High-Level Project Summary
We want to teach Bolivian children about the changes in the stars through a visual and auditory learning tool.The solution allows us to compare the frequencies between the stars and the musical notes, therefore, it will be easier to understand how much a star can vary in a given time. It is possible to observe the change in luminosity and music, which facilitates learning and attracts children to learn science and technology.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
Our project shows the movement of the stars and the light changes representing their frequency in musical notes
We want Bolivian children to learn about the changes in the stars in a simple and fun way. Also, we want to arouse children's interest in science.
We consider it to be an effective tool since it focuses on the most relevant types of children's ways of learning, as mentioned by Larry Cuban in his book Oversold and Underused: Computers in the Classroom:
• 83% of children learn by seeing, that is, they like to be shown something to learn more easily.
• 11% of children learn by listening, enjoying music, and paying attention to sounds.
• 6% of children learn by moving, touching, and doing.
Details of the solution:
For the movement, we are using a Servo Motor to simulate the movement of a star with angles from 40 to 180 degrees.
For the color change, we use an RGB LED that represents the different light waves that stars produce.
About the App:
The App converts the star's frequency waves into musical frequency waves.
Also to generate interest we made a section so that they can configure their own star and can find out about the type of star.
Tools, coding languages, hardware, or software used:
The Arduino IDE is used with its components such as Servomotor, RGB LEDS, an Arduino 1 board, connection cable.
For the prototype of the application, the Mockitt tool was used.
Space Agency Data
https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/timing1.html
https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/timing2.html
The links above contains the information that inspired the project. We were inspired by binary star systems that have a white dwarf and a normal star companion, and also the similarity of music and frequency of stars.
Hackathon Journey
It was an incredible experience! The challenge tested our creativity to solve problems and our ability to adapt and work as a team. It was exciting meeting new people and learning from each other.
We chose the challenge because it allows our imagination to run wild and to apply the different skills we possess.
We focus on a solution based on visual and auditory elements to facilitate and attract Bolivian children to learn science and technology.
References
Book: Oversold and Underused: Computers in the Classroom by Larry Cuban