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Testing the Waters: Building an Underwater Rover in Your Classroom
Underwater Robotics Workshop for Middle & High School Educators
(Grades 6-12 Educators and Students)
Dive into engineering design with the Wade Institute for Science Education!
Friday, November 1st and Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
- Build your own model mini remotely-operated vehicle (ROV)
- Experiment using water collection devices or other sensors with the ROV
- Explore the waters in classroom tanks, pools, ponds or estuaries
- Collaborate with other educators as you investigate curriculum resources for your classroom
- Explore using engineering concepts and practices to bring back to your classroom
- Bring along up to 2 students to help build and use hands-on, minds-on learning to problem-solve and foster teamwork skills
- Earn 13 PDPs
Curriculum resource materials are provided which support the Science and Technology/ Engineering Standards, bringing together basic engineering design skills and the science practices. Concepts incorporated into the curriculum resource materials include marine science, oceanography, biomimicry, ocean engineering, physics, robotics, mathematics and marine related careers. Technology and engineering teachers will gather ideas for incorporating the engineering design process into their classroom using the kit and investigations; science teachers will be able to incorporate science inquiry investigations, sampling and research techniques into their curriculum.
Bring along up to 2 students to become student leaders for a mini ROV program at your school!
Thanks to partial funding from Sensata Technologies, the fee includes a mini ROV kit, curriculum materials, and lunch both days.
This will be a 2 day in-person workshop.
Registration Information:
Dates: Friday, November 1st and Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
Times: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM ET
Location: Lloyd Center for the Environment, Dartmouth, MA
Collaborating Partner: Lloyd Center for the Environment
Registration Fee: $300/teacher. $20/student. Fee includes ROV Kit, Curriculum Guide. Lunch will be provided.
13 PDPs are available for this workshop.