Students would build our future town as the role of designers. During the process, they would master using blocks, open-sourced development boards, pads to build the models and learn the graphical programming. They would also understand the application of AI and know how to call the API of facial recognition, voice communication and image recognition. With the study of the curriculums, students’ abilities to observe, operate, create and think would be strengthened. They would also feel the sense of responsibility to improve the society and become more interested in AI.

The course is based on the humanoid robot Alpha Mini, combined with graphic programming(uCode) and open-sourced hardware for development. Per the standard of science curriculum of elementary schools, students would obtain the knowledge such as science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics, which is organically integrated and guided by project learning and problem-solving methods. And the learning activities such as observation, investigation, research, experiment and trial would be carried out. By learning using graphical programming tools, students can learn to call the vision, voice and other functional modules of the humanoid robot, and then learn to program the humanoid robot, experience the charm of AI in programming, and stimulate their interest in learning scientific knowledge. By applying the open-sourced hardware, actuators and sensors, building intelligent device models, making virtual real interactive animation, exploring the mysteries of modern science and technology life, students’ scientific skills would be comprehensively improved.

Students explore and develop AI independently. They learn to use scientific methods to carry out research and take the initiative to understand and apply the knowledge and solve problems. Through the activities of Life Artist, Agricultural Forerunner, Industrial Manufacturer, etc., the students, as the role of engineers, learn the working principle of intelligent equipment from daily life, such as agriculture, industry, robot, etc. They can put forward optimization scheme, design and transform Air Guitar, Glass Greenhouse, AGV Car, Robot Arm, Automatic Sorter and other products. In the process of project practice, student would understand the physical knowledge such as spectrum, three primary colors, motor rotation principle, etc., and their ability of logical thinking would be cultivated. Moreover, their practical ability, innovative practice ability, as well as the learning interest and exploration desire for artificial intelligence would be boosted.

Students would study using uCode to make the animation designs and game design, and learn to connect, program and call the smart hardware like explore open-sourced development board. During the process of coding, students can experience the sensors and data analysis and feel the charm of algorithm and program. It would also improve their creativity and interests of making on their own, and the abilities of practicing and solving problems in real life, and finally increase their interests in AI.

Students explore the conditions, processes and causes of the phenomenon by building models such as billboard transformation, noise pollution detection, attacking robot, warning line, etc., and they put forward research ideas from different perspectives, and then seek ways to solve problems. This would improve their innovative spirit and problem- solving ability. Students use sound sensor, ultrasonic sensor, light sensor, pressure sensor, infrared distance sensor, servos, LED modules and other components to materialize their simple ideas into real models. After that, students could use the coding to achieve more functions and serve the real life.

Students in the course can observe and understand the working principle and application scenarios of various common sensors, including sound sensor, infrared sensor, temperature and humidity sensor, touch sensor, infrared distance sensor, etc. In the form of group cooperation, students would comprehensively use the knowledge to build models and understand the functions of the models. They would complete multiple practical projects such as intelligent trash can, intelligent garden, intelligent clothes hanger, intelligent sweeper, and understand the changes of life made by science and technology. This would maintain and develop students’ curiosity and enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, cultivate students’ creativity, skills of team cooperation and communication.

This course adopts the method of teamwork to help students explore the methods of building different animal models and acquire the fundamental programming knowledge to simulate the behavior and manner of different animals. On the one hand, it helps the students understand things and solve problems from multi dimension. On the other hand, it strengthens students’ ability of team communication, expression and sharing.