Sample IT Activities (Primary Schools)

Case A8: “CoralBot”, AI Coral Reef Experience Workshop

Complexity	Medium – Advanced
Target Level	P4 – P6

Objective:
The school will introduce AI practical theories, applications and programming opportunities to their students, by training and testing the “CoralBots”, and observe how these models function. Also, it helps to develop students’ sampling and labelling skills through hands-on training activities in the field trip in the natural environment. Finally understand the core concepts and how to apply AI technology to coral reef checking.

Description:
The school will organise teaching lessons and a field trip to inspire students on how to make good use of AI. It will use its in-house developed “CoralBot”, an autonomous underwater bot that will take and analyze photos of corals through a self-developed AI at the Hoi Ha Wan Marine Life Centre in Hong Kong, which is operated by WWF and open to bookings by groups, including schools.

Hardware	Prototype materials for students’ own simple version of AI Coral Robot, including waterproof camera device for underwater use, PVC tube and cork-board (for building a floating platform for setup of underwater camera) Laptop or tablet
Software	Common programming languages like Scratch / App Inventor 2
Cloud Services	Optional
Major Activities	CoralBot teaching session covering: Basic introduction to AI The characteristics and scope of AI technology Develop an understanding of “CoralBot” Programming AI applications How to employ “CoralBot” to take and analyze photos of corals through a self-developed AI system. Field trip Share the lesson learnt
Learning Objective(s)	How to collect data How to program basic AI applications practical for daily uses Learn about sampling techniques To develop and program “CoralBot” to take and analyze photos of corals through a self-developed AI How to collaborate in groups and teams
Duration	12 hours
Target No. of Students	About 25 students per workshop