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Energy data collecting

Lesson 3 of 6

MakeCode, Python

7-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14-16 yrs

Students program and calibrate their micro:bit light timers and place them in their chosen locations to record energy use data.

Key learning:

  • To calibrate and deploy a data logger (micro:bit light timer)
  • To collect environmental data (light usage) over time

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