DIVE INTO SPACE PROGRAM PROVIDES ROBOTICS, SCUBA DIVING, SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A new, week-long Fresno State and NASA program, Dive Into Space, for 30 Clovis Unified School District high school students comes to an end with an underwater competition that can be viewed by the public at Alta Sierra Intermediate School (380 W. Teague Ave.) in Clovis from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 30.
The free, public event wraps up a unique six-day science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) experience that began July 25 for students aged 14 to 17 and includes the “four C’s” of 21st century skills that employers identified as crucial to success in today’s workplace: communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking.
Using the nearby Buchanan High School pool as a neutral buoyancy lab, students wear scuba gear to perform tasks underwater that simulate working in space. The event will be telecast to the nearby Alta Sierra multi-purpose room for real-time public viewing.
The event is part of Fresno State’s Aerospace Academy in the Kremen School of Education and Human Development in partnership with Clovis Unified as well as certified scuba diving instructors and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department Dive Rescue Team. It’s designed to offer students an immersive experience that combines diving, leadership training and robotics.
Trent Tresch worked with Russ Billings to build and operate the underwater habitat for students space training and mission experience. You can read more about the NASA funded education program here: http://www.fresnostatenews.com/2016/07/29/dive-into-space-program-provides-robotics-scuba-diving-skill-development/
