The Navy collaborated with Mundelein High School in Illinois in an effort to build up the country's next generation of middle school students with STEM skills, reports the Chicago Tribune. High school mentors and Navy engineers spent last week building two-foot machines that could go underwater and be controlled remotely.
This hands-on seminar allowed students to experience what it's like to engineer a robot and explore whether they want to pursue a career in engineering. And for the high school, it means that students will be more interested in STEM classes when they move on. Mundelein High School recently started building a three-story science wing where students will be able to take classes in high-tech STEM labs. And it also has robotics teams for students to join.
