Imagine this: You’re an ambitious educator seeking to offer your students a truly unique learning experience. Your goal is to lead them on an extraordinary journey into one of the most mysterious realms on Earth—the deep ocean.
The adventure begins by establishing a club or class dedicated to deep ocean exploration. The heart of this educational endeavor involves preparing a robotic boat to traverse the ocean, ultimately reaching a school on the far side. Over six months to a year, your students will engage in activities such as route planning, boat assembly, testing, and diverse ocean STEM projects. They’ll gain knowledge in oceanography, geography, robotics, and nautical physics, among other areas. We support this comprehensive learning journey with a rich curriculum and a variety of interactive activities.
A small cargo compartment aboard the boat allows students to send souvenirs and gifts to their counterparts across the ocean, adding a personal touch to the scientific mission. Once launched, your school can track the vessel’s voyage across the ocean via our interactive online dashboard, which also displays data collected from the deep ocean in an engaging and accessible manner. This project represents one of the few ways students can remotely explore the vast depths of the ocean, thousands of miles from shore.
As the journey concludes and the boat approaches its destination, local schools are notified to retrieve the vessel. The anticipation culminates in a cross-cultural Zoom conference call, where students can open the boat, share the gifts, and exchange experiences—an unforgettable conclusion to an exciting and educational year-long project.
This initiative promises an unparalleled educational journey, filled with excitement, education, and hands-on learning that spans the globe.
Ocean Exploration Explained
Purchase Boat
Decide on a suitable boat for your program. If there are budgetary constraints Wind Wanderer is our most affordable boat. If directional control and real-time data collection are required, then choose Silicon Sailor or Hybrid Explorer.
Prepare for Sea
Spend six months to a year preparing the boat, sourcing gifts for the cargo hold , deciding on the destination, and learning with our fun STEAM eductional activities and learning pods.
Launch the Boat
Depending on your location and type of boat, various launch options need to be considered. Make the launch a fun field trip for the students involved.
Landfall
It may take anywhere from 2-6 adrenaline-packed months for the boat to cross the ocean, with students following the tracker. When it nears the far shore, local schools are contacted to retrieve the boat and a fun cultural connection is achieved.