Activity picker

Step 1: Make it

What is it?

Finding it hard to decide or agree on what to do? Let this micro:bit program choose for you!

These two videos show you what you'll make and how to code it:

How it works

• Pressing button A makes your micro:bit choose a random number between 1 and 6.
• It stores the number in a variable called random_number.
• The program tests the random number using selection. Depending on the number, different activities are shown.
• It doesn't specifically test if the random number is 6 - why is this?

What you need

• micro:bit (or MakeCode simulator)
• MakeCode editor
• battery pack (optional)

Step 2: Code it

1from microbit import *
2import random
3
4whileTrue:
5if button_a.is_pressed():
6 random_number = random.randint(1, 6)
7if random_number == 1:
8 display.scroll('PE with Joe')
9elif random_number == 2:
10 display.scroll('watch a movie')
11elif random_number == 3:
12 display.scroll('play a board game')
13elif random_number == 4:
14 display.scroll('tidy our rooms')
15elif random_number == 5:
16 display.scroll('play a card game')
17else:
18 display.scroll('learn a song')

Step 3: Improve it

• Customise it by putting your own activities in the code.
• Add more activities.
• How could you make it less likely that it tells you to tidy your room?