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.
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