The results of the micro:bit playground survey are here!
You can no longer submit your playground survey data, but you can still do all of the activities with your class.
The 成人快手 micro:bit 鈥 the next gen campaign has created the 成人快手 micro:bit playground survey to give children the opportunity to investigate the place they visit nearly every day, and one that can have a huge impact on their lives and local community.
The playground survey provides a practical approach to understanding the value of data and how data is used in today's world. The survey is a series of seven fun, cross-curricular activities, designed to work flexibly to help teachers fit the learning into a busy timetable.
Take a look at the teacher guide below for an overview of the entire project and all the available resources.
Find out everything you need to know about the playground survey and download all of the learning resources available.
Playground survey activities
Introduce the playground survey and the fun activities your primary school can take part in. Discuss data security and make your playground map!
Enjoy comparing surface temperatures in four areas of your school playground with the micro:bit Thermometer program.
Use the micro:bit Biodiversity Counter program to investigate the number of different species of plants and animals in your playground.
Measure distances to calculate the area of your school playground using the clever micro:bit Distance Calculator program.
Get pupils to use the special micro:bit Activity Tracker program to track their physical activity in their school playground.
Explore how computers learn from data using the new micro:bit machine learning tool. Have fun training your own machine learning model!
Enjoy choosing extension activities with your class once you have completed the playground survey.
Arolwg iard chwarae
Welsh language resources for the playground survey.
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As the 成人快手 micro:bit playground survey encourages pupils to go outdoors, we look at some stunning playgrounds that are STEM/STEAM focused.
Five times numbers helped us make sense of the world
UK National Statistician Professor Sir Ian Diamond talks about how statistics have allowed us to understand the development of our world from the first census to the 1970s election.
"I love that I鈥檝e been able to use data to have an impact in lots of different areas"
Professor Jennifer Visser-Rogers talks about her career in statistics and the importance of encouraging children to learn more about data.
A helpful glossary to increase your confidence when teaching the seven 成人快手 micro:bit playground survey activities.
How the micro:bit activity tracker was created
Find out how the Micro:bit Educational Foundation developed a micro:bit project to bring the concept of machine learning to life for primary school pupils.
Yussef Rafik on how coding helps nature conservation
Wildlife TV Presenter Yussef Rafik talks about how the 成人快手 micro:bit can play an important part in studying plants and animals.
鈥淭he digital world has endless possibilities鈥
Content creator Big Manny talks about inspiring a new generation of scientists and his passion for teaching.
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Training resources for teachers
Find out about the free courses - both online and in-person - to help primary schools teach about the micro:bit.
Classroom resources
Check out resources that will help you get ready once you receive your micro:bits.
Tips for making your micro:bit lessons more inclusive
Get expert advice on how to make micro:bit lessons more inclusive so that everyone in the class can play their part.
Coding made easy with the MakeCode platform
Find out more about using MakeCode and the training resources available to get you started.
FAQs
Get the answers to all of your questions about the micro:bit.
Our partners
Find out more about the organisations supporting our micro:bit initiative.
