A group of meteorologists has asked you, a group of expert computer scientists, to create a computer system that will predict if it will rain in the next hour! The meteorologists hope to use the computer to quickly and accurately create predictions for people in your town. They’ve provided you with data on past weather conditions and if it rained in an hour after. Help the computer learn what weights and comparison it needs to make accurate predictions!
The student handout will be given to all students working on the design challenge. It gives a brief recap of the story, it helps the students identify what they are attempting to achieve, and it recaps the design process.
Can Computers Learn? TEK8 Facilitator’s Guide
This Instructor’s Guide provides the instructor additional information on how to run the design challenge with alternatives for materials and test setups as well as information to help make the design challenge a good educational experience. In addition the worksheets are available to print from a PowerPoint file. Can Computers Learn? Worksheets
The Telling the Story Video conveys the societal impact of the student’s research that is the basis for the design challenge and will set the problem-solving context for students.
The Design Challenge Video leads students through the design process. It indicates materials available, states what the criteria are for success and any constraints. It also gives a second ‘level’ of the design challenge that allows ‘early completers’ to move on to a slightly more difficult challenge.