By AL STOVER
Staff Reporter 

Middle school after-school SeaPerch programs take flight

 

Last updated 1/14/2016 at 9:19am

Westwood Middle School's Adrian Cleaver drills air holes into the PVC pipe for his remotely operated vehicle.

It's one thing to build and program a robot to move on land, but it's something else to a build a machine to do that underwater.

Both Cheney and Westwood middle schools recently started another year of their SeaPerch after-school programs.

According to its website, SeaPerch is a program that equips teachers and students with resources to build an underwater remotely operated vehicle - ROV. Students build the ROV from a kit comprised of low-cost, easily accessible parts, following a curriculum that teaches engineering and science concepts with a marine engineering theme.

The program also...



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