BBC micro:bit - Next generation teaching tools
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A classroom-ready nano computer ships to every 11-year-old in the UK and already runs in ~30 UK schools and 5 Singapore schools, logging open sensor data that reveals real events (a rain front and mirrored temperature drop). It combines a 5x5 LED matrix, accelerometer, compass, temperature probe, two buttons and Bluetooth Smart, runs from a battery as a standalone device, programs in TouchDevelop/blocks/ MicroPython via a browser download, and costs about £12; buggy air kits (10 loan sets) measure NO2 CO and particulates and produce usable comparative data.
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