Activity Testers Wanted!

In April, The Museum of Science Boston’s Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) will have a new upper elementary computer science module available for classroom testing: Photo Classification. Selected testers will receive free materials and a $350 stipend for implementing the lessons and providing feedback.  Click here for the Classroom Tester Application.

YES offers a collection of free PK-8 engineering and STEM curricula designed to engage students in authentic, hands-on challenges connected to their lives and communities. YES also invests in educators through exceptional professional learning offerings both online and in person. 

In this new Photo Classification module, students are presented with a machine learning model that classifies objects in photos as animals or trash so that they can rapidly analyze whether a stream is bringing additional trash into the bay. Students work in teams to explore how adjusting the variety and quantity of photos used to create the machine learning model can affect the accuracy of its classification of unknown photos. Using Google’s Teachable Machine platform, teams set up and test their own machine learning models then make recommendations for improving the original. Note: student digital devices required, webcam ability recommended.  This module complements the YES Engineering Plastic Filters unit. The development of this module and support for classroom testing is generously provided by Dell Technologies.