Day 2 activities
The students were split into groups and each group did two of the activities listed below. On Wednesday, each group will do the other two activities.
Sea Perch Submarines:
The students took the ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles) to the 1st dam reservoir at the Logan river and then used remote controllers to maneuver the submarines in the water, collected water samples, gathered a variety of data and took underwater videos using Go Pro cameras. Some of the students commented on this activity with one saying "I enjoyed maneuvering the robots through the water (Stalking and maybe chasing ducks with robots was fun!)" Another student said: "It was loads of fun!!! I loved controlling the submarines and seeing how far they could go."
GIS Stream Data:
The students went to the USU water lab to gather data about the stream there. The students checked water depth and water flow at multiple depths. They also measured some water properties. One of the students wrote in the journal about this activity saying: "Today at camp we did depth of the water at first dam, we also calculated the velocity of the water at 80%, 60% and 20% depth."
Air Quality/Drones:
The students learned about air quality and methods of measuring that. They then assembled a simple sensor that tells them the quality of the air based on the color of the LED light that gets activated by the pollutant particles in the air. They also observed as a drone carrying more advanced sensors was flown over the quad area at USU to measure air quality there. One of the students commented: "Today we made a pollution sensor and we also tested the pollution by elevation with drones. We also learned about other types of drones built here on campus."
Flying Aggies:
The students learned about the use of drones in agriculture and how the images drones capture can provide valuable information about what steps farmers can take to improve their fields.One of the students commented about this activity saying: "When we saw the plane drones that they were making, I thought that it might actually be fun to do engineering stuff like that."
Volleyball, Basketball, Board Games
The students had the choice of playing volleyball, basketball or soccer. At the end of the day one of the students wrote in her journal: "After I finish today, I can't wait for tomorrow!" And another one said: "Today gave me a real life experience of how college really is, and that is kind of what I came here for: Here at USU I know they're really putting their full effort to show us more into the future. It's not easy and that's for sure shows you that everything is earned over here."
