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Micro: Bit for Mad Scientists: 30 Clever Coding and Electronics Projects for Kids

AUTHOR Monk, Simon; Monk, Simon
PUBLISHER No Starch Press (09/24/2019)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

Description
Build your own secret laboratory with 30 coding and electronic projects!

The BBC micro: bit is a tiny, cheap, yet surprisingly powerful computer that you can use to build cool things and experiment with code. The 30 simple projects and experiments in this book will show you how to use the micro: bit to build a secret science lab complete with robots, door alarms, lie detectors, and more--as you learn basic coding and electronics skills.

Here are just some of the projects you'll build:

  • A "light guitar" you can play just by moving your fingers
  • A working lie detector
  • A self-watering plant care system
  • A two-wheeled robot
  • A talking robotic head with moving eyes
  • A door alarm made with magnets

  • Learn to code like a Mad Scientist!
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    Product Format
    Product Details
    ISBN-13: 9781593279745
    ISBN-10: 1593279744
    Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
    Content Language: English
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    Page Count: 280
    Carton Quantity: 22
    Product Dimensions: 6.90 x 0.90 x 9.10 inches
    Weight: 1.40 pound(s)
    Feature Codes: Index, Price on Product, Illustrated
    Country of Origin: CN
    Subject Information
    BISAC Categories
    Technology & Engineering | Electronics - Microelectronics
    Technology & Engineering | Hardware - Personal Computers - General
    Technology & Engineering | Embedded Computer Systems
    Grade Level: 5th Grade and up
    Accelerated Reader:
    Reading Level: 0
    Point Value: 0
    Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
    Dewey Decimal: 004.16
    Library of Congress Control Number: 2019015785
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    This beginner-friendly collection of electronics projects for the Micro: bit teaches how to code in MicroPython and JavaScript Blocks, as well as how to build specific mad scientist-themed projects such as a magnetic door alarm, a lie detector, and an irregular wall clock.
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    Build your own secret laboratory with 30 coding and electronic projects!

    The BBC micro: bit is a tiny, cheap, yet surprisingly powerful computer that you can use to build cool things and experiment with code. The 30 simple projects and experiments in this book will show you how to use the micro: bit to build a secret science lab complete with robots, door alarms, lie detectors, and more--as you learn basic coding and electronics skills.

    Here are just some of the projects you'll build:

  • A "light guitar" you can play just by moving your fingers
  • A working lie detector
  • A self-watering plant care system
  • A two-wheeled robot
  • A talking robotic head with moving eyes
  • A door alarm made with magnets

  • Learn to code like a Mad Scientist!
    Show More
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