The micro:bit platform as a project development tool in the Natural Sciences. Suggestions for teaching use


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Published: Sep 26, 2023
Keywords:
physical computing, BBC Micro:bit, project- based learning
Effransia Tzagkaraki
Stamatios Papadakis
Michail Kalogiannakis
Abstract

This study is part of an experimental research project, where two projects were created to teach concepts of electricity and more specifically the operation of a simple electrical circuit. In these projects, combining physical programming and a didactic approach to project-based learning, the aim is to determine the impact of integrating the BBC Micro:bit on conceptual understanding of electricity. The didactic scenarios that were carried out concerning the use of the terminals for listening to music from headphones and the construction of a movement mechanism where a motor was used. The processing and analysis of the results showed that the experimental group performed better.

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  • 8. APPLICATIONS OF ICT IN THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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