AI for Earth: Helping save the planet with data science
Wee Hyong Tok is a data scientist. In this article he explains how AI can help monitor the health of the planet.
Additional details
Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 |
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Content type | Article or research |
Format | Web page |
Core and overarching concepts | Digital systems, Impact and interactions |
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI6P06
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria and user stories and their broader community impact
AC9TDI6P07
Select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to create, locate and communicate content, applying common conventions
AC9TDI8P05
Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI8P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact
AC9TDI10P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories, possible future impact and opportunities for enterprise
AC9TDI8P11
Select and use a range of digital tools efficiently, including unfamiliar features, to create, locate and communicate content, consistently applying common conventions |
Technologies & Programming Languages | Artificial Intelligence |
Keywords | Artificial, Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Experiments, Machine learning, Data scientists, AI examples, Pattern recognition, Images, Animal populations, Planet health, High resolution imagery, Land cover mapping, Endangered species, Animal monitoring, Data-driven agriculture, Sustainable solutions, Preferred futures |
Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | STEM, Sustainability |
Organisation | Microsoft |
Copyright | © Microsoft 2021. May be subject to statutory licence fee. |
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