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The micro:bits used in the project can be coded using several coding languages including MakeCode and Python. We use MakeCode a block-style language, like Scratch. MakeCode is free and can be used on a computer, tablet, Chromebook or phone. Google Chrome<\/strong> is the preferred browser if using the online editor.

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The code interface is here: https:\/\/makecode.microbit.org\/<\/a> but can be downloaded as an app for tablets and Chromebooks. There is more information here: https:\/\/microbit.org\/code\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Code templates to edit or use directly <\/strong>using Google Chrome <\/strong>or Firefox:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Please use the code as it is or adapt for your environmental monitoring project.<\/p>\r\n

Microbit + GPS: Mapping a walk and recording special features:
Direct download here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n

clip:bit counter + GPS: Click clip:bit buttons to record count of different species\/features. GPS marks the location:
Direct download here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n

clip:bit counter: This doesn’t record location but can be used to count species at a site. This has been used with primary age children from Year 1 to 6:
Direct download here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n

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Screenshot showing MakeCode interface and example clip:bit code<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The micro:bits used in the project can be coded using several coding languages including MakeCode and Python. We use MakeCode a block-style language, like Scratch. MakeCode is free and can be used on a computer, tablet, Chromebook or phone. Google Chrome is the preferred browser if using the online editor. The code interface is here: … Continue reading Code<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1134,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-93","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sampas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sampas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sampas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sampas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sampas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sampas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sampas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions\/151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/sampas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}