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Progrom 0ooIs
ncrease student interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math,
(STEM)
ncrease awareness of Naval Engineering and Naval Architecture as career
fields
Help prepare students for college level work
Provide students with opportunities to:
work in a collaborative environment
experience a major university campus
participate in a realistic business and technical scenario
interface with industry, academia and government engineers
Providing o fun, educofionoI ond choIIenging woy for
sfudenfs fo gef excifed obouf mofh, science ond
engineering
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Purtnerships
$5onsors

ovoI $urfoce Worfore Cenfer Overview

Corderock Division $ifes
NavaI Surface Warfare Center, PhiIadeIphia
Iocated at PhiIadeIphia Navy Base
about 1200 Engineers and Scientists
approx $1B in faciIities, many unique
To request a tour for future engineering students,
contact Chris Hatch at:
christopher.j.hatch@navy.miI
CIick to view POC
Information
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1. Two complete SeaPerch kits including batteries (no cost to teams)
2. Tool kits will be provided to schools with a need (based upon availability)
. Underwater Video cameras loaned to teams
. Online construction manual, parts lists, lesson plans, and other resources via web and
social media sites
5. Access to Learning Modules and Videos
Hydrodynamics
Propulsion Systems
Control Systems
Stability
ROVs in the navy
6. Construction training for new advisors and mentors
7. A naval engineer mentor to visit your team and provide support; Drexel "Near Peer "
engineering students to assist with support;
8. A SeaPerch TShirt & Pendant; Winning teams get trophies
9. A navy contract award to the overall winners in the amount of $100.00 cash
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OraI Presentation Format and Location
Teams will conduct their oral presentation primarily from poster displays set up in
the hall of the Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC)
Electronic media, physical models, additional posters, or other items can be used
to supplement the poster
Teams are encouraged to walk around and view/discuss presentations with other
teams
The Oral Presentation rubric for high school or middle school will remain
unchanged
Bonus points may be awarded by the judges based on the technical merits of the
SeaPerch design and/or supplemental items
Students will give a 10 minute presentation to the panel and be asked a
series of follow up question by the judges
Whof's new for Z0IZ7
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A new local website for getting Sea Perch challenge information
www.phillyseaperch.org
Spirit & Sportsmanship will be a stand alone category this year (not included in overall
winner)
Scoring tabulation improvements to avoid long wait times at the end of the competition
Teams will now receive a Team Score Summary sheet with comments for each of the
weighted categories
Technical Program
Salvage Operation Lift Bags
The Overall Winning HS and MS teams will participate in American Society of Naval
engineers, (ASNE), Electric Machine Technology Symposium (EMTS), at the
ndependence Seaport Museum (SM)
SeaPerch "Jeoperchy " Challenge
Challenge a students knowledge of the engineering principles behind the Sea Perch
Assist with learning competition rules
Available on the phillyseaperch.org
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Web Pesources & $ocioI Medio
LocaI SeaPerch News and Information
www.phillyseaperch.org;
NationaI SeaPerch News and Information
www.seaperch.org
Face Book, Samantha SeaPerch WaII at
http://www.facebook.com/people/SamanthaSeaPerch/10000167875
Face Book Fan Page at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/GreaterPhiladelphia
Seaperch/1661600.
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1. Practice in a pool or large tank is critical to successful competition performance
2. Use the SeaPerch construction manual and other web resource links
. Access the Learning Modules available on www.phillyseaperch.org site
. Check the resource sites often for competition updates
5. Teach the engineering principles using the online resources as guidance
6. Work with a mentor
7. Direct technical or competition questions to your assigned mentor
8. Complete all aspects of the competition (e.g. design notebook, oral
presentation and physical challenge)
x5ecfofions During fhe Design ond 8uiId Phose
(A55roximofeIy Jonuory fhru Morch)
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Whof does o menfor 5rovide7
Mentors act as your Iiaison to the SeaPerch team to:
answer your questions
resolve any issues with the committee
Provide guidance to your SeaPerch team:
engineering principles (i.e. propulsion, buoyancy, etc.)
kit construction
presentation skills and notebook organization
competition rules and expectations
Mentors taIk to students about:
their job as an engineer
STEM education
how science and math are used in engineering
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$eo Perch Modificofions ond
Innovofions
Teams are encouraged to experiment with design
changes to their Sea Perch
Permitted to spend up to $20 on modifications
Additional thrusters or larger motors to existing thrusters are prohibited
Receipts are required for additional material (or proof of value) and
may need to be presented at compliance checks
Reallocation of original kit parts is permissible and not part of $20
budget
OnIy 1 Design can be entered and used in
the competition
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Arrive between 8:00 and 8:5 at registration desk **
2 members only reports to SeaPerch Compliance Stations 1 and 2
with the ROV
ensures ROV is sea worthy and safe
no loose parts, no frayed or exposed electrical wires, no sharp
edges, no additional propellers used, etc
Keep team together in bleachers
Food and soft drinks will be available for purchase at intermission
**You shouId aIIow 30 minutes additionaI traveI time; aII teams
need to register, pass compIiance and be at the Opening
Ceremony at the Gymnasium by 9:00
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Com5efifion Overview/Q&A
Competitions separated by grade:
Grades 68
Grades 912
Competition Categories in 2012
Vehicle Performance (2 rounds)
Team Presentation (includes nnovative Design)
Design Notebook ( Due March 9, 2012)
Spirit & Sportsmanship Awards
Special Cash Awards
ASNEDV Engineering Process Award
ASNEDV $100.00 Cash Contract Award
Atlantic Rangers "Against All Odds award
PIease read compIete ruIes and instructions posted on
phiIIyseaperch.org website
Cameras
Cameras will be
supplied at the pool
station.
