Lincoln City: students to showcase underwater robots at LC Community Center during statewide competition
Description
More than 150 elementary, middle, high, and college students formed 27 teams and brought their underwater robots to the Lincoln City Community Center on May 10 to compete in the annual Oregon Regional MATE Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) contest. These teams, which spent the past few months designing and building their underwater vehicles, will be among students around the world participating in 23 regional contests supported by the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center. Qualifying participants will earn the chance to advance to MATE’s International ROV Competition June 26 – 28, at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Michigan.
NEWS DETAILS
Publication Year
2014
Source
www.newslincolncounty.com
Topic(s)
Informal Learning and Afterschool
STEM Content and Standards
Teacher Professional Development and Pedagogy
Youth Motivation and Interests in STEM
Additional Disciplines
Engineering - robotics
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