This afternoon our 8th graders learned about an exciting project they will all be participating. In collaboration with the Portsmouth Shipyard our students will be involved in the SeaPerch Program. This program will be every day next week, September 16th - 20th, and provides students with the opportunity to learn about robotics, engineering, science, and mathematics (STEM) while building an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) as part of a science and engineering technology curriculum. Throughout the project, students will learn engineering concepts, problem solving, teamwork, and technical applications. Students will work in teams to build their own submersible from scratch. We will begin by projecting the manual on the board having each build group work at the same pace. As the build continues and groups begin working at different paces chromebooks will be used to access the manuals. Through a grant the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has been able to provide all the materials, tools and expertise from some of their engineers to give our students this exciting opportunity. Mr. Ed Cormier from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has worked with collaboratively with Ms. Sara Nason our STEM teacher and Mr. James Canatra one of our science teachers to organize this program. I will include updates next week
