maker faire 2016 - microbit & nano satellite
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THE SATELLITE INVENTORS KIT FOR THE BBC MICRO:BITINSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
LILIAN KASEM
TECHNICAL EVANGELIST
Microsoft UK, in collaboration with the space application catapult
@liliankasem
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BBC Micro, 1981
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Micro:bit
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Micro:bit
Four Editors• Code Kingdom • Block Editor • Touch develop editor • Python Editor
www.microbit.co.uk/getting-started
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The Catapult PocketQube Satellite Kit
• A complete satellite in a 5 cm cube
• A fully functional, self-contained, remotely operated platform
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The Micro:bit Satellite Inventors Kit
Micro:bit
microSD card reader
UV/IR/VIS sensorTemperature sensor
Camera
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Curriculum Links – KS3• Coding
• Real world problems and physical systems
• Developing creativity
• Design and technology• Iterative design and building
• Biology• Biological ecosystems• Plant reproduction and the environment• Photosynthetic processes• Photosynthesis and the atmosphere• Adaptation of leaves for photosynthesis
• Chemistry• The carbon cycle
• Physics• Radiation, convection and conduction• Gravity as a force• Waves• Electricity• Magnetism• Forces• The Sun• The seasons
• Geography• Interpreting geographical info
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Activity Examples
Observing Gravity Exploring thermal properties
Measuring vegetation withlight frequency visualisation (NDVI)
MAKE STUFF HAPPEN• Mission Control• National IoT Project• Community Advocates
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Mission control in the classroomRaspberry Pi 3 + Windows IoT
• Collect data via Bluetooth
• Distribute via webserver to any and all devices
• Mission control “portal”
• Push data to Azurehttps://mscorpnews.blob.core.windows.net/ncmedia/2015/11/windows-10-logo.jpghttps://windowsitpro.com/site-files/windowsitpro.com/files/uploads/2015/10/azure.pnghttp://admin.utep.edu/Portals/1804/Images/room336.JPGhttp://www.techworks-consulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WiFiAccessPointLogo.jpghttps://lh4.ggpht.com/Pkvgp3OKBG5JZW7Nm2o-3cqINadGj0KgB25W4ReP19h2rfSwbQ34TthfD7pjhr6o_w=w170https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b8/33/5f/b8335f7a0be0c4169a4942f618734848.jpghttps://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0176/3274/products/100437_1024x1024.jpg?v=1456812374
MISSION CONTROL APP MISSION CONTROL
TOP EXPERIMENTS
SPACE ACTIVITIES
micro:bit live Your activities
Space Tracker
Light Compass Temperature Accel
Experiment Wizard
Real Time Telemetry
RSS Feed of Space Activity
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Space science in the classroomLandsat
Micro:bit kit data
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Get involved Advocates who can demo the kits at schools A community of platform and app developers
Contact us if you’re interested:
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Get involved AzureCraft June 4th @ Microsoft Reading (give me your details)
Workshop in London:
aka.ms/nanosat17may
Getting involved as advocates or developers: