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Healthy Oceans
These two advanced activities explore how wireless sensors are used to monitor the environment at sea. Patrons use a BBC micro:bit to design an algorithm to clean oil spills in the sea and create autonomous vehicles that can mop up oil spills. 0
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Helping Plants Grow
These two advanced activities use the radio and moisture sensors on the BBC micro:bit to protect trees from being cut down and to prototype an automated farming system. 0
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Health Tech
This series of activities explores the use of technology to improve health. Patrons work in teams to create their own prototype health tech innovation. 0
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Dough Creatures
You can use anything that conducts electricity to make an electrical circuit—copper, pencil lead, fruit, even play dough! Adding salt to the dough helps electricity move through the material. With enough power, the electrical current can light LEDs and sound a buzzer! 0
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Coding: Algorithms
Algorithms are a repeatable series of steps that, when followed, complete a task. Computers use algorithms all the time to solve problems and accomplish various tasks. The instructions are you write an algorithm to navigating the maze. There is often more than one way to accomplish a task, so there may be more than one algorithm for any given task. 0
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