Activity 2
Sea safe turtles
Introduction
In this activity students discover all about sea turtles before creating a prototype sea turtle safe beach light using the micro:bit’s LEDs.
Learning objectives
- 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
You will need
Downloadable resources:
- Lesson plan
- Lesson slides
- HEX file
Other resources:
Paper - large sheets (optional), colour marker pens (optional)
Quick links
Lesson plan
Discovering sea turtles
Sea turtles in trouble
How can we help sea turtles?
Helping hatchlings
micro:bit turtle-safe beach light
Code available
Review
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