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Sustainable Computing with the micro:bit
EcoCode is an exciting new project enabling young people in schools and communities to explore the exciting world of sustainable physical computing through the lens of ground breaking research at UKRI and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratories.
Your school or community group can help your young people to learn essential programming, engineering and communication skills by taking part in live classes, in-school or community face to face workshops or through our online and face to face training opportunities:
Live code-alongs (online)
Workshops (face-to-face)
Training (online/face-to-face)
Your pupils will need access to computers or laptops/chromebooks, the internet and micro:bits. A screen or projector will be required to show the live activity via Zoom.
Workshops are delivered by experienced computer science teachers in your school using your own devices and micro:bits or the charity can bring the micro:bits and devices to your school.
Please note that this is only open to schools in the Swindon, Reading and Birmingham area.
Our train-the-trainer online sessions are delivered via Zoom, where you’ll be provided with the skills and knowledge to deliver EcoCode activities in your own school.
Face-to-face training is available at venues in Swindon, Reading and Birmingham.
The EcoCode series provides a number of activities/lessons contextualised around exciting sustainable research including:
> Earth Observation
> Salt Energy Storage
> Cosmic Rays
> Lasers
> Weather Stations
> The Natural World (polar bears, spiders, penguins and frogs)
> Scientific Computing
> Solar Cells
> Space Cryocoolers
Cosmic Rays
Penguin Feet
Cosmic rays are a very important part of outer space. Their study becomes important because they can tell you a lot about space composition, plus their effect on the human body. Cosmic rays also impact physical computing equipment that monitors environmental conditions.
Penguin feet - nature uses the principles of heat transfer to avoid penguins freezing to death in the ice. We use this information to influence how we design space equipment. Through understanding this technology we can build more sustainable solutions to keep items hot and cold with minimal energy usage.
04 Jun 2025, 10:00 – 11:00 BSTOnlineJoin our CodeAlong, all you need are micro:bits for each student and a device to code them with. You'll also need access to some laser pens for this event. Cosmic rays are a very important part of outer space and they can impact all sorts of data gathering equipment that might help us monitor cli
11 Jun 2025, 10:00 – 11:00 BSTOnlineJoin our CodeAlong, all you need are micro:bits for each student and a device to code them with. You'll also need access to some laser pens for this event. Cosmic rays are a very important part of outer space and they can impact all sorts of data gathering equipment that might help us monitor cli
Why not join our EcoCode WhatsApp group?
Register for EcoCode updates and events:
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