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Micro:bit Explorers: discovering each other through coding

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Finding Attractions Using GPS Coordinates

Created by Zoltán SOÓKY
Last updated by Zoltán SOÓKY 1 year 2 months ago

In this activity, students programmed their micro:bits to display GPS coordinates in response to various inputs (e.g., button presses or tilting the device). These coordinates, previously researched using Google Maps, corresponded to attractions in their countries. Participants from each country shared the coordinates of landmarks their peers could visit. The activity concluded with partners using the displayed coordinates to identify and locate the attractions on a map, promoting cross-cultural learning and collaboration while reinforcing coding and geography skills.

You can download the programs with the GPS coordinates from here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16YeITUNsGI-Sj4a-KC6PUdr4X-3DCBWo?usp=sharing&fbclid=IwY2xjawG8Pv5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfytycmF1eN71BcbRXbEI0sGDAA8WIoa-LXNTWLZTkOLLinfBYdqMKGu0A_aem_KTSCp4M8p8qDJhXzsvxv7w