Volcanic Ash Emergency Coding activity
Future coders, can you find the bugs in the code to help the Met Office provide a volcanic ash forecast to airports?
You may know the Met Office best for the weather reports that you hear on the news or read on your phone. But did you know that our forecasts reach as far as space? Or that we help organisations, not just in the UK but across the world, to make decisions to help people stay safe and thrive? We also have one of the largest supercomputers dedicated to weather and climate in the world.
In this activity, we have an emergency! A volcano has erupted and we need you to gather observations of volcanic ash levels and send them back to the Met Office supercomputer.
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Volcanic Ash Emergency Coding activity (PDF 403.4KB)
First exploration - instructions for learners who are new to coding (PDF 561.2KB)
Deeper discovery - instructions for learners who are familiar with coding (PDF 545KB)
Teacher solutions (PDF 322.1KB)