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Microbit Compass Exercise This demonstration of the micro:bit compass uses a laser-cut wooden compass rose to show degrees and cardinal directions. Students can use the compass rose to help translate ...

micro:bit Compass micro:bit has a compass module that performs the function of compass. When the compass points to the north, the return value is 0, i.e. the return value is increased to 360 in the ...

Recently at BBC Research & Development, we got our hands on the new BBC micro:bit v2, a pocket-sized computer first launched in 2015 to help teach computer science. The first generation of this ...

Playing with the new micro:bit - three MakeCode projects for you to try out We took part in a coding workshop as the pocket sized computer got an update - see what we made and try them for yourself!