低コストロボティクスを活用したK-12 STEM教育：水質モニタリングタスクを通じて
Leveraging Cost-effective Robotics for K-12 STEM Education through Water Quality Monitoring Tasks
中学生向けの低コストでオープンソースな水中ロボット（ROV）を開発し、100人以上が参加した大規模な水質モニタリング教育プログラムを実施した。環境科学とロボティクスを組み合わせた実践的な学習モデルを提供し、課題も明らかにした。
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著者: Rishi Mukherjee, Andrew Ruiz, Travis Henderson, Resha Tejpaul, Kris Simonson, David Mulla, Brian McNeil, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos, Junaed Sattar
分類: cs.RO, cs.CY
原文アブストラクト
Engaging K-12 students in authentic scientific research remains a significant challenge, particularly at the intersection of environmental science and robotics. We introduce the Jar Jar ROV, a low-cost, open-source Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) platform designed for citizen science-based water quality monitoring by middle school students. This paper presents the design of the platform and the results of a large-scale deployment with over 100 students across a US state who built, programmed, and deployed the ROVs in local lakes. The educational framework yielded high student engagement in hands-on activities, with ROV construction earning a perfect average score from mentors. Scientifically, the program established a grassroots monitoring network, generating nearly eleven thousand validated measurements of temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. However, our evaluation identified a critical "engagement gap," with student interest declining sharply during more complex tasks such as electronics assembly and data uploading. This paper contributes both a validated, scalable model for integrating robotics into environmental education and a data-driven roadmap for future improvements. These enhancements focus on lowering technical barriers and creating a more intuitive link between data collection and scientific discovery, addressing a key challenge in empowering the next generation of citizen scientists.