This workshop explores algorithms, coding and robotics in order to compare how humans and robots act or react. The hands-on activities allow pupils to answer questions such as: What makes robots different from humans? Do robots think differently than humans? How can we interact with robots?
Learning objectives
This 3-hour workshop is designed for classes of 7e and 6e (12 to 14 years old) and explores the following themes:
Talk like a robot
Participants discover the history of computers and code, learn more about code development and do a series of plugged and unplugged exercises
Think like a robot
Participants learn about different type of algorithms, how they can be used in our daily life to solve different kind of problems and what is the link with artificial intelligence.
Act like a robot
Participants explore how to make a robot walk through hands-on experiments, explore the idea of self-consciousness and expression of emotions in a robot and reflect on concrete applications for robots
Location
The workshops in computer science take place in the Maison du Savoir (MSA) on Campus Belval. Please wait in the lobby, we will pick you up from there.
If you arrive by car or coach, take the A4 and keep it until the end, then follow the signs towards “Belval”. On the campus, there are no signs to indicate the way to Maison du Savoir. Please use the map below to find your way.
If you arrive by train, the stop is “Belval Université”. Our building is 10 minutes away from the train station by foot. There are also several buses that you can take to arrive on the campus.
After a short introduction to artificial intelligence (AI), its role in our daily lives and scientific research currently done on the topic, pupils discover that this technology can be used to create works of art.
They first learn how to design an unplugged AI, from collecting and preparing the data to training and finally evaluating the AI. They then use computer programming to produce drawings. The participants have some time to explore by themselves the possibilities offered by these new tools and will then be able to continue practicing at home. Through presentations and hands-on activities, this workshop highlights the importance of data and how it can be used to train intelligent machines, and let the participants form their own opinion on AI. The workshop also invites them to reflect on questions such as: Can intelligent machines perform art? Does computer science involve or even require creativity?
Learning objectives
The workshop covers among others the following topics and activities:
State of art in artificial intelligence
Design of an unplugged AI
Art experiments with AI
Introduction to coding in Java for processing
General coding notions such as variables, functions, conditions, loops, etc.
This 3 hours workshop is suited for pupils from 5e or 4e (14 to 16 years old).
No prior knowledge of coding or computer science needed.
Location
The workshops in computer science take place in the Maison du Savoir (MSA) on Campus Belval. Please wait in the lobby, we will pick you up from there.
If you arrive by car or coach, take the A4 and keep it until the end, then follow the signs towards “Belval”. On the campus, there are no signs to indicate the way to Maison du Savoir. Please use the map below to find your way.
If you arrive by train, the stop is “Belval Université”. Our building is 10 minutes away from the train station by foot. There are also several buses that you can take to arrive on the campus.
