KIOSC Remotely

7S REMOTE KIOSC VISIT

On Tuesday the 18th of August, 7S was lucky enough to be invited to attend an online KIOSC visit. In the lesson, called ‘Tech to the Rescue’, we learnt how to code a simulator that was able to test temperatures and light levels in the ocean, which would then be sent to land to be studied. We also learnt about a type of ocean robot that helps prevent the over population of a sea creature by injecting it with a liquid, similar to vinegar. I really enjoyed learning about the coding and how the simulators worked in the ocean by themselves, with minimal help. We used an online app called ‘Micro: bit’ which was really easy and fun to use for the simulator and used all sorts of coding blocks to make sure it would be able to work in the ocean by itself, reporting back to land, every couple of seconds. 

We also learnt about a certain type of sea creature, called a Crown of Thorns Starfish, which has been over populating lately. As there are too many of these starfish in the ocean,  they are eating a lot of their prey, and that prey species is suffering greatly. Scientists and engineers have made a robot that is helping in this situation. To get rid of the starfish, it is expensive and difficult as they can keep growing, making it a never-ending cycle. The robot that they made, called a COTBOT, has a long, sharp needle and sensors to sense the starfish. When the robot detects a starfish it then injects it with a vinegar-like liquid, and that exterminates the starfish. 

My whole class found it really interesting learning about how the robot could detect the sea creatures and get rid of so many of them each day. KIOSC was a really great experience, and I am sure that my class learnt a lot of interesting facts.

Katherine Styles 7S

On Tuesday the 18th of August, 7S was lucky enough to have Alon from KIOSK run a program for us. The innovative “Tech to the rescue” was extremely adaptable and moved with the conversation. We completed many activities over our 1 hour and a half session. 

We started by coding a robot to send through signals of the sea’s temperature and the light level, we then had a discussion on how we could help eliminate sea pollution and coral bleaching. We then got to see Alon train a robot to tell between human emotions using the fantastic Google’s teachable machine. and got to learn about how the crown-of-thorns starfish is overpopulating in our oceans and destroying our reefs. 

We all got to interact with each other, even though it was remote. Overall, it was an amazing experience that taught me so much about the reefs and how we can help.

Sienna Reese 7S