Population Trait Counter

Micro:bit & Battery Pack: Develop WITH your Final Project Partner(s)

We can observe populations (of people, of animals, of pine cones, of turtles) and record their different traits. When scientists are observing they often use digital devices to record what they observe in real time.

First identify a population trait of the green turtle (hint look them up). For example: turtles with spots or turtles without spots. We are looking for a trait that one turtle cannot have BOTH (can't have spots and NOT have spots). These are binary conditions: Alive or Dead, True or False, Chicken or Egg. Then create a Population Trait Counter

On Start:
   total = 0
   //total number of turtles seen
   trait1 = 0 
   //change name to the trait you are counting
   //turtles with spots
   trait2 =  0 
   //change name to the trait you are observing
   //turtles without spots
   display: Turtle Population Trait Counter

The above section of code declares the variables and sets their starting values = 0

Button A = Trait 1. When button A is clicked the value of trait1 should increase by 1 and then display a check mark (or some other symbol to indicate that the trait has been counted.

TIP: Consider adding a clear screen after a pause so that there is a clear indicator that a trait has been counted.

Button B = Trait 2 - it should work exactly like trait1

TIP: Consider using a different symbol so that the scientist can be sure that the 2nd trait was counted

On Shake
    total = trait1 + trait2
    //this should equal all the turtles you have seen
    Then Use LED Panel to Communicate results of
        Total 
        Trait1
        Trait2

A+B Pressed
    reset all variables back to 0
    Communicate the reset using words or sybmols