #microbit #CSforAll
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Micro:bit Educational Foundation
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At the @googleaccess Blockly Summit 2025:.💚 Lucy Gill & Matt Hillsdon spoke on adding keyboard navigation to Blockly & MakeCode. 💚 Katie Henry & Lucy Gill explored how blind and low vision learners access coding tools. #inclusivetech #accessibility #microbit
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