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Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Mini-Session

July 23, 2018 @ 9:00 am - July 25, 2018 @ 4:00 pm

*Online registration is full*

Contact Maile Sullivan, Education Specialist (noaacamp@uw.edu) to find out about future camps.

NOAA Science Camp is partnering with Atlantis STEAM to offer a new three-day NOAA Science Camp Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) mini-session geared to inspire middle school students in the STEM fields through hands-on learning. Workshop attendees will:

  • Create a mini-ROV capable of simple tasks
  • Learn concepts of buoyancy, thrust and electricity
  • Carry out the skills of soldering and piloting an ROV
  • Investigate robotics and its real-world applications
  • Tour NOAA labs to find out how NOAA engineers build instruments for collecting research data
  • Discover the diversity of NOAA careers and opportunities

Photo of ROV being testedLocation: NOAA Sandpoint Campus

Dates: July 23–25, 2018, 9:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.

Cost: $200 plus online registration fee. Scholarships are available.

The workshop is limited to 15-20 participants. For more information contact noaacamp@uw.edu.

Atlantis STEAM is an offshoot of the Atlantis ROV Team, a high school robotics team from South Whidbey Island dedicated to hands-on outreach, science education and encouraging gender equality in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Details

Start:
July 23, 2018 @ 9:00 am
End:
July 25, 2018 @ 4:00 pm
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Website:
https://wsg.washington.edu/remotely-operated-vehicle-rov-mini-session/

Organizer

Maile Sullivan
Phone:
206.543.2822
Email:
mailesul@uw.edu

Venue

NOAA Sand Point Facility
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98155 United States
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