DIY micro:bit metal detector (Years 5-6)

This activity shows one way to incorporate Digital Technologies into a goldfields unit in an authentic way using a micro:bit.

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Year band(s)	5-6
Content type	Lesson ideas
Format	Document
Core and overarching concepts	Implementation (programming), Data acquisition, Data interpretation, Specification (decomposing problems), Algorithms, Digital systems
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)	AC9TDI6K01 Investigate the main internal components of common digital systems and their function AC9TDI6K02 Examine how digital systems form networks to transmit data AC9TDI6P01 Define problems with given or co developed design criteria and by creating user stories AC9TDI6P05 Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input
Technologies & Programming Languages	Electronic programming boards
Keywords	data collection, data interpretation, algorithms, implementation, micro:bit, digital systems, peripheral device, DTIF, DTiF, dtif, ACARA
Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs	Literacy, Numeracy, Digital Literacy
Organisation	Australian Government Department of Education and Training
Copyright	Australian Government Department of Education and Training, CC BY 4.0