truth or dare lesson

create a love meter with the micro:bit.

Topic

If (Conditionals)

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Prior learning/place of lesson in scheme of work

Learn how to use an if statement to run code run code depending on whether a condition is true or not. We will be learning how to create the game truth or dare using input an if statement, a local variable, math random as well as simple commands, such as show string and show LEDs.

Documentation

basic.showLeds(`
    . . . . .
    . . . . .
    . . # . .
    . . . . .
    . . . . .
    `)
input.onButtonPressed(Button.A, () => {})
let x = 0
randint(0, 3)
if (true) {}
basic.showString("Hello!")

Objectives

• learn how to display an image on the micro:bit
• learn how to run code when an input button is pressed
• learn how to a create a variable for a place where you can store and retrieve data
• learn how to declare a new local variable or update the value of a variable
• learn how to return a random number
• learn how to conditionally run code depending on whether a condition is true or not
• learn how to show a string on the LED screen one character at a time (scrolling from left to right)