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Prototyping innovations

Lesson 3 of 5

MakeCode

11-14 yrs

Students develop their computational thinking skills and complete their prototype.

Key learning:

  • To work effectively as a team to develop a prototype for a health tech innovation
  • To design an accurate, detailed algorithm for at least one prototype feature
  • To use the algorithm to write, test and debug a working micro:bit program
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