Day 3 activities
The students were split into groups and each group did two of the activities listed below.
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 would tell my friends about the boat (submarine) and about the GoPro we used to look underwater!" Another student said: "I would tell my friends that today we drove around a robot (submarine) that we assembled."
GIS Stream Data:
The students went to the 1st dam reservoir at the Logan river 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: "We learned how to measure the levels of Oxygen in water and I realized stream data is interesting!" Another student wrote: "I learned how PH works and how to measure the velocity of a river." Another student commented: "I learned that there are many different methods you can use when measuring the velocity of a river."
Air Quality/Drones:
The students learned about air quality, pollution and methods of measuring them. They then assembled a sensor that measures the air quality based on the pollutant particles in the air. They also flew a drone carrying more advanced sensors over the quad area at USU to measure the air quality there. One of the students commented: "I learned that anything lower than PM 2.5 (Particulate matter) you can breathe in and hurt your lungs." Another student wrote: "I learned how to assemble a device that tests the air for particles/pollution." Another student said: "I learned about air quality and common household pollution levels."
Flying Aggies:
The students learned about the use of drones in many applications. They split into groups and did a variety of activities; flying a drone, using a simulation software to fly drones and airplanes and programming a drone. One of the students commented about this activity saying: "I thought drones had very limited applications, but now I know drones have tons of uses." Another student wrote: "The drone activities affected me the most. I am now really interested in drones because of all the opportunities." Another student said: "I would tell my friends about what I learned about programming and building drones!"
At the end of the day some of the students commented on the camp so far with one of them saying: "The teachers were all so great and they were fabulous at explaining things! It was all so much fun!" Another student said: "I never realized how much fun, yes fun! It could be learning how to make the world better with engineering!" Another student commented: "I figured out what type of eningeering I want to get a degree in! I want to be an Environmental Engineer."