This term students explored algorithmic thinking and the Internet of Things (IoT) to monitor, inform and automate an emergency response. Students were introduced to a training scenario with K-TECH industries (fictional).
Micro:bit Earthquake Detection
Students learnt how micro-controllers can be used in modelling early warning systems for earthquakes. In the training scenario, students were able to find the epicentre of the Earthquake to enable safe transport through the city to stop the countdown.
K-Bot Sphero
Students used block coding to program their Sphero K-BOT through the earthquake chaos to reach the demolition site. When the Sphero arrived at the site, IoT was used to communicate a message to stop the countdown.
VR Bomb Defusal
In this workshop, students in VR must defused a bomb. Their partner could not see the screen and so the art of good communication was needed to relay instructions or it exploded.