Classroom Primary Computing Pack micro:bit Kitronik

Primary Computer Classroom Pack Micro Bit Kitronik

The Kitronik Lesson in a Box Primary Computing Pack is a complete set of electronic devices and teaching aids designed to enable teachers to deliver high quality curriculum-related lessons with little effort on the part of the instructor. To save you time, the kit and teaching tools have been tested by real students and produced in collaboration with real instructors.

The kit is inexpensive, useful and durable enough for instructors to use again and again. The resources cover the KS2 computing criteria and are relevant to KS2 science.

All teaching resources, including lecture notes, lesson plans and worksheets, are presented in a teacher-friendly way. They are provided in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and PDF formats, and can be copied, edited and printed to suit your particular teaching style. A quick start guide to the Lesson in a Box kit is now available. It provides an overview of the whole kit, including a description of your new lessons, how to set up your kit, how to use the micro:bit, code samples, and much more!

The BBC micro:bit and the LAB:bit board, built exclusively for this type of activity, are used in the Primary Computer Pack! It does not require soldering and has a protective cover over the components. The micro:bit has the advantage of being simple to use yet feature rich and capable of being programmed in languages suitable for all skill levels.

Features of the Primary Computing Kitronik

• The Lesson in a Box Primary Computing pack is a comprehensive set of electronic and pedagogical tools designed to help teachers deliver effective lessons with little effort.
• The box covers 4 of the National Curriculum for KS2 Computing's Progress 7 programmes, as well as 4 of the National Curriculum for KS2 Science's Progress 9 programmes.
• Technicians and students are not required to weld.
• Real students and instructors have tried and tested the kit and teaching materials, which have been designed by real teachers.
• Technician notes, lesson plans, materials and workbooks or worksheets are all included in the kit.
• The kit is intended to be used repeatedly, and all components have been selected/designed with this in mind.
• The kits are packaged in a sturdy, reusable Grantnells tray to keep them together and safe between uses.

Contents of the Kitronik Micro:bit package

There are 10 sets of electronics for students and 1 for teachers (11 sets in total) supplied in a reusable tray from Gratnells. Each kit includes:

• 1 x LAB:bit.
• 1 x Injection moulded 5-spoke wheel and motor tyre.
• 1 x 3xAA battery cage.
• 1 x A4 printed piano.
• 1 x A4 printed board Snakes and Ladders style.
• 1 x A3 printed building instructions.

A USB drive is also included in the kit;

A quick start guide for teachers and technicians.

Comprehensive teaching resources for 11 lessons, including PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, work plans and some printed materials:

• Lesson 1 - Introduction to BBC micro:bit and MakeCode
• Lesson 2 - Inputs and outputs
• Lesson 3 - Physical Systems
• Lesson 4 - Algorithms
• Lesson 5 - Traffic lights
• Lesson 6 - Traffic lights with level crossing
• Lesson 7 - Brightness Control
• Lesson 8 - Speed control
• Lesson 9 - Sound level meter
• Lesson 10 - Echolocation
• Lesson 11 - Musical instrument

Le Pack Informatique Primaire couvre les domaines suivants du programme scolaire pour le niveau 2 (7-11 ans) :

• Computer Science KS2.
• Science KS2 (Year 4 Sound)
• Science KS2 (Year 6 Light)
• Mathematics Year 2 (Year 5: Measurement).
• Mathematics Year 2 (Years 5 and 6, statistics).

Sample code.
Templates for the Zeotrope to be printed.

Requires 1 x BBC micro:bit per LAB:bit, 3 x AA batteries per LAB:bit, 1 x microUSB cable per LAB:bit and adhesive tape/glue.

Resources of the Pack

• Lesson in a box introduction.
• Tech Talk with Caroline Keep - live replay.
• LAB:bit tech talk- live stream playback.