MICROBIT PROJECT
INPUT BUTTONS

DESCRIPTION

Students will learn how to use input buttons to control the output of a program.

STEPS

STEP 1
Connect your Microbit to your device (laptop) and go to the coding site: https://makecode.microbit.org/

STEP 2
Click on New Project and name the project Input Buttons.

STEP 3
Instead of using the on start block or the forever block, we will use blocks that run when buttons are clicked. From under the Input menu heading, drag in the on button A pressed block three times.

STEP 4
Change the blocks so the buttons pressed are A, B and A+B like below.

STEP 5
Add a show leds block inside each of the three on button blocks. Make each show leds block display a different image.

STEP 6
Download and run your program. Try pressing the buttons A and B (and both together).

EXTRA

1. Does program respond as soon as the button is pressed down or when the button is released? Try it out if you are not sure.