High-Level Project Summary
We created what we call the Hi-Roh project. Hi-Roh is an online resource that simplifies a difficult concept for kids. Our website is designed to educate kids about the consequences of space travel on living things. Since our website is a digital platform that lets people investigate the environmental pressures of space flight and learn about how various creatures adapt to them, it provides a response to the problem. For our project, we created a biological hero we call "Hi-Roh." His intense upbringing on an alien planet has given him a head start in terms of biology. Hi-Roh serves as a model organism since he can withstand the harsh conditions of interplanetary flight without any effects.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
There are three major slides in our presentation. The first slide explains some of the basics of space and the many objects that may be found there. The second slide is a demonstration of a space traveler. The user is asked to choose several astronaut organs by clicking on them. If the user clicks on a specific bodily area, they will get brief descriptions of how it may change during and after space flight. We believe our project will be useful to the general public since the straightforward and interactive nature of our website will make it possible for people to grasp even the most intricate of concepts with relative ease. Making education accessible and straightforward for kids is a top priority. We also think it's important for educators to have access to a useful supplement for lessons on the consequences of space flight. We employed JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, and the JavaScript-based p5.js in our software.
Space Agency Data
In our study, we analyzed NASA's data on how space flight changes the eyes. Space travel has been linked to a condition called Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome. If you suffer from this condition, your eyesight will deteriorate. To further our understanding, we consulted data on bone density loss in microgravity provided by the Canadian Space Agency. As we expected, we discovered that the lack of gravity in space causes bones to weaken. Using this data, we developed an interactive interface that describes the physiological changes that occur during spaceflight.
Hackathon Journey
As a whole, we had a good time with Space Apps, but it presented some interesting challenges as well. The hackathon really pushed us to think outside the box and use our imaginations. The hackathon was when I was first exposed to p5.js. We knew going into the hackathon that p5 would be crucial to make our website dynamic, but neither of us had ever used it before. Accordingly, we used the p5 documentation to develop an interactive model. We choose to take on this challenge because we thought it would be fun to provide a fun and useful educational tool for pupils. At the outset, we drew out a preliminary plan for the project. The project website was built thereafter. Unfortunately, we quickly realized that our website was unimpressive. Because of this, we decided to include some CSS effects into our website. Most of the problems we encountered were due to flaws in our programming. Our fading effect glitch was the most difficult to fix. As a result of this issue, we gleaned a wealth of knowledge. Then we found a guide that explained how to implement the fade out effect. NASA's hackathon inspired us, and we're grateful to them for that.
References
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/benefits/human-research-studying-astronaut-physiology
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2013/space-human-body/
https://space-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/milky-way.png
https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/sciences/tbone.asp
https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/what-is-the-temperature-in-space-and-why/686238
https://p5js.org
Tags
#Biology, #Hero, #Software, #Website