Coding Ireland STEM Report 2024 Have Your Say
Coding Ireland STEM Report 2024 Have Your Say
Is our Microbit happy or sad? In this lesson we make it show lots of different faces.
Go to the makecode.com website and start a new Microbit project.
Go to the Makecode.com Microbit website using the link below and click on the 'New Project' button underneath the 'My Projects' heading.
https://makecode.microbit.org/
Install the micro:bit app on your iPad or tablet.
Open the app, tap 'Create code' and then create a new project.
In this lesson we're going to make our Microbits show different faces. At start let's show the asleep face, add the following code.
basic.showIcon(IconNames.Asleep)
Now let's program the A button to make our Microbit happy by showing the happy face. Add the following code.
input.onButtonPressed(Button.A, function () {
basic.showIcon(IconNames.Happy)
})
Now let's program the B button to make our Microbit sad by showing the sad face. Add the following code.
input.onButtonPressed(Button.B, function () {
basic.showIcon(IconNames.Sad)
})
The meh face is not quite happy and not quite sad, just kind of in between! Add the following code.
input.onButtonPressed(Button.AB, function () {
basic.showIcon(IconNames.Meh)
})
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