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Sea safe turtles

Activity 2 of 2

MakeCode

7-11 yrs

In this activity students discover all about sea turtles before creating a prototype sea turtle safe beach light using the micro:bit’s LEDs.

Key learning:

  • To discover more about the threats faced by sea turtles
  • To learn about efforts to help them
  • To learn how micro:bit inputs (sensors) and outputs (LED lights) can be used to make a prototype to help protect sea turtles

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