Computer Science

hardware that attaches to the top of a Raspberry Pi computer and allows you to write programs that collect data from sensors — it also has an LED matrix for displaying output

a digital representation of the physical Sense HAT device

Programming project - Sense HAT I

String handling

Substrings

String manipulation

Arrays and lists

List methods

2D arrays and lists

2D lists challenge

Programming project - Sense HAT II

This unit introduces pupils to string-handling techniques, they will explore how a string can be iterated over using a loop and sliced to create substrings. Pupils will be introduced to arrays and lists and explore the differences between the two. They will manipulate with a variety of list methods.

Programming: strings and lists

What can you use lists for with the Sense HAT?

Put these steps in order to display text on the Sense HAT:

Which keyword describes a set of instructions with a name?

What might you use a 2D list for in programming?

In a 2D list, what does each row contain?

Put these steps in order to create a 2D list for a game board:

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Programming project - Sense HAT I

Lesson outcome

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.