We used conditional statements, Boolean logic and the onboard magnetometer to create a working compass with our Microbits today. Michelle M. Stecchini Tara Weber Will Smith 𝓚𝓲𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓵𝔂 𝓗𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓶𝓪𝓷

Maker Club - working intensely 👊

She built a devastating LEGO battle bot in our after school club today. Ready to take on all comers🤖👊

We wrote programs that allowed us to detect whether or not a magnet was present in the vicinity of the Microbit. My astute students quickly discovered that magnets were the magic that kept their laptop covers secure. Michelle M. Stecchini Will Smith Tara Weber 𝓚𝓲𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓵𝔂 𝓗𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓶𝓪𝓷

We broke out the button making machine in Maker Club today. Fun was had by all.

The most exciting robot battle of the afternoon 🤖👊

We created a two way communication system using the bluetooth radio built into the Microbit. This allowed us to become modern day telegraph operators and send messages in Morse Code. Michelle M. Stecchini Tara Weber Will Smith 𝓚𝓲𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓵𝔂 𝓗𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓶𝓪𝓷

Gearing up for today’s battle

We are writing programs to guide our finch robots around a square. Michelle M. Stecchini Tara Weber Will Smith 𝓚𝓲𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓵𝔂 𝓗𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓶𝓪𝓷

On our last day together we had a Battle Royale that would make the WWE proud

We are programming our Finch robots to make a smooth k-turn. We used an iterative design process to get closer and closer to the goal. This bot is almost dialed in💯. Michelle M. Stecchini Tara Weber Will Smith 𝓚𝓲𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓵𝔂 𝓗𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓶𝓪𝓷

We are practicing for our spring musical’Sponge Bob Squarepants’, the best musical in the entire ocean. Tickets are on sale now!

After determining the values for the light reflected from the black and white surfaces of the mat, we wrote a program to keep our Finch trapped within the oval. Michelle M. Stecchini Tara Weber Will Smith 𝓚𝓲𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓵𝔂 𝓗𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓶𝓪𝓷

We added a marker to our Finch robots and are working on a program to ‘write’ our names. Students are going to go through multiple iterations before they’re finished. Michelle M. Stecchini Tara Weber Will Smith 𝓚𝓲𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓵𝔂 𝓗𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓶𝓪𝓷

Success!!! Students coding Micro:bit Educational Foundation to detect earthquakes and send info to hub. So important for us in California! Statewide California Earthquake Center Stonecreek JHS #wearepbv #ngss #computerscience

We trained an AI to recognize different images and had the Microbit give a response based on what was detected. We had way more fun with the traffic cones than I thought we would😂 Michelle M. Stecchini Tara Weber Will Smith 𝓚𝓲𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻𝓵𝔂 𝓗𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓶𝓪𝓷

We made solar powered bug bots in Maker Club today! 🌝🪲🤖 Michelle M. Stecchini Tara Weber Will Smith Chris Wilson

Say it with flowers, on the moo moove

My students were looking through the old yearbooks I have in the library and one found her Dad👀 Chris Wilson Tara Weber Michelle M. Stecchini Will Smith

Today we replicated the classic Magic 8-ball experience with our Microbits. I don’t have to consult the oracle to know that they enjoyed the programming challenges. Will Smith Michelle M. Stecchini Tara Weber MATTEL