ROV Volunteer Jobs

• Team & Volunteer Check-in (Direct people to various locations and assist with marketing display setup)

• Safety Inspector (Perform Safety Inspection of ROVs according to scoresheet and video)

Schedule

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Training poolside. Also watch prop demonstration video (available in April).

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Round 1 Team ROV demonstrations.

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM - Lunch (provided) Break

01:00 PM - 03:00 PM - Round 2 Team ROV demonstrations.

The pool is 4 feet deep. Breaks will be given as needed. There will be 4 ROV stations and judges work in teams of 2; one on deck and one in the water.  You can trade off as needed. 

On Deck Judge  - Set up props poolside, fill out scoresheets, keep time, and direct teams.

In Water Judge - Set up props underwater, check performance of task in the water and relay score to the on-deck judge.

• Teams will provide a physical stand-alone marketing displays to promote their ROV company.

• Evaluate up to 22 marketing displays according to rubric. (Note: some teams decide not to provide a display)

• Each display will be evaluated by 3 judges.

• Lunch will be provided from 12:00 - 1:00 PM.

• You may finish before 2:00 PM.

• Teams are assigned a time communicate to judges about the development and testing of their ROVs:

  • Showing their critical thinking, creativity, and engineering reasoning. 

  • Demonstrating their individual and collaborative contributions.

• Presentations are 15 minutes: 10 minutes of presenting and 5 minutes Q&A from judges.

• There will be 2 judges per presentation.

• Teams are given scheduled times, and there is 5 minutes provided between each scheduled time to complete the engineering scoresheet.

• Lunch will be provided from 12:00 - 1:00 PM.

• Help out wherever needed. Provide breaks for other judges: pool and engineering.

• Organize and provide snacks/water to judges.

• Encourage participants, coaches and parents to complete survey

• Lunch will be provided from 12:00 - 1:00 PM.

• Assist official scorekeeper by collecting and delivering scoresheets from judges to scorekeeper.

• Provide any necessary paperwork to judges.

• Lunch will be provided from 12:00 - 1:00 PM.