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Mini Weather Station with Raspberry Pi and Sense Hat

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Implementing the Project Based Learning approach, we created a mini weather station with Raspberry Pi and Sense Hat, which measures the air temperature, the air pressure and the humidity. Our code is in Scratch 2 and Python, in order to understand better the differences between them.

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Our inspiration for the implementation of our project was the participation in AstroPi Mission Zero challenge organised by Raspberry Pi Foundation and ESA

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Our inspiration for the implementation of our project was the participation in AstroPi Mission Zero challenge organised by Raspberry Pi Foundation and ESA

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All of us participated in this amazing challenge, separated in 3 teams and we had to code, in Python, the Sense Hat of Astro Pi board which is located in the International Space Station. Our programs measured the temperature inside International Space Station and we sent a message to the astonauts. Our programs ran on 1st February and we are very happy for it, since they had no mistakes! Our paticipation in this project gave us the motive to create our weather stations!

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Every school year, we run the European Astro Pi challenge to find the next generation of space scientists who will program two space-hardened Raspberry Pi units, called Astro Pis, living aboard the International Space Station.

Astro Pi Mission Zero

The 2017-2018 challenge included the brand-new non-competitive Mission Zero, which guaranteed that participants could have their code run on the ISS for 30 seconds, provided they followed the rules. They would also get a certificate showing the exact time period during which their code ran in space.

We asked participants to write a simple Python program to display a personalised message and the air temperature on the Astro Pi screen. No special hardware was needed, since all the code could be written in a web browser using the Sense HAT emulator developed in partnership with Trinket.

Students coding #astropi emulator to scroll a message to astronauts on @Raspberry_Pi in space this summer. Try it here: https://t.co/0KURq11X0L #Rm9Parents #CSforAll #ontariocodes

And now it's time...

We received over 2500 entries for Mission Zero, and we're excited to announce that tomorrow all entries with flight status will be run on the ISS...in SPAAACE!

There are 1771 Python programs with flight status, which will run back-to-back on Astro Pi VIS (Ed). The whole process will take about 14 hours. This means that everyone will get a timestamp showing 1 February, so we're going to call this day Mission Zero Day!

Part of each team's certificate will be a map, like the one below, showing the exact location of the ISS while the team's code was running.

The programs will be run in the same sequence in which we received them. For operational reasons, we can't guarantee that they will run while the ISS flies over any particular location. However, if you have submitted an entry to Mission Zero, there is a chance that your code will run while the ISS is right overhead!

Go out and spot the station

Spotting the ISS is a great activity to do by yourself or with your students. The station looks like a very fast-moving star that crosses the sky in just a few minutes. If you know when and where to look, and it's not cloudy, you literally can't miss it.

The ISS passes over most ground locations about twice a day. For it to be clearly visible though, you need darkness on the ground with sunlight on the ISS due to its altitude. There are a number of websites which can tell you when these visible passes occur, such as NASA's Spot the Station. Each of the sites requires you to give your location so it can work out when visible passes will occur near you.

A personal favourite of mine is Heavens Above. It's slightly more fiddly to use than other sites, but it produces brilliant star charts that show you precisely where to look in the sky. This is how it works:

1. Go to www.heavens-above.com

2. To set your location, click on Unspecified in the top right-hand corner

3. Enter your location (e.g. Cambridge, United Kingdom) into the text box and click Search

4. The map should change to the correct location - scroll down and click Update

5. You'll be taken back to the homepage, but with your location showing at the top right

6. Click on ISS in the Satellites section

7. A table of dates will now show, which are the upcoming visible passes for your location

8. Click on a row to view the star chart for that pass - the line is the path of the ISS, and the arrow shows direction of travel

9. Be outside in cloudless weather at the start time, look towards the direction where the line begins, and hope the skies stay clear

If you go out and do this, then tweet some pictures to @raspberry_pi, @astro_pi, and @esa. Good luck!

