Over recent weeks, our Year 9 Science classes have attended Wearable Technologies workshops at the Yarra Ranges Technical School. The workshops complemented the electricity material that is being covered in class as part of their Science curriculum.
It was a great day of invention and learning how electronics can be used to assist people in real life applications.
One of the groups came up with a really cool idea for tracking the elephants at Melbourne Zoo. They were inspired by the recent event in Sydney when lions escaped from their enclosure at Taronga Zoo.
Here are a couple of reflections from the participants:
I enjoyed creating a new piece of technology with my group. It was an excellent experience working with my group. They came up with some awesome ideas.
— Angelo Enright (Year 9 Red)
The instructors were very helpful and they explained things clearly. Our challenge was to create shoes that tracked athletes' performance.
— Cassidy Ryan (Year 9 Red)
It was great for our students to create and invent. The segue for innovation and designing wearable technology was provided by experienced YRTS staff.
— Science teacher Michelle Hansen
