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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the world of the Sense HAT, a physical device that sits on top of a Raspberry Pi computer and can be used to sense the environment.

Content guidance

  • Equipment requiring safe usage.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.

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3 Questions

Q1.
What method should you use to add something to the end of a list?

add()
Correct answer: append()
insert()
plus()

Q2.
What method should you use to sort a list in ascending order?

ascending()
atoz()
Correct answer: sort()
sort(ascending)

Q3.
True or False: You can return a list from a function

False
Correct answer: True

3 Questions

Q1.
How many Astro Pi's are in space?

1
Correct answer: 2
3
4

Q2.
How many pixels are on the LED matrix?

16
32
Correct answer: 64
8

Q3.
Which code snippet would you use to remove all pixels from the LED matrix?

Correct answer: sense.clear()
sense.delete()
sense.off()
sense.remove()