Ocean ConnectED
for Middle and High School Students
Developed in partnership with a grant from the Office of Naval Research, this curriculum features world-renowned researchers and the ground-breaking ways they are studying this largely unexplored, but critical, resource. Bring your students into ocean exploration and have them join amazing scientific and technical endeavors through lessons available on the Scoutlier platform.
Scoutlier’s Ocean ConnectED programs are hands-on, project-based learning experiences that help students explore deep-sea science and engineering in a fun, real-world way.
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One of the four units in our Middle School program, STEM Everywhere.
Complete ONR funded program for middle and high schools originally piloted in Rhode Island.
Coming Soon! One of the three units included in our High School program, SMART STEM.
What is World of Water?
World of Water is one of the four main themes in Scoutlier’s middle school STEM Everywhere curriculum. In this unit, students explore ocean life and water-related science and technology through real-world investigations and hands-on projects. It weaves together science, engineering, and technology ideas so students can learn about water systems and how people use technology to study and protect them.
What is Diving into the OTZ?
It takes students on a journey into the Ocean Twilight Zone—a deep layer of the ocean that is dark, mysterious, and important for marine life and Earth’s systems.
Students learn by designing, building, and programming robots that mimic the tools scientists use to study this hard-to-reach place.
It uses 3 different robotics challenges that engage learners in STEM thinking while they solve problems related to ocean science.
What is SMART Oceans?
SMART Oceans is a high school STEM unit focused on ocean study, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Students explore real ocean challenges by using research questions developed by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to guide their learning and design work.
Students will:
- Investigate what is happening in the ocean using authentic research questions
- Design solutions that show how automation and AI can support ocean research
- Use mechatronics as the foundation for learning by combining mechanical parts, electronics, and code
- Practice career-connected skills, including:
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
- Coding and logical thinking
- Prototyping and testing ideas
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