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Introduction to Physical Computing with micro:bit

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Lesson 2.1 For Loops

Description

In this lesson, students will connect a speaker to their physical circuit to play music using their micro:bit! They will learn to use for loops to control components, along with the playNote command.

Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Use for loops to control the flow of their programs
  • Control an external speaker by using the playNote command in micro:bit programs
  • Understand the correlation between frequency values and the pitch of a tone

Activities

These are all the activities included in the lesson

2.1.1 For Loops
2.1.2 For Loops
2.1.3 Light Middle Row with a For Loop
2.1.4 Dimming LED
2.1.5 Exploration: Playing Music with micro:bit
2.1.6 Exploration 2.1 Follow-up
2.1.7 Twinkle Twinkle
2.1.8 Looping through LED Brightness Values
2.1.9 Light Screen by Column