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We’ve found 7 activities:
Pixel art bugs
Animate a creepy crawly using a simple, free programme.
Supported by
Raspberry Pi
20 mins
Indoors
Swing it, shake it, move it, make it
Make a micro:bit game and see which group can score the highest.
Supported by
Raspberry Pi
1 hr
Indoors
Leave the teams up to Scratch
Take the hassle out of choosing teams by making a programme to do it for you.
Supported by
Raspberry Pi
1 hr
Indoors
Make a micro:bit map
Create a map of a wilderness area using Scratch and a micro:bit.
Supported by
Raspberry Pi
45 mins
Indoors
Digital leaf identifier
Use a simple computer programme to create something that’ll help identify different leaves.
Supported by
Raspberry Pi
45 mins
Indoors
Micro:bit treasure hunt
Use a micro:bit project to send graphics in this tech-filled treasure hunt.
Supported by
Raspberry Pi
1 hr 30
Indoors
Pixel art
Create and code your own paper pixels as you find out how computers display images.
Supported by
Raspberry Pi
20 mins
Indoors