Coding with the Micro: Bit - Create Cool Programming Projects: The Questkids Children's Series - Dan Aldred

\n First, Coding with micro: bit \nintroduces you to the hardware and software features of the BBC micro: bit, \nincluding the built-in microphone, speaker, and touch sensor added in micro: bit \nversion 2. You'll learn new skills such as how to code your micro: bit to play \nmusic, send messages, display pictures, and detect light. \n Getting started: This \nsection gives you a tour of the micro: bit and gets you started with coding your \nfirst program. Basics: Here, you'll \nlearn to display images and text on the micro: bit's LED grid. Inputs:: This section \nshows you how to work with the input systems on the micro: bit, like the \nbuttons, the accelerometer, and the light sensor. \n Once you've mastered these skills, the book guides \nyou through 10 exciting projects, including a temperature sensor, simple \ninteractive games, and even an alarm system! \n The 99 game: \nThis first project is a game of chance that involves throwing the micro: bit \namong a group of people. You'll learn more about coding, like using variables \nand control flow techniques. Heads or tails: \nIn this project, you'll use the LED grid and accelerometer to create a coin \ntoss generator that detects when you flip your micro: bit, and displays heads \nor tails. Steady hand game: \nThis game challenges you to hold your micro: bit in your hand as long as you can \nwithout wobbling. You'll also learn more about the micro: bit's abilities and \nother fundamental coding techniques. Temperature display: \nHere, you'll use the micro: bit's built-in temperature sensor to detect the \ntemperature and scroll it across the LED grid. LED control: \nIn this project, you'll learn how to wire up an external LED and control it \nwith code. This exercise teaches you about using the micro: bit with other \ncomponents so you can build even bigger projects. Trespasser alarm: \nBy connecting a speaker to your micro: bit, you'll create an alarm system that \ndetects when someone has broken into your room and alerts you by playing a \ntune. Fortune teller: \nThis project ramps up the coding complexity, showing you how to program your \nmicro: bit to tell your fortune just like a Magic 8-Ball! Compass: Here, \nyou'll turn the micro: bit into a real working compass using its built-in \nmagnetometer. Radio communication: \nIn this project you'll use two micro: bits to send and receive radio messages. Bag alarm: \nUsing your radio skills from the