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Coding the future: Self-driving cars in your classroom

March 06, 2025

Engage your Year 6-8 students in a hands-on STEM experience using micro:bits

Join us for an exciting professional development session designed to equip teachers with the tools to deliver an engaging Self-Driving Car using micro:bits program. This sequence of lessons introduces students to the social, ethical, and environmental considerations of autonomous vehicle technology while linking to the Australian Curriculum in Science, Digital Technologies, and Design and Technologies (Year 7).

What you will learn:

  • Algorithm design & programming – Modify motor speed, experiment with branching, and control ultrasonic sensors
  • Problem-solving & coding – Use if/else statements and variables
  • STEM in action – Understand how cutting-edge technology connects to industry advancements

Where: UniSC Fraser Coast
When: 4.30pm, Thursday 6th March

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Venue

  • UniSC Fraser Coast
  • 161-179 Old Maryborough Rd
    Hervey Bay, Qld 4655 Australia
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  • Phone 5456 5600

Organizer

  • University of the Sushine Coast