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Hummingbird Bit: Python Lessons

*Teacher Note: These lessons were designed to supplement other Python curricula. To assist you in aligning these lessons with your curriculum, each lesson lists the new Python concepts covered within that lesson. If you choose to reorder lessons, be sure that you have covered all the Python concepts in earlier lessons. You do not need to complete all the lessons before creating a Hummingbird project. You can stop at any point to create a project and come back when you want to learn more!

Lesson
Python Concepts*
Installation Instructions Start Here

Installing Python, compiling and running a program

Lesson 1 – Single Color LEDs

Importing libraries, declaring an object, using object methods

Lesson 2 – Tri-Color LEDs

Variables, for loops

Lesson 3 – micro:bit Display

Lists

Lesson 4 – Position Servos

Math operators

Lesson 5 – Rotation Servos

Generating random numbers

Lesson 6 – Buzzer + Putting It All Together

For loops with lists

Lesson 7 – Light Sensor

Boolean expressions, if-else statements

Lesson 8 – Distance Sensor

While loops

Lesson 9 – Dial + Sound Sensors

Lesson 10 – micro:bit Buttons and Accelerometer

If-elif-else statements, equality operator

Lesson 11 – micro:bit Compass

Compound boolean statements

Lesson 12 – Multiple Devices

Object-oriented programming

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