Azhegiiwe Ottaway

Return to the Boardman

April 15 - June 4

Project Overview 

Students learn about the bioloogy of sturgeon, its habitat needs and threats to it's population and habitat. Students will design an underwater ROV that could be used to evaluate and monitor the Boardman river as a future habitat for sturgeon.

Project Standards

UROV CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS ALIGNMENT

MS-LS1-3   Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.                        

MS-LS1-4   Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how  characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.                          

MS-LS1-5 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.                         

MS-LS1-8 Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.                          

MS-ESS3-3 Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

MS-ESS3-4 Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.

 MS-ETS1-1 Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

MS-ETS1-2 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

MS-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

 MS-ETS1-4 Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.