Students are tasked with the project of completing a natural disaster monitoring project.
In the workshop students create a disaster alert system that tracks temperature, humidity, volume and light levels.
Students build a circuit that will trigger a specific LED sequence based on the type of natural disaster.
| Year level | 10 |
| Prior knowledge | Students must have prior coding experience in Arduino or C/C++, and ideally have completed the Arduino: Blink Challenge or Arduino Cars of the Future. Experience of wiring a breadboard would be beneficial but is not essential. |
| Capacity | 16-32 students. If you want to bring more students, email accelerators@qut.edu.au |
| When | School days: Monday-Friday |
| Duration | Full day |
| Where | QUT Gardens Point, Science and Engineering Centre |
| Cost | Free (Late cancellation fees apply. Please refer to Terms and Conditions.) |
In the face of an imminent natural disaster, Brisbane needs an early warning system. Students are challenged to build, program and troubleshoot a multi-sensor Arduino system to warn of impending disasters such as bush fires, storms or earthquakes.
Students are given a brief refresher on Arduino coding basics to create a blinking LED. They then construct and program their weather monitoring station using an Arduino microprocessor, breadboard and sensor shield, and program the sensors to display readings on an LCD screen, incorporating a potentiometer, with additional outputs for visual and auditory alarms.
This workshop will extend students who have completed the Blink challenge or Arduino Cars of the Future workshops, or have experience coding in C or C++
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You can request a booking for this full-day workshop. You can also add a 30-minute interactive experience at The Cube to your visit.
All bookings are subject to availability of university spaces and presenters