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Micro:bit for Mad Scientists

30 Clever Coding and Electronics Projects for Kids

30 Clever Coding and Electronics Projects for Kids

By Simon Monk

By Simon Monk

By Simon Monk

By Simon Monk

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Sep 24, 2019 | ISBN 9781593279745 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About Micro:bit for Mad Scientists

    Build your own secret laboratory with 30 coding and electronic projects!

    The BBC micro:bit is a tiny, cheap, yet surprisingly powerful computer that you can use to build cool things and experiment with code. The 30 simple projects and experiments in this book will show you how to use the micro:bit to build a secret science lab complete with robots, door alarms, lie detectors, and more–as you learn basic coding and electronics skills.

    Here are just some of the projects you’ll build:
      •  A “light guitar” you can play just by moving your fingers
      •  A working lie detector
      •  A self-watering plant care system
      •  A two-wheeled robot
      •  A talking robotic head with moving eyes
      •  A door alarm made with magnets

    Learn to code like a Mad Scientist!

    About Micro:bit for Mad Scientists

    Build your own secret laboratory with 30 coding and electronic projects!

    The BBC micro:bit is a tiny, cheap, yet surprisingly powerful computer that you can use to build cool things and experiment with code. The 30 simple projects and experiments in this book will show you how to use the micro:bit to build a secret science lab complete with robots, door alarms, lie detectors, and more–as you learn basic coding and electronics skills.

    Here are just some of the projects you’ll build:
      •  A “light guitar” you can play just by moving your fingers
      •  A working lie detector
      •  A self-watering plant care system
      •  A two-wheeled robot
      •  A talking robotic head with moving eyes
      •  A door alarm made with magnets

    Learn to code like a Mad Scientist!

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    Product Details

    Category: Technology | Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $24.95
    Published by No Starch Press
    Sep 24, 2019 | 280 Pages | 7 x 9-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781593279745

    Category: Technology | Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by No Starch Press
    Sep 24, 2019 | 280 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781593279752

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    Praise

    “Simon Monk has been teaching folks how to learn to code and make for many years, so he knows exactly the kinds of projects that any beginner can make, and all the trouble spots to avoid. In this lovely illustrated book you will learn different ways of using the all-in-one micro:bit with sensors, lights, even little robots… It’s a STEAM adventure for students of all backgrounds!”
    —Limor Fried, Adafruit

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