Welcome to ROV workshop: PART II!

Let’s get to know each other!

Sunday, March 23 rd, Shedd ROV Club Event Mandatory for Shedd ROV clubs  At UIC pool  Must confirm attendance with Shedd staff  Including T-Shirt Sizes  Buses provided (for students/teachers/robot)  Missions based on MATE tasks (MATE props will be there)  Additional fun activities on the shallow end and gym  Chance for students to share the robot they have created and be recognized for their efforts  Optional “prep” activities for teams interested in MATE competition  Relaxed and Fun!  Parents and family members invited!

April 27 th, Midwest Regional MATE Competition Optional  At UIC pool  Buses only provided for top 3 finishers at club event  Registration fee of $50 (waived for top 3 finishers), must register on MATE website  MATE Ranger missions in deep end, Scout missions in shallow end; Judges strictly using/following MATE judging rubric  Schools from around mid-west represented  Poster presentation and engineering panel of judges  Awards ceremony, top two teams invited to MATE international competition  Parents and family members invited!

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How to decide… MATE Competition Club Event Both

  2014 MATE ROV Competition Information  Events  Regional Contests  Shedd Aquarium—Midwest  Getting Started  Register Remember! For the MATE Regional Competition, your team needs to complete an Engineering Chat and a Poster  Mission  Engineering & Communication  Safety – SID Required How to Register for the MATE Regional Competition (If you decide to participate)

Exploring the Great Lakes: Shipwrecks, Sinkholes, and Conservation in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Alley! 45 shipwrecks (~100 undiscovered) have been found within the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS) Sinkholes! Result of limestone erosion. Groundwater is 10X more conductive and contains 100X more sulfate than the lake water.

What are some interesting things we could learn while identifying shipwrecks? Why are these discoveries important? What do you think?

 Task 1: Shipwrecks  Explore, document and identify an unknown shipwreck recently discovered in sanctuary waters.  Task 2: Science  Collect data from around a sink hole  Task 3: Conservation  Remove trash and debris from the wreck site and surrounding area. Exploring the Great Lakes The Missions:

Ranger  SHIPWRECK  Measure the shipwreck’s length, width, and depth  Conduct a sonar scan of the wreck  Unlock and open a container to determine the cargo  Remove debris from a hole in the wreck  Enter the wreck through this 60 cm x 60 cm hole  Search for the date the ship was built on an internal beam  Retrieve a ceramic dinner plate from inside the ship to determine its home port  Identify the ship using known parameters  SCIENCE  Measure the conductivity of the groundwater  Collect a sample of a microbial mat  Recover a sensor and deploy a new one  Place a quadrat on the top surface of the shipwreck, count the number of zebra mussels inside the quadrat, and estimate the total number of zebra mussels on the shipwreck using the wreck’s dimensions  CONSERVATION  Remove bottles and discarded anchor lines Ranger Vs. Scout Scout SHIPWRECK Open a container and retrieve a cargo sample Retrieve a ceramic dinner platter to determine the home port of the ship Identify the ship using known parameters SCIENCE Recover a sensor and deploy a new one CONSERVATION Remove bottles

 Understanding the missions and requirements is the first step in building a robot that can accomplish the tasks.  Decide if you are more interested in competing in  Scout (Stay in the Lobster Lab)  Ranger (Head to the Kelp Classroom)  Take 25 minutes to read through your mission, discuss as a group and design, using any medium, a short presentation to explain the mission to the group. Your mission: Understand MATE Missions