Charting a Course for a STEM Future

摘要

It was unbearably hot and humid and the noise level was deafening in the Natatorium. The excitement and tension in the air was palpable as screaming team members, families, and friends in the stands cheered on their middle and high school students competing in the 2016 National SeaPerch Challenge held at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. Taking place on May 21, this was the sixth, and by far the largest, such national underwater robotic competition, with 196 middle and high school teams from all over the United States, including nine international teams, two of which traveled from as far away as South Australia.