Full steam ahead! Oceans students use engineering and dedication for brighter shores
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Smithtown High School West students recently explored and researched ways to protect local waters at Sunken Meadow State Park. Students in Ms. Carone and Ms. Williams “Oceans” classes at Smithtown High School West recently headed to Sunken Meadow State Park to model how researchers explore, monitor and protect the water. In the morning, they worked with staff at Western Suffolk BOCES to design and engineer underwater robots called Remotely Operated Vehicles that had to perform various tasks when deployed in the water at the park.
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In the afternoon, students participated in a beach cleanup and completed a training they’ve been working toward with the Atlantic ;)
Marine Conservation Society. The goal of the training was to help students learn how to monitor the beaches for marine debris. Additionally, students searched for federally protected sea turtles, who, while migrating may get caught by a sudden cold shift in the weather, resulting in a state similar to hypothermia.
Students used models of turtles to role play proper procedures they would use to help facilitate the AMSEAS rescue and rehab process.
Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD