{"id":312,"date":"2022-01-28T15:19:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T21:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/?page_id=312"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:57:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:57:35","slug":"k-12-outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/community-engagement\/k-12-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"K-12 Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">K-12 Outreach<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">We work with area teachers to introduce children and teens to the world of freshwater science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u00a0have many ways\u00a0for school groups to\u00a0get\u00a0involved\u00a0with\u00a0the School of Freshwater\u00a0Sciences. They can attend open houses, host guest speakers, collaborate on Great Lakes or freshwater science curriculum, and participate in the Lake Sturgeon Bowl or the Wisconsin Regional ROV Competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"uwm-block-otp-nav \"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\" id=\"h-lake-sturgeon-bowl\">Lake Sturgeon Bowl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual Lake Sturgeon Bowl is part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. This double elimination tournament is for motivated high school students in grades 9-12. It offers a challenge in science and math.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"\/freshwater\/community-engagement\/k-12-outreach\/lake-sturgeon-bowl\/\" rel=\"\">Lake Sturgeon Bowl<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/04\/k-12-lake-sturgeon.jpg\" alt=\"Students participating in the Lake Sturgeon Bowl\" class=\"wp-image-1774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/04\/k-12-lake-sturgeon.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/04\/k-12-lake-sturgeon-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/04\/k-12-rov.jpg\" alt=\"Students watching instructor in workshop\" class=\"wp-image-1772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/04\/k-12-rov.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/595\/2022\/04\/k-12-rov-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\" id=\"h-rov-competition\">ROV Competition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wisconsin Regional MATE Competition challenges K-12, community college and university students from all over the world to design and build ROVs to tackle missions modeled after scenarios from the ocean workplace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"\/freshwater\/community-engagement\/k-12-outreach\/rov-competition\/\" rel=\"\">ROV Competition<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-m-0\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":2293,"parent":304,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-312","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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