Chuck Schepke

First of its kind in Roscommon, the "Submerging Students in Engineering" project includes the design and construction of underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for student exploration of nearby lake waters. The project intends to "literally submerge" 60 eighth-grade students in applying engineering, math and science by "watering down the curriculum." Each semester, Schepke will use an engineering format to teach science by having teams of students design, construct, test, revise and finalize a working underwater ROV. These middle school explorers will analyze and present video and temperature/light data collected from a body of water to students, local marinas and members of the community. Schepke's aims to get middle school students excited about math, science and engineering in hopes of motivating them to further their study of these disciplines in high school and college. Schepke is a resident of Roscommon.