{"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":"2026-08-10T09:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:29:44","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 wp-block-paragraph\">We work with area teachers to introduce children and teens to the world of freshwater science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&nbsp;have many ways&nbsp;for school groups to&nbsp;get&nbsp;involved&nbsp;with&nbsp;the School of Freshwater&nbsp;Sciences. 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 id=\"h-lake-sturgeon-bowl\" class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\">Lake Sturgeon Bowl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 id=\"h-rov-competition\" class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\">ROV Competition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Wisconsin Regional MATE Competition challenges K-12, community college and university students from all over the world to design and build remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to tackle missions modeled after scenarios from the ocean workplace.\u00a0<\/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"],"uwm_unpublish_requested":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.3 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - 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