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Holy Child Primary School, Derry

πŸ•’ P5A’s Fun with Micro:Bits and Maths! πŸ“š

15th Jan 2025

This week, our fantastic P5 students took their learning to the next level by using micro:bits to code stopwatches for a practical maths lesson titled 'How Long Does It Take?'. πŸ–₯️✨

We kicked off the session with some estimations about how long it would take to complete various activities around the school - walking the playground, running 10m and 100m, and even a visit to the library and reading a page of a book! πŸ“πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ“–

After making our predictions, it was time for the real fun! The children used their coded micro:bits to accurately measure and record their times in a neat table. πŸ“ŠπŸ’‘

The best part? Comparing our findings! The students were amazed at the differences between their estimations and the actual times. Together, we engaged in a thoughtful discussion about what surprised us the most and what we learned in the process. πŸ€”πŸŽ‰

A big well done to our P5 class for combining technology and maths in such an innovative way! We can’t wait to explore more interesting challenges like this in the future!