Wappsto:bit is an innovative BBC micro:bit extension board that upgrades your micro:bit with wireless Internet connectivity and interaction with other devices.
Wappsto:bit works directly out of the box
- Plug your micro:bit into the Wappsto:bit
- Tell which sensor data to send using Wappsto building blocks in Microsoft MakeCode
- Your micro:bit automatically connects to the internet and your data is saved
- The world is your playground, go on an adventure and experiment!
You get all this with Wappsto:bit
- Easy setup by scanning a QR code
- Drag-and-drop programming using MicroSoft MakeCode
- You choose which sensor data to send and when, and it’s automatically sent to the cloud
- Secure connection with encrypted data transfer
- It’s easy to make graphs to explore your data in your personal dashboard
- Data can easily be exported to a spreadsheet
- You can use a laptop or powerbank for power
Fun projects for young data scientists
Kids are curious about the world around them, and they want to have fun. What better way to engage their curiosity than by giving them fun and easy-to-use tools to explore their world? Wappsto:bit brings the world of sensors and data collection to your kids. There’s no telling what adventure they’ll embark on as you enable them to become young data scientists.
Which kind of experiments can you do?
That depends on your creativity and the sensors you have available.
- Are you cold at night? You can measure the temperature in your room overnight and see if the temperature changes
- Does your dog snore? You can measure how often there’s a loud sound by your dog’s bed
- Is the apple tree getting enough water? You can measure the humidity in the soil by the tree and see how it changes depending on the weather
- How much CO2 is in the classroom and what happens when you open the window?