Science and environment
Area
Chemistry
Age
10 to 12 years
Duration
60 min.
Participants
30 to 35 girls
WHAT IT IS ABOUT
How to plant and care for trees in the city?
In this activity, the girls help Arboris, a social robot, to learn how to plant and care for native trees in the city. Starting from questions, experiments and observations, they discover what plants need to grow: water, light and good nutrients in the soil. Then, with that information, they build instructions to train Arboris and teach it to make good decisions.
- Solve challenges to train Arboris.
- Do experiments with water, light and soil.
- Observe how plants grow.
- Record and organize important data.
- Create clear instructions for the robot.
- What artificial intelligence is.
- How an AI is trained with data.
- The importance of giving clear instructions.
- What trees need to grow.
- How to solve problems step by step.
If you want to implement this proposal in your educational institution, write to us to receive guidance and the complete material: worksheets, step-by-step guide and video tutorial.
You can also register as a host site and be part of this network that grows every year throughout Latin America!
Romina Biotti
Also known as GaBiOTa. Professor of Chemistry (FIQ-UNL), Specialist in Natural Sciences Education (Universidad de San Andrés) and Master’s student in University Teaching (FHUC-UNL). She plays with soil in the Laboratory of Plant and Soil Chemistry (FIQ-UNL). Teacher at the Science Laboratory of the UNL Primary School, a creative space where girls and boys learn science in a playful and experimental way. Passionate about sowing scientific vocations in girls and adolescents through chemistry, technology and outreach.
Eve Araujo Sola
Bachelor in Biodiversity (FHUC-UNL) and PhD student in Biological Sciences (FBCB-UNL). A FIQ girl (UNL), teaching assistant at the Microbiology Laboratory. Fascinated by life in all its diversity, from the invisible to the imposing. Guided by curiosity, my mission is to spread the love of science and nature to girls and adolescents, even though the little lizards have not thanked me yet.
Brenda Rivera
Bachelor in Visual Communication Design (FADU-UNL). Student at the 42 Madrid school, Fundación Telefónica. Part of extraPola, a mathematics outreach collective (FIQ-UNL). Passionate about the intersection between technology, design and scientific communication.
