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Characterization with sound emotion badge

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MakeCode

7-11 yrs

Students can use the BBC micro:bit to describe a character from a story using different images and sounds. The micro:bit’s built-in microphone, speaker, and LED display allow students to represent a character’s different feelings, moods, or traits throughout a story.

Literacy:

Characterisation

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Overall key learning

Learning objectives are at three different levels:

  • Mild - I can describe a character in a story using the micro:bit sound emotions badge.
  • Medium - I can modify my own sound emotions badge program to describe a character in a story.
  • Spicy - I can create my own sound emotions badge program to describe a character in a story.

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CA CCSS ELA Standards

Reading: Literature - Key Ideas and Details

  • RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

CA CS Standards

  • 3-5.AP.12 Create programs that include events, loops, and conditionals. (P5.2)
  • 3-5.CS.2 Demonstrate how computer hardware and software work together as a system to accomplish tasks. (P4.4)
  • 3-5.CS.3 Determine potential solutions to solve simple hardware and software problems using common troubleshooting strategies. (P6.2)
  • 3-5.AP.14 Create programs by incorporating smaller portions of existing programs, to develop something new or add more advanced features. (P4.2, P5.3)
  • 3-5.AP.17 Test and debug a program or algorithm to ensure it accomplishes the intended task. (P6.2)