Insight Mr Bit LITE download

software resources for science and technology education

Insight Mr Bit is the ideal companion for learning how to make the BBC micro:bit do all sorts of fun things.

Its unique feature is that you create programs for the micro:bit in Plain English.

Each sentence in a program says exactly what the micro:bit will do.

What comes with Mr Bit Lite:

 Tutorials to get you started

 Exercises to practise skills

 Experiments with connecting sensors

 Projects with a 2D model of a Pelican crossing

 Examples of clever things the micro:bit can do

When you create a Mr Bit program:

 it works on the screen,

 it can control the micro:bit by USB or Bluetooth

 you can transfer the program for storage in the micro:bit’s memory.

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Mr Bit Lite also lets you program in Plain English and lets you try out all the main types of program activity, but with a reduced set of features.

You can:

 make the micro:bit show images, animations, messages and graphs

 use the micro:bit on-board sensors for detecting movement, tilting, gestures and compass readings

 connect extra sensors and control external devices like buzzers and motors

 design and play games with the micro:bit

 compose and play back music