Dauphin Island - Day 4

Building an Remote Operated Vehicle

After waking up and packing the car, we headed to our last meal at Dauphin Island.

I opted to go visit a local artist gallery, while Jackson went to his final class. He learned about new and exciting technologies that scientists use to study the ocean, especially the deep sea.

After an introductory presentation on ocean bathymetry, the Gulf of Mexico, the deep sea, and a brief discussion of design principles, the kids broke into teams where they got to build their own remotely operated vehicle (ROV).

Then they got to test their design and manipulative skills by driving the ROVs in the Sea Lab pool. He learned physical science first-hand by exploring density, buoyancy, and aspects of hydrodynamics through their own ROV!

Our sea lab adventure was over... except for the very long drive home!