Main Idea
Students learn what the moon is, what its features are, what the moon phase is.
First they draw the phases of the moon in a notebook and then animate it with the
help of micro:bit.
| Creator | Sokol Iryna, Miksike OU |
| Subject | Natural Science, Geography, Computer Science |
| Length | 60 minutes |
| Pedagogical Approach | Technology assisted |
| Competences | Creative skills, Logical thinking, Computational thinking, Cognitive development |
| Grades | 4th grade |
| Technologies | Micro:bit |
Description
Αctivity 1 «Discussion»: The teacher tells the students what the moon is, the phases
of the moon.
Source: https://c.tadst.com/gfx/600×337/moon-phases-explained.png?1
Αctivity 2: Search the Internet for information on what the moon looks like on different
days of the month. Play the result in a workbook.
Αctivity 3: Now replay the phases of the moon using micro:bit:
Step 1: Go to the site – https://makecode.microbit.org/
Step 2: Watch the video carefully and think of which blocks to use to create the
“Moon Phase” animation: https://youtu.be/x-k7Tri54V8
Hint: Because the phases of the moon are infinitely repeated, you need to create an infinite loop instead of a linear algorithm.
Step 3: Create a program:
3.1. First, create an animation of the phases of the moon.
Hint: you can duplicate blocks. To do this, right-click on the first block and select «Duplicate»
3.2. The animation will move quickly, so slow motion by
pausing between drawings.
3.3. Name the program “Phases of the Moon”
3.4. Connect micro: bit to your computer.
3.5. Click “Download”
3.6. Open the folder where the file was downloaded and send it to the micro: bit.
3.7. View the result.