Welcome to the thirty-eighth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will let you explore how your phone predicts your texts
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #38 – Exploring predictive text”Micro Challenge #37 – Checking your spelling
29 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the thirty-seventh of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will help you understand the basics of programming a spellchecker
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #37 – Checking your spelling”Micro Challenge #36 – Creating images with binary
26 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the thirty-sixth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will show you how to use binary to create images
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #36 – Creating images with binary”Micro Challenge #35 – Converting from binary into denary
24 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the thirty-fifth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will help you create a tool to convert binary to decimal numbers
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #35 – Converting from binary into denary”Micro Challenge #34 – Translating into binary code
22 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the thirty-fourth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will help you revise or review your binary knowledge.
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #34 – Translating into binary code”Micro Challenge #33 – Using a rubber duck to debug a programme
19 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the thirty-third of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will show you how you can use a rubber duck to debug a programme
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #33 – Using a rubber duck to debug a programme”Micro Challenge #32 – Increasing efficiency with Boolean logic
17 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the thirty-second of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will revise conditional statements and explore Boolean logic – and win a micro:bit!
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #32 – Increasing efficiency with Boolean logic”Micro Challenge #31 – Presenting a prototype
15 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the thirty-first of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will let you review your prototype and idea!
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #31 – Presenting a prototype”Micro Challenge #30 – Designing a digital prototype
12 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the thirtieth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will help you test out your idea by creating a digital prototype!
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #30 – Designing a digital prototype”Micro Challenge #29 – Building a 3D prototype
10 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the twenty-ninth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will help you test out your idea by creating a three-dimensional prototype!
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #29 – Building a 3D prototype”Micro Challenge #28 – Creating a paper prototype
8 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the twenty-eighth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will help you test out your idea by creating a paper prototype!
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #28 – Creating a paper prototype”Micro Challenge #27 – Planning your prototype
5 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the twenty-seventh of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will help you turn your idea into a prototype!
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #27 – Planning your prototype”Micro Challenge #26 – Identifying opportunities using Ideation Squares
3 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the twenty-sixth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will expand your understanding of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and its benefits!
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #26 – Identifying opportunities using Ideation Squares”Micro Challenge #25 – Analysing how HCI contributes to solutions
1 June 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the twenty-fifth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will expand your understanding of Human-Computer Interaction and its benefits!
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #25 – Analysing how HCI contributes to solutions”Micro Challenge #24 – Exploring different examples of HCI
29 May 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the twenty-fourth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will expand your understanding of Human-Computer Interaction and its benefits!
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #24 – Exploring different examples of HCI”Micro Challenge #23 – Investigating the role of HCI in accident prevention
27 May 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the twenty-third of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will develop your understanding of Human-Computer Interaction and its benefits!
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #23 – Investigating the role of HCI in accident prevention”Micro Challenge #22 – Getting ready for guest challenges!
24 May 2020 - 1 minute read
Over the next two weeks, we are running a series of guest challenges, put together by our friend at Newcastle University Open Lab, Megan Venn-Wycherly.
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #22 – Getting ready for guest challenges!”Micro Challenge #21 – Using lists to create images
22 May 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the twenty-first of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will help you create pixel art using lists!
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #21 – Using lists to create images”Micro Challenge #20 – Coding images with Turtle
20 May 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the Twentieth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will help you create turtle-y awesome images!
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #20 – Coding images with Turtle”Micro Challenge #19 – Drawing with pixels
18 May 2020 - 1 minute read
Welcome to the nineteenth of Altitude Foundation’s #MicroChallenges2020
Today’s challenge will draw out the artist in you (pun intended)
Continue reading “Micro Challenge #19 – Drawing with pixels”