Follow this step by step guide to turn a BBC micro:bit into a musical quiz buzzer: use it in class or at home whenever you feel the urge to work out who’s ready to answer a question first out of two teams / individuals.

This tutorial is designed for beginners with little or no programming experience in python but it’ll cover:

Concepts you'll understand

Concepts covered in this tutorial

Concepts:

  • Loops: repeating code with a while loop
  • Lists: storing more than one piece of data in order
  • Conditional logic: using IF statements to let your code make decisions.

 

 

Skills covered in this tutorial

Skills covered in this tutorial

Skills:

  • How to display text and images on a micro:bit screen
  • How to detect if a button has been pressed on a micro:bit
  • How to play music on a micro:bit with a speaker