A3 · SPECIALIST · 4-HOUR WORKSHOP
MicroPython 2: files, logs and a class project
Teachers can log a time series, pull the file, and set a Grade 10–12 practical around it.
Same as A2.
A2.
4 hours, plus a school application task
IN THE WORKSHOP
What you will explore.
- 0:00–0:30
Recap and broken-script clinic.
- 0:30–1:40
Lists, files, timestamps. A 10-minute logger.
- 1:40–2:40
Plot in a spreadsheet. Mean, range, a bad reading.
- 2:40–3:30
Write the practical: task, mark allocation, plagiarism and pair rules.
- 3:30–4:00
Peer mark one script against the rubric.
BUILD IT. USE IT.
Take the learning into class.
You leave with
- A logger and a practical brief.
- A marking memo.
Your school application
Run the practical with one class or club. Submit an anonymised sample and the memo.
Allow about two hours outside the facilitated session.
Curriculum connection
IT / CAT practical assessment; Physical Sciences data; Mathematics statistics.
YOUR EQUIPMENT
Tools for this module.
Springbot Gold preferred if logging to storage. Any Springbot for serial logging.
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CPTD endorsement and points are not yet confirmed. Read the CPTD information
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