Ketchikan SeaGlide (Underwater Glider) Summer Camp 2012
Underwater Gliders
Learn from Navy engineers how to build and operate your own underwater glider to collect and analyze aquatic data, and learn about marine acoustics.
· Students entering grades 7-9; limited to 15 students
Ketchikan: August 6-10, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, UAS Technology Campus, Robertson R117, 600 Stedman Street
Register by June 8
STEMAK.org, a program of the Juneau Economic Development Council, conducts and supports programs to foster interest and participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities for Alaska's youth statewide.
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