Six more stats you can survey in your playground

Program your micro:bit to become a compass, and you could work out which direction your playground faces.

Program your micro:bit to become a traffic survey data logger or litter counter and you could work out how much litter your playground experiences, to help you think about your recycling points.

Program your micro:bit to become a sound meter and you could measure the noise levels around you, to help you plan your quiet spaces.

Program your micro:bit to become a sunlight sensor, and you could find the dark spaces in your playground.

Program your micro:bit to become a spirit level to work out how flat or steep your playground areas are.

Program your micro:bit to become an opinion poll by adapting the micro:bit species counter program, and find out what your school thinks about the playground.

Find out about the free courses - both online and in-person - to help primary schools teach about the micro:bit.

Check out resources that will help you get ready once you receive your micro:bits.

Watch an unboxing video and find out how to get coding in less than 60 seconds.

Find out more about using MakeCode and the training resources available to get you started.

Get the answers to all of your questions about the micro:bit.

Find out more about the organisations supporting our micro:bit initiative.