Programming an operation game with the TI-Nspire and BBC micro:bit
Your dog has eaten foreign objects. You are the veterinarian and operate on your dog. Using tweezers, you carefully remove the objects. But be careful ... don't touch your dog, or you will lose points
Publisher: T³ Vlaanderen
Author: Natalie Dirckx, Ann-Kathrin Coenen
Topic: Biology , Physics , STEM
Tags BBC micro:bit , Programming
Your dog has eaten foreign objects. You are the veterinarian and operate on your dog. Using tweezers, you carefully remove the objects. But be careful ... do not touch your dog, or you will lose points. Make it yourself - program it yourself - play it yourself!
The operation game is a familiar skill game from childhood. A patient lies on the operating table and has swallowed various (foreign) objects. In this case, your dog has eaten foreign objects. You are the veterinarian and will operate on your dog. With tweezers you gently remove the objects. But be careful! Only touch the object, otherwise you lose points
This project can be divided into a designing part and a programming part. Building an operation game and programming the game with Python on the TI-Nspire fits ideally within STEM, biology, physics or engineering classes.
A link can be made to the teaching of electrical systems within physics. The students learn to break the game into small parts to write the code. And the game can be used to apply the concepts of voltage, amperage and current sense to this project. In addition, the game also tests the players eye-hand coordination and motor skills.
