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MAGIC 8 BALL
Create a variety of responses when
asking the advice-seeking ball for
your future.

x4 x 12

x2 x 30 x2

x1 x1 x3

For activities, lesson plans and

support material please go to:
LEARNING
P L AT F O R M learning.strawbees.com

BUILD THE BALL

1 Bend 12 of the 5-leg connectors 2 Build 1 triangle with
3 orange straws
Triangle

x 12

3 Fit 9 orange straws to 4 Make triangles within! Fit 6 of the

5-leg connectors 5-leg connectors to the orange straws
5 Fit 6 orange straws to connectors. 6 Fit 9 orange straws to connectors
Count 10 triangles for halfway

7 Begin to close shape. Fit 3 of the 5-leg 8 Fit the last 3 orange straws
connectors to straws Can you count 20 triangles?

9 Take 4 of the 3-leg 10 Place the rectangle

connectors, 2 yellow inside the ball and
straws and 2 pink straws. click the legs into the
Build 1 rectangle holes of the 5-leg
connectors

11 Fit the micro:bit board into 12 Clip the Robotics board on the pink
the Robotics board. Snap the clip on straws of rectangle
the board and add the batteries
PROGRAMMING THE MAGIC 8 BALL

Detect the motion of lifting the ball up and down using

the micro:bit’s accelerometer.
Start by creating the outcomes: Yes, No, and In the
Future when asking a question. Using the Pick Random
set up the number of outcomes, starting from 0 to set
the minimum to maximum values.

Take a look at expanding your code into 20 different

outcomes shown for a variety of responses.

https://makecode.microbit.org/_f4h1CVDEd5JP