{"id":176191,"date":"2022-02-03T10:40:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T15:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=176191"},"modified":"2023-05-09T11:05:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T15:05:48","slug":"miniboat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/outreach\/ocean-classroom\/miniboat\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Classroom (Miniboat)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GSO is working with <a href=\"https:\/\/educationalpassages.org\/\">Educational Passages<\/a> and Rhode Island K-12 students to build, launch, and track their very own miniboats while learning about ocean currents, weather, technology and more. Each 5-foot long miniboat has a satellite transmitter, allowing students to track it as it sails on its own across the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>The Miniboat Program empowers students to become community scientists and global ocean stewards, and connects them to the kind of research that scientists aboard research vessels conduct.<\/p>\n<h4>The program is designed to:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Engage students in a transoceanic voyage<\/li>\n<li>Build confidence and develop necessary S.T.E.A.M. skills<\/li>\n<li>Explore oceanography, geography, math, history, and more<\/li>\n<li>Empower the next generation of maritime professionals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The GSO Miniboat Program is made possible by the Devereux Ocean Foundation, Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/outreach\/ocean-classroom\/miniboat\/square-mile\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_0353-2.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Square Mile<\/h2><p>Launched October 2, 2021 and built by students in the Central Falls School District Expanded Learning Community.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Follow the Square Mile!<\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/outreach\/ocean-classroom\/miniboat\/miniboat-inspiration\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_8010.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Inspiration<\/h2><p>Launched March 26, 2022 and built by 3rd grade and middle & high school students in Central Falls, R.I.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Follow the Inspiration!<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"type-intro\">\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/miniboat-tms-sea-challenger\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Miniboat_2023_April_18_ISC00234-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Miniboat_2023_April_18_ISC00234\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>TMS Sea Challenger<\/h2><p>Built by 7th grade students at Thompson Middle School in Newport. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Check out the TMS Challenger!<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cl-panel-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GSO is working with Educational Passages and Rhode Island K-12 students to build, launch, and track their very own miniboats while learning about ocean currents, weather, technology and more. Each 5-foot long miniboat has a satellite transmitter, allowing students to track it as it sails on its own across the ocean. 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