Teams will simply
mount the camera
to the Sea Perch
when your team
reports to the pool
deck to compete.
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%eomwork $ummory ofebook Cofegory
Document team process and accomplishments including:
Challenges
Teamwork
Working thru problems
Lessons Learned
ncluded technical work (e.g. drawings, calculations, etc)
Processes used (e.g. trial and error, build, test, optimize, etc)
Don't forget Naval Engineering
Up to 20 page report using guidelines provided
Notebooks shouId be submitted eIectronicaIIy
Due: March 9, 2012.
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'ehicIe Performonce Cofegory Pound I
Round 1: Maneuver submerged obstacle course through a
series of hoops
Similar for MS and HS
HS obstacle course more challenging angles
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'ehicIe Performonce Cofegory Pound Z
VehicIe Performance Round 2: CompIete the Mission
This Year's NationaI Competition Mission: Underwater SaIvage
(5) x 5 gallon bucket "lift bags will be inverted at the bottom of the pool
Each bucket will have a series of holes drilled in their bottoms to prevent air from
collecting
Each Bucket will have different size weights attached to the handles and enough
buoyancy to stand as shown
Supply of flotation rings provided for each lane (other means encouraged)
GoaI: fIoat the Iift bag (bucket) to the surface and move horizontaIIy to edge of
the pooI
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Mission may be modified sIightIy for the regionaI round
'ehicIe Performonce Cofegory
Pound Z
Vehicle Performance Round 2: CompIete the Mission
Top LeveI Requirement Summary:
No additional materials shall be transported down the tether (e.g. air hose)
No chemicals or loose materials shall be introduced into the pool
All modifications must be safe for other vehicles and for pool divers
All modifications must comply with the cost limitation of the competition
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Team is a simulated company
trying to convince clients (judges)
that they have designed and built
the best product
Seeking navy contract award for
their SeaPerch design
Describe company overview,
product overview, design overview,
roles and responsibilities of team
members, etc
Focus on Naval Engineering
Use PowerPoint and/or other visual
aids
Highlight innovation and creative
thinking
All team members should
participate in oral presentation
Refer to complete rules and
instructions provided on the
website
Highlight innovation and creative
thinking
0% to 50% of score is based upon "nnovative Design
%eom Presenfofion Cofegory
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%eom $5irif ond $5orfsmonshi5 Aword
%he ex5erience is obouf more fhon winning
%eoms sif fogefher in bIeochers
Use fIogs, signs, moscofs, cheers, efc fo show your feom s5irif
Demonsfrofe your wiIIingness fo heI5 ofher feoms, cheers for your
feom ond o55Iouse for your o55onenfs feom
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Showing Spirit is encouraged but,
pIease do not bring
into the pooI area
Thank you for your cooperation!
PIastic BottIe with beads etc.
Drums of any kind
Horns/Fog Horns
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Awords
Team trophies awarded for 1
st
, 2
nd
and
rd
prize,
th
place receives
honorable mention and a plaque (separate high school and middle school)
Vehicle Performance
Team Presentation
Design Notebook
Team Spirit
Overall performance trophy awarded to 1 high school and 1 middle school
team based upon composite scores (Performance, Presentation &
Notebook)
Atlantic Rangers "Against All Odds award
$100 contract award to best high school and middle school design (based
upon innovative design)
Engineering Process
2 $100 awards to best high school and middle school engineering
process (best utilizes sound engineering principles and approach)
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%honk you feochers, odvisors ond menforsll
Lots of effort and resources go into the pIanning and execution of this program
- but it is the teacher/advisor and mentors that reaIIy makes the difference!!
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SeaPerch Program
ChairStephen Michetti, NSWCCD Engineer
(215) 897769 email: stephen.michetti@navy.miI
Director of Out Reach and DeveIopment
Joanne Ferroni, Drexel University
(215) 8952288 email: jferroni@coe.drexeI.edu
Director of Recruitment. SpeciaI Projects
Amy Campbell, Drexel University
(215) 8956658 email: acampbeII@coe.drexeI.edu
TechnicaI Assistance, Mentoring and Training
Technical Chair Bob Valtos, NSWCCD Engineer
(215) 8978591 email: robert.vaItos@navy.miI
Mentor Chair, Jeff Merlino, NSWCCD Engineer
(215) 897 7289 email: jeffrey.merIino@navy.miI
Program Assistant and GeneraI Assistance
Kathleen McGinnis, AMSEC, LLC
(215) 89788 email: kathIeen.mcginnis.ctr@navy.miI
SeuPerch Z01Z Questi4ns?
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