Young Inventors: Creating a Smart Weather Station with Arduino
DATE & TIME
Saturday, November 2, 2024 | 11:00 - 14:30
LOCATION
Future Learning Lab
ADMISSION
Individual Registration: €25
Group Registrations: €20
Group Registrations: €20
DESCRIPTION
Join us to explore the fascinating world of electronics, microcontrollers, creativity, and the ease of implementing electronic constructions offered by open-source hardware and software development boards. Following the three main sections – steps of the program, participants will create an open-source system to measure soil moisture, air temperature, and humidity, displaying the data on a screen.
The educational program is designed to introduce children to basic concepts and essential electronic components in the first section, “Exploring Basic Electronic Components.” This includes breadboards, jumper wires, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), concluding with the construction of their own circuit under the guidance of the instructor.
In the second section, “Exploring the Arduino Uno Development Board and the Arduino IDE,” participants will combine the circuit from the first section and explore the additional functionalities that the Arduino board offers. The goal is to familiarize the children with Arduino boards, navigating the Arduino IDE, and writing simple code for basic functions.
The third and final part, “Building a System to Measure Soil Moisture, Air Temperature, and Humidity Using the Arduino Board,” will delve into the concept of sensors and their interaction with development boards. Working in pairs, children will build a system that measures soil moisture and air temperature and humidity. The objective of this part is to use the Arduino board to design and construct an open-source hardware and software system.
INSTRUCTOR
Evmorfia Bataka Evmorfia Bataka holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Ioannina, a Master’s degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Thessaly, and she is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Civil Engineering at the same university. She has extensive experience in secondary education, having worked as a teacher at Horizon Private School, Abu Dhabi, in the American curriculum, specializing in Mathematics, Physics, STEM teaching, as well as Robotics and Engineering.