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This 25-page technical report, from Washington University, describes the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) the Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle team created for the MATE ROV 2021 Competition. This competition is a global underwater robotics competition for STEM students. The competition includes...

This 17-page report, published by Valor Christian School International, describes the design and construction of an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). This report was created by Valor Maritime International, a student group that participated in the 2021 MATE ROV competitions Ranger class....

This set of instructions, created by Robert L. Kershaw, help individuals in any setting develop their own Variable Speed ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) controller. As Kershaw explains in the introduction: "The goal for this project was creating a low cost, 3 axis (X-Y-Z) control box. The control...

This 4-page resource, provided by the Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center, is a vessel operations career simulation activity for high school students. "The goal of this SMART activity is to expose students to the educational requirements as well as the duties and responsibilities of...

This video, from the Minnesota State Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence, features students talking about participating in the VEX Robotics competition. "VEX Robotics is a small-team robotics program that asks students to build a robot using a VEX Robotics design system kit." During this...

This short video provides an overview on laser safety. This video is designed to assist teachers who are interested in incorporating LASER-TEC lesson plans into their classroom. The video includes guidelines for laser safety in the classroom and provides guidance for instructors interested in...

This video provides an overview of Ohm's Law and "introduces the basic electrical qualities of charge, current, voltage, and resistance. The concept of quantities and units is explained. The units Coulombs, Volts, and Ohms are described. The three basic formulas of Ohm's Law (E=IR, I=E/R and R=E/I)...

This video, provided by The Destination: Problem-Based Learning Project at Truckee Community College, describes the various skills needed by students who are interested in computer engineering careers. Through a series of questions, including: What do you look for in a new hire? What does it take to...

This site, from Stanford University and the National Science Foundation, provides access to interactive tutorials for students and teachers using sea urchins to demonstrate stages of fertilization and development. The animated tutorials, which require Flash, cover topics like 'fertilization &...

This 14-page report, written by Dorothy Bennett, discusses the experiences of five female pre-engineering students at a specialized science high school. Observations and interviews revealed that "there are a number of cultural and psychological pressures that they contend with on a regular basis in...