LEGO WaterBotics
*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 08/14/2015
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REQUIRED COURSE PREREQUISTES – See Below
As recent headlines have shown, engineers are increasingly called upon to deal with complex, non-traditional, and previously unforeseen challenges. Developed by The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at the Stevens Institute of Technology, the underwater environment of the WaterBotics® program gives students a sense of both the known and unknown challenges that real engineers face every day.
For our students who have already participated in land-based robotics missions, the complexities of the underwater environment present unique demands that challenge even the most experienced robot designers. Tasks such as getting the bot to float or sink, keeping it upright, compensating for the effects of water pushing against it, and getting it to move in three-dimensions, are novel challenges that correspond to specific science topics, such as buoyancy, drag, stability, and three-dimensional movement. AtVista Teach we provide our students with experiential learning of these concepts with teaching 21st century skills along with offering comprehensive instruction in dynamically evolving technologies, physical sciences, and engineering innovations – all in a real world context with preparing our students for jobs that don’t even exist yet!
Since students will be working in teams of two, campers may wish to enroll with a friend or relative, to specifically partner with. If this is the case, please note the requested partnership on the (required) Learning Styles Inventory Form posted below – thank you!
With limited enrollment for this intensive science and engineering course, there are very specific PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS:
- Successful completion of either Intro/Intermediate Level NXT OR EV3 Robotics for Navigation at a Vista Teach Camp/School Site
- For older, high school students, please contact Sue@VistaTeach.biz with detailing your NXT, EV3, or school Programming experiences
CODE OF CONDUCT:
Designed for students, entering Grades 7 thru 12, who perform well in school with no behavioral concerns that could impact his/her ability to participate in an academically rigorous course requiring application of high-level computer programming and problem-solving skills, sustained attention to detail with completing specific assignments and project challenges, along with effective student collaboration & teamwork with innovating solutions to the problems they are posed.
ONLINE REGISTRATION for Summer Camps is now OPEN!
Our Summer 2015 Camp Sessions for this specific course are posted below. Since our camp courses typically fill up and close out quickly, please contact sue@vistateach.biz to be wait-listed in the event your camper is closed out of any of our summer programs.
TO REGISTER: Click directly on a specific Camp Session below:
Location: Allendale Columbia School, 519 Allens Creek Road, Rochester
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Ages: Students Entering Grades 7 – 12, Fall 2015
Cost: $250.00
REQUIRED FORMS – Please complete & return after registering your camper:
AUTH AND REL _AC_2015 – Be sure to do a SAVE AS before filling in!
LS_WaterBotics – Be sure to do a SAVE AS before filling in!
For an optional, full-day camp experience, campers can bring their lunch and register for the supervised lunch period, along with other exciting afternoon camp offerings, at Allendale Columbia School.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.