Mid-Atlantic Robotics IN Education (MARINE) | Education | BIOS

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A team competing at the MARINE ROV piloting challenge.</p> — A team competing at the MARINE ROV piloting challenge.

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Troubleshooting an ROV before the MARINE piloting challenge.</p> — Troubleshooting an ROV before the MARINE piloting challenge.

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Teams present the science behind their underwater robot.</p> — Teams present the science behind their underwater robot.

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A student-built underwater robot completing scientific tasks.</p> — A student-built underwater robot completing scientific tasks.

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Students are quizzed on the design of their ROV by a panel of judges.</p> — Students are quizzed on the design of their ROV by a panel of judges.

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Preparing an ROV to conduct a variety of scientific missions.</p> — Preparing an ROV to conduct a variety of scientific missions.

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In 2015, Mid-Atlantic Robotics IN Education (MARINE) became a core program within the Ocean Academy suite of opportunities. MARINE closely aligns students and educators with the cutting edge technology and scientific research at BIOS, and reflects BIOS’s commitment to expand the use of underwater vehicles within ongoing efforts to study and understand the complexity of ocean processes. MARINE is a multi-year design and engineering program that engages Bermudian students and teachers in the scientific concepts and practical applications of underwater robots.

MARINE focuses on Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), hundreds of which are currently employed underwater around the globe by marine industries, underwater archaeologists, and scientific research programs. As students and educators learn to build and test ROVs in the classroom, MARINE supports and enhances science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. In addition to STEM based training, MARINE provides experiences that encourage the development of skills such as project management, critical thinking, teamwork and communication.

MARINE is comprised of 3 main components:

Annual ROV design and piloting challenge for students aged 10-22
Workshops for teachers and students participating in MARINE
Teacher Toolkits including educational materials and curriculum ideas as a resource for technology education and STEM based learning. The current Teacher Toolkit is provided by the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) center, which consists of instructional videos on how to assemble the Angelfish ROV following free log-in to the MATE website

MARINE is generously supported by lead donor RenaissanceRe, with additional support from BAC Group of Companies and others.