Calendar

April 25       Underwater IVD Competition – Northern Michigan University, Marquette

Underwater Innovative Vehicle Design Competition – Fourth through twelfth grade student teams from around the state will compete to solve underwater challenges with their student-built remotely operated vehicles. 9am-4pm Admission is free.

May 20       Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge Competition Day – Kettering University, Flint

Join us for a great day of friendly ground vehicle competitions – Full Scale Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, and Mini IVD (RC) Racing will heat up the tracks!  9am to 4pm Admission is free, join us for a great day!

 June 9-12. Automobili-D at North American International Auto Show, Detroit MI

The Square One team will showcase the innovative talents of today’s youth in our exhibit space, focusing on connected and autonomous vehicle technology.

June 25      Tivitz Math Workshop – Waterford, Michigan

Tivitz is a unique math and strategy board game that supports students in improving their computational math skills while providing classroom teachers with a formative assessment tool.  Teachers should attend in pairs, each pair leaves with a classroom set of 15 games (a $500 value). Space is limited to the first ten schools.  9am to 11:30am $25/school

July 14-15  Underwater ROV Teacher Workshop – Oak Park

Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) engineering is a unique platform to teach applied science, engineering practices, and environmental studies. Teachers return to their classrooms with a fully functioning ROV to excite and engage students. Participants attend in teams of two or three, and will receive all materials to build their own ROV.

July 23        Intro to Arduino Teacher Workshop – SE Michigan

Arduino micro-controller technology provides the ability to fully customize science demonstration and data collection tools in a very affordable way.  Participants will be introduced to Arduino and sensor hardware and programming, will build a fully functioning data logger of their choice, and will discuss applications for a variety of classroom contexts.

Aug 11       Huron Shores Ed Tech Conference – Alpena

Join us to learn more about Square One Programs and their applications in STEM classrooms

Aug 11-13  Modeling – Masters of Mobility Workshop – Oakland Schools, Waterford

In this workshop, novice or experienced programmers will utilize Arduino hardware and programming, creating digital demonstration & data collection tools, to investigate wave phenomena as part of a Modeling storyline with a Connected & Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) theme.

Sept 29       Full Scale IVD Kickoff Workshop