Micro:bits in Biology

To code your micro:bit to function as a light meter, the following files are available:

– hex code to download – useful if you want to share code directly with learners using the microbit.org classroom platform.

– Video tutorial on how to code and use the micro:bit as a light meter.

Curriculum links

Using the micro:bit as a light meter would be useful when delivering SCN 3-01a (Biodiversity & interdependence: I can sample and identify living things…and suggest reasons for their distributions) and during National 5 Biology, Life on Earth Key Area 2 (Distribution of Organisms… measuring abiotic factors such as light intensity…using light meters).

To code your micro:bit to function as a soil moisture meter, the following files are available:

– hex code for soil moisture meter calibration (Part 1 in the video tutorial).

– hex code for soil moisture meter (Part 2 in the video tutorial).

– Video tutorial on how to code and use the micro:bit as a soil moisture meter.

Curriculum links

Using the micro:bit in this way would be particularly useful when covering SCN 3-01a or during National 5 Biology, Life on Earth Key Area 2 (Distribution of Organisms… measuring abiotic factors such as soil moisture…using moisture meters).

To code your micro:bit to function as a reaction game, the following files are available:

– hex code for the reaction game. Click the link, download and transfer the code to your micro:bit.

– Video tutorial on how to code and use the micro:bit as a reaction game.

– Downloadable resource for the classroom on making the reaction game.

Curriculum links

Using the micro:bit in this way would be particularly useful when delivering National 5 Biology, Multicellular Organisms, Key Area 2 (Control and Communication… investigate reaction time in humans).

To code your micro:bit to function as a muscle sensor (think a simple electromyography (EMG) device!), the following files are available:

– hex code for the EMG. Click the link, download and transfer the code to your micro:bit.

– Video tutorial on how to code and use the micro:bit as a muscle sensor/EMG.

Curriculum links

Using the micro:bit in this way would be particularly useful when delivering National 5 Biology, Multicellular Organisms, Key Area 2 (Control and Communication… understanding how motor neurons enable a response to occur at an effector (muscle or gland)).