PACE-App

1. Plankton Data
2. Aerosol Data
3. Cloud Data
4. Ocean Ecosystem Data

Why AI for Sustainability? Just as IT has been the lynchpin of digital transformation, technologists will also be equally critical leaders in sustainable transformation. Organizations are looking to IT personnel and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to help achieve two key outcomes:

To reach tech zero, or diminish the carbon footprint of an organization’s IT function by optimizing operations to reduce waste and inefficiencies in existing processes. To become tech positive, meaning using technology as a lever for the whole organization to reach its net zero goals and to drive new value and differentiation for a positive overall impact. Measuring Organizational Progress Toward Sustainability Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data can help enterprises operate responsibly and contribute to a more sustainable future. The IT team can help gather related data, which enables investors, stakeholders, and ESG rating agencies to assess an organization’s performance relative to responsible sustainability practices and long-term value creation.

The following are factors that contribute to the measurement of a business’s sustainability impacts:

Environmental: Carbon emissions, energy consumption, water usage, waste management, and efforts to reduce environmental footprint. Social: Commitment to diversity, labor practices, employee turnover rates, and impact on local communities. Governance: Board diversity and executive compensation, risk profile, long-term viability, accountability for ESG business practices, and compliance with regulations. One appealing benefit for ESG-savvy organizations is that, as a company’s ESG score improves, its capital costs reduce, which, in turn, improves the company’s valuation.

Responsible AI As with most emergent technologies, there are challenges to implementing and using AI. Decision-makers should be aware of data security and privacy risks, computational resourcing and expense, and ethical and societal implications. As a foundation for all uses of AI for sustainability, there must be a commitment to using responsible AI for transparency, accountability, inclusivity, and governance to support societal trust and ensure that advances in and use of AI continue to uplift communities.

The Plankton Aerosol Cloud ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite launched and has begun returning data about Earth’s oceans and atmosphere. NASA’s open science policy allows for all the PACE data to be accessed by the public, but it can be difficult to understand if you are not already familiar with these types of data. Your challenge is to create a digestible set of materials that can be used in classrooms across the world to help students understand the data and information that PACE is gathering, and improve ocean literacy worldwide.

Your challenge is to create materials that teachers can use in classrooms across the world to integrate PACE data and the science it is enabling into curriculums and lessons. By providing exciting and captivating materials to be integrated into the classroom, your project can help ensure that students know about the great discoveries PACE has made. Students at various grade levels might use the materials you create, so consider how the information could best be translated for these various target audiences. Are there things that you wish you had seen in your classrooms, or a lesson that inspired you to be curious about science that you could model your project after? You could create a set of lesson plans, an informative video, a resource that allows PACE data access to be “kid friendly” and easy to use and understand, or something entirely different. Help increase ocean literacy and enable students to fuel their curiosity and creative thinking by learning about and using PACE mission data!

PACE refers to the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem mission, a NASA satellite mission. Its goal is to study Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and ecosystems by collecting data on ocean color, clouds, and aerosols (tiny particles in the atmosphere). Student should know about the PACE concept since it’s important from so many ways. For instance, it improves their understanding of climate change, interaction between the ocean, atmosphere, and ecosystem. What did we develop: We are developing a website using HTML 5, this website consists of – pages and one game. The website is simplifying and explaining the concept of Plankton Aerosol cloud ocean Ecosystem (PACE) for the students all over world. We provide the website in two languages Arabic- English. The game we programmed is a leader board-based game, which encourage the students to score the highest mark, so it will make them more competitive. How does it address the challenge: 1. Real-time Data Visualization: The website would present current data from the PACE mission using dynamic maps, graphs, and interactive time-lapse views to track aerosol levels and their impact on the climate. 2. Educational Tools for Classrooms: It would offer teachers lesson plans, activities, and interactive content tailored to different age groups, making complex environmental topics engaging for students. 3. Climate Change Awareness: The site would feature news, articles, and discussions about how ecosystem changes at sea level reflect larger climate change issues, helping users understand global warming and offer recommendations to governments and corporations. 4. User Engagement: The website would include quizzes, challenges, and forums to encourage students, environmental enthusiasts, and others to discuss and collaborate on climate change solutions. Why is it important: This initiative is important because it not only enhances STEM learning but also fosters environmental awareness in the next generation. As climate change becomes a growing concern, educating young minds on how to monitor and mitigate its effects is crucial for fostering informed global citizens who can contribute to sustainability efforts in the future.