Normal hosts STEM-focused underwater robotics competition
NORMAL — The next frontier in STEM education? A pool at the Holiday Inn. With robots. Twenty-three teams of high school students from around the st...
NORMAL — The next frontier in STEM education? A pool at the Holiday Inn. With robots. Twenty-three teams of high school students from around the state traveled to Normal on Friday to take part in the 2023 SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Regional Competition. Roughly 100 students faced off with their remotely operated vehicles (ROV) in the tournament-style competition, putting their skills in STEM to the test. "STEM education is extremely important, definitely in today's society, (and) making that connection from science, technology, engineering and mathematics in a real-life scenario," said Don Whitman, who teaches the STEM Capstone course at Normal Community High School.