Margot’s Micro:SOS

Curriculum DevelopmentLessonEnglish Language Arts
Written By Jennifer Heap
Image of a girl looking out a window with people standing behind her in the background.

Students will take on the role of problem solvers to help Margot, a character from All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury, communicate while trapped in a closet. They will use micro:bits and simple circuits to design a system that sends a message for help, combining literary analysis with hands-on STEM activities. Through coding, circuit-building, and collaboration, students will explore how technology can solve real-world communication challenges and develop strategies for testing and refining their solutions.

  • Core Content: English/Language Arts

  • Grade Levels: 8th

  • Time Required: six 50-minute class periods

  • ME Career Connection: Students will see how software engineers, electrical engineers, and robotics technicians collaborate to design devices that communicate and solve problems, applying coding and circuit skills to real-world technology challenges.

  • Author: Jodi McClure

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