The do your :bit challenge is on!
do your :bit is a global micro:bit challenge for eight- to 18-year-olds. Entrants are challenged to let their imagination go wild and to combine creativity and technology to come up with solutions for the UN’s Global Goals, tackling the issues society is facing today.
Organisers want to see innovations that make the world a better place and are offering some amazing micro:bit prizes to the challenge winners. The Global Goals being addressed in this year’s challenge are: Goal 3 — Good Health & Well-Being and Goal 13 — Climate Action. You can read more about the goals and take a look at some sample projects on the do your :bit challenge website here.
The challenge is open for entry now and closes 30 July 2021.
Who can enter?
The challenge is open to anyone aged eight to 18 located anywhere in the world. Entries can be submitted by individuals or by teams of up to three members.
How to enter
The organisers want entrants to design a solution to a problem that affects them and their community or another community somewhere in the world. Whatever the issue, the micro:bit team is interested to hear how you would go about solving it. Use your imagination and be as creative as possible!
There will be two age categories for entry.
- 8- to 14-year-olds are invited to submit an idea that solves a problem that works towards delivering the Global Goals and create a paper prototype to explain the idea, OR to design and make a solution using the micro:bit to solve a problem that works towards delivering the Global Goals.
- 15- to 18-year-olds need to design and make a solution using the micro:bit to solve a problem that works towards delivering the Global Goals.
What do you need to enter?
To enter the challenge, students will need:
- To explain their solution: What is the solution? Why have you created it? How it will it help your community or another community?
- A paper prototype showing how your idea will work. This should be a photograph of your plans and perhaps a drawing of the solution with notes describing its functionality, or
- A .hex file of your prototype code.
- You may also include a video or photos of your device in action.
For more details, take a look at the full challenge terms and conditions or visit the challenge website.
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