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Exploring the Ocean with Robots

Exploring the Ocean with Robots

In this activity, learners are introduced to robotic submarines called gliders. Learners make ��_gliders��� from plastic syringes and compare these to Cartesian bottles and plastic bubbles. Learners can explore the characteristics of buoyancy by adjusting amounts of air and salt water. Learners also investigate the types of information that robots can gather and learn how scientists use this information to understand the ocean....

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Keywords:
Ocean Engineering, Liquids, NSDL, Submersibles, Physics, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Conducting Investigations, Volume and Density, Chemistry, Solids, Float, Information and Communication, Earth System Science, Sinusoidal, Buoyancy, Mass and Weight, Space Science, Machines, Robotic Submarines, Materials Science, Physical Science, Density, Geoscience, Cartesian Diver, Satellite, GPS, Mathematics, Oceanography, Computing and Information, Engineering, General Science, Technology, Sink, Computer Science, Slocum Gliders, Oceans and Water, Mechanical Engineering, Gliders, Ocean, Education, Gravity, Robots
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Authors:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Middle School, High School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
No
Creative Commons:
Unknown

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