More Astro Pi

Mission Zero certificates will be arriving in participants' inboxes shortly. We would like to thank everyone who participated in Mission Zero this school year, and we hope that next time you'll take it one step further and try Mission Space Lab.

Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab are two really exciting programmes that young people of all ages can take part in. If you would like to be notified when the next round of Astro Pi opens for registrations, sign up to our mailing list here.

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Astro Pi Mission Zero: your code is in space - Raspberry Pi

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Every school year, we run the European Astro Pi challenge to find the next generation of space scientists who will program two space-hardened Raspberry Pi units, called Astro Pis, living aboard the International Space Station. The 2017-2018 challenge included the brand-new non-competitive Mission Zero, which guaranteed that participants could have their code run on the ISS for 30 seconds, provided they followed the rules.

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Home - Physical Computing with Raspberry Pi

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This website aims to teach you how to sense and control the physical world using computer programs running on the Raspberry Pi. Here you will learn how easy it is to interact with the outside world, and how this opens up limitless possibilities for exploration.

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Choose the one you prefer: Scratch 2 vs Python 3

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Choose the one you prefer: Scratch 2 vs Python 3

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"Scratch 2 is easier to code, but Python has more potential", Stefania
"I like more Python because, it is a better structured programming language", Fotis
For the history, the debate ended with Python prevalence!

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Coding our weather station with Python 3

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Coding our weather station with Python 3

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Climate and Weather: a Greek video for their differences

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Climate and Weather: a Greek video for their differences

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Φυσικά στο Γυμνάσιο

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Καιρός και κλίμα

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Uploaded by Φυσικά στο Γυμνάσιο on 2014-12-21.

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How atmospheric pressure affects weather?

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How atmospheric pressure affects weather?

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how does atmospheric pressure affect weather?

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How does atmospheric pressure affect weather?

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Although you can't see it, atmospheric pressure has a huge influence on our weather. In this video you can find out how the force exerted by the weight of air above us, affects the weather we experience.

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Weather vs. Climate: Crash Course Kids #28.1

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The Sense HAT is an add-on board for Raspberry Pi, made especially for the Astro Pi mission - it launched to the International Space Station in December 2015 - and is now available to buy.

The Sense HAT has an 8×8 RGB LED matrix, a five-button joystick and includes the following sensors:

Gyroscope

Accelerometer

Magnetometer

Temperature

Barometric pressure

Humidity

We've also created a Python library providing easy access to everything on the board.

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The Sense HAT is an add-on board for Raspberry Pi, made especially for the Astro Pi mission - it launched to the International Space Station in December 2015 - and is now available to buy.

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You'll need (not included):

Micro SD card with NOOBS

Micro USB power supply (2.1 A)

And to use it as a desktop computer, you'll need:

TV or monitor and HDMI cable

Keyboard and mouse

Learn more in the hardware help guide.

The Raspberry Pi 3 is the third-generation Raspberry Pi. It replaced the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B in February 2016.

Quad Core 1.2GHz Broadcom BCM2837 64bit CPU

1GB RAM

BCM43438 wireless LAN and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) on board

40-pin extended GPIO

4 USB 2 ports

4 Pole stereo output and composite video port

Full size HDMI

CSI camera port for connecting a Raspberry Pi camera

DSI display port for connecting a Raspberry Pi touchscreen display

Micro SD port for loading your operating system and storing data

Upgraded switched Micro USB power source up to 2.5A

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You'll need (not included): Micro SD card with NOOBS Micro USB power supply (2.1 A) And to use it as a desktop computer, you'll need: TV or monitor and HDMI cable Keyboard and mouse Learn more in the hardware help guide. The Raspberry Pi 3 is the third-generation Raspberry Pi.

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Coding our weather station with Scratch 2.0

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Coding our weather station with Scratch 2.0

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2 teams, one project! Happy to be part of it!

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2 teams, one project! Happy to be part of it!

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Mini weather station with Raspberry Pi and SenseHat