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Educational activities pertaining aquatic environments and Internet of Things data

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Published: Sep 4, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/jode.16385
Keywords:
ΙοΤ sensors educational scenarios aquatic ecosystems environmental awareness
ΧΡΥΣΑΝΘΗ ΤΖΙΩΡΤΖΙΩΤΗ
Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9652-6063
ΕΙΡΗΝΗ ΜΑΥΡΟΜΜΑΤΗ
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΑΝΟΙΚΤΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8870-746X
ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ ΧΑΤΖΗΓΙΑΝΝΑΚΗΣ
ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΡΩΜΗΣ LA SAPIENZA Department of Computer Engineering and Automated Management
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8955-9270
ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΑΜΑΧΙΛΑΤΗΣ
ΙΤΥE Διόφαντος, Πάτρα
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9938-6211
Abstract
Aquatic environments play an extremely important role in supporting life on Earth. However, aquatic ecosystems are directly at risk from increased pollution, climate change and loss of biodiversity, making it prominent to monitor constantly the status of water’s quality. Young people’s awareness and active involvement in environmental protection is crucial to maintain a sustainable planet. In this direction, this paper presents a STEM educational practice that uses Internet of Things (IoT) data, along with educational activities based on Design Learning method (DBL), so as to comprehend aquatic environments. The design and operation of an automated system is proposed, that exploits data from installed sensors in lakes and rivers, to monitor physicochemical water parameters. The collected data is used in several educational activities to influence students' environmental behavior. The article deals with the effort to raise students’ awareness on water quality protection as a result of STEM educational activities in which science, technology, engineering and mathematics are applied, aiming at: a) knowledge and understanding of basic physical and chemical parameters of water in lakes and rivers, and (b) the ability to correlate, interpret and evaluate changes in water’s physical and chemical parameters.
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ΧΡΥΣΑΝΘΗ ΤΖΙΩΡΤΖΙΩΤΗ, Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο
Υποψήφια Διδάκτορ Σχολης Εφαρμοσμένων Τεχνών ΕΑΠ
ΕΙΡΗΝΗ ΜΑΥΡΟΜΜΑΤΗ, ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΑΝΟΙΚΤΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ
ΑΝΑΠΛΗΡΩΤΡΙΑ ΚΑΘΗΓΗΤΡΙΑ ΣΧΟΛΗΣ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΣΜΕΝΩΝ ΤΕΧΝΩΝ
ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ ΧΑΤΖΗΓΙΑΝΝΑΚΗΣ, ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΡΩΜΗΣ LA SAPIENZA Department of Computer Engineering and Automated Management

ΑΝΑΠΛΗΡΩΤΗΣ ΚΑΘΗΓΗΤΗΣ

Department of Computer Engineering and Automated Management

ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΑΜΑΧΙΛΑΤΗΣ, ΙΤΥE Διόφαντος, Πάτρα

Μηχανικός Η/Υ και Πληροφορικής (phD)

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