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Programming step-counters

Lesson 3 of 5

MakeCode

7-11 yrs

Pupils consider how activity trackers record the number of steps a person takes and write algorithms to represent this. They then use the MakeCode editor to use the BBC micro:bit as a step-counter and evaluate its effectiveness.

Key learning:

  • To identify the uses of a step-counter
  • To write an algorithm for a step-counter
  • To program the BBC micro:bit as a step-counter