Activity 1
Ocean health monitor
Introduction
Make working prototypes of wireless sensors which could be used to monitor the environment at sea, including waves and weather and learn about how real-world sensors are connected through gateways to the internet.
Learning objectives
- Understand what the Global Goals are
- Understand what Global Goal 14 is and its significance
- Understand the basics of transmitting data
- Produce a data node product to meet the success criteria
- Develop the product further with additional features
You will need
Downloadable resources:
- Lesson plan
- Lesson slides
- Student handouts
- Activity sheet
- IPO worksheet (Word)
- IPO worksheet (PDF)
- HEX files
- Example code 1 node
- Example code 1 gateway
- Example code 2 node
- Example code 2 gateway
- Example code 3 node
- Example code 3 (gateway)
Other resources:
Waterproof material (optional), floating materials (optional), environmental sensors (optional), breadboards (optional), jumper wires (optional)
Quick links
These projects are contributed by the Arm School Program
Lesson plan
The big picture – why is this relevant?
Key concepts
Activity sequence
Code available
Safety
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