Awards & Nominations

Astro has received the following awards and nominations. Way to go!

Local Peoples' Choice Winner

Create a Mascot

The world is full of scientific information that can help us make informed decisions and take action. However, that information is not always accessible to young learners. Your challenge is to create a mascot that can help make learning about Earth and space science more fun and welcoming for younger audiences.

Astro

Summary

Our idea is a mobile application to simplify NASA data of earth and space sciences for kids by converting normal explanations to friendly conversations with video and game. in addition to motivating kids to enjoy learning with interactive activities

How We Addressed This Challenge

We Build Android Application We searched about topics that can be suitable for kids from age 8 to 12 then we choose two of them as a prototype to start our journey with them. Starting from converting abstract concepts from NASA data to conversations between Astro (our lovely kid) and his teacher and summarizing it in animation videos then making kid check his information and solve questions by playing to reach the highest score.

We also added activities to make learning enjoyable, so we made solar age and solar weight calculators to link what he learned like gravity and orbits by applicable tools. We added a satellite map of the earth to encourage kids to explore by themselves. We also created a practice video on how to build a rocket to make kids interact with Astro passionately.


The application will be reliable for parents, educational institutions and organizations because the contents of the application are all appropriate for children and safe They play quiz games to score points, not as an exam.


Delivering information to the child in several ways, as the lesson contains many interactive stories, games, and video clips, and we will make sure that the information arrived Where the application contains Quizzes that measure the child's understanding of the lesson.


Application will make it easier for parents to teach their children about space, and through it they will be able to follow the development of their child's knowledge..



How We Developed This Project

We used separation method in our tasks to help us work independently. So the structure of Astro app has been built parallel with simplifying topics in a way of conversation. At the same time, animation and interactive videos have been created. Then we have gathered everything in a simple design to keep Astro friendly to kids.

We encountered some problems, and some of us were forced to do things in which we had no experience



Used Tools

  • Android Studio 
  • Google Map API 
  • PowerPoint 
  • Adobe After Effects
How We Used Space Agency Data in This Project

NASA Data is a reliable place from which we obtain information and use it in the application, so that the application is a reliable environment for users and contains reliable information.

Project Demo

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wJTXoLNJUWhRwN2OuCqYZv7aGJDyHJQN/view?usp=sharing

Data & Resources
Judging
This project was submitted for consideration during the Space Apps Judging process.