{"id":180718,"date":"2023-05-03T14:50:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=180718"},"modified":"2023-10-05T13:00:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:00:02","slug":"miniboat-tms-sea-challenger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/miniboat-tms-sea-challenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Miniboat TMS Sea Challenger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miniboat TMS Sea Challenger<\/em><\/h1>\n
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The TMS Miniboat Crew, Mr. Rock’s 7C2 AcLab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Starting in February 2023, University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, in partnership with Educational Passages<\/a>, worked with students at Frank E. Thompson Middle School in Newport, Rhode Island to build and launch their own miniboat, the TMS Sea Challenger<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The group of seventh graders worked together to build their miniboat. This included ballasting the keel; sanding the hull and keel; painting the boat; installing sensors to collect data on water and air temperature and a satellite transmitter to track location; decorating the deck and sail; naming the boat; and deciding what items would go into the hatch. They also learned about currents, weather, technology, ocean science and more.<\/p>\nSee the TMS Sea Challenger\u2019s Journey<\/a>\n

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