Vocabulary
- Collaboration
- The act of working together to reach a common goal
- Competition
- A contest
- MBARI
- Monterey Bay Area Research Institute; a nonprofit public aquarium in Monterey, California and known for its regional focus on the marine habitats of Monterey Bay
- Drive Tab
- A way to remotely control your robot with a joystick or buttons in VEXcode GO
- ROV
- Remotely Operated Vehicle; a vehicle that can be controlled remotely enabling it to reach locations that humans cannot, like deep ocean waters
- Sensor
- A device to measure a physical property, such as temperature of an underwater volcano
- Turbine
- A machine for producing continuous power by revolving a wheel or motor using fast-moving water, steam, or gas
Encouraging Vocabulary Usage
The following are additional ways to facilitate vocabulary usage as students are engaged in the activities throughout this Unit.
Students should be encouraged to use the vocabulary terms:
- Throughout all of the activities
- As they are working in groups
- As they are reflecting
- As they are sharing their knowledge and experience
Tips for Encouraging Vocabulary Usage
- Collaboration Station - Encourage students to collaborate to create a graphic organizer that they can display to help classmates with vocabulary acquisition. Use large chart paper and include the word, the definition of the word, characteristics of the word, non-examples of the word and an example of the word used in the sentence. Have students share with the class and then display their graphic organizers throughout the Unit.
- Words in the World - Challenge students to find an example of each of the vocabulary words in a news article, website, book or other text throughout the course of the Unit. Have them copy the sentence it is from, and share it with the class during transition times, such as lining up for recess.