The second micro:bit detects gestures with its accelerometer ... but that’s not the point. This project is a great way to teach students how to program microcontrollers, work with sensor ...

Just how fast can a BBC micro:bit travel? Pretty fast it would seem. Schools across the country are taking part in the challenge to build a rocket car using a micro:bit. Will Tranmere Rovers triumph?

I showed them the basic drawer on the MakeCode site where you will find most of the coding blocks you need to start a micro:bit project (see below). I then showed an example using the ‘on start ...

The BBC micro:bit single board ARM computer aimed at education does not feature as often as many of its competitors in these pages. It’s not the cheapest of boards, and interfacing to it in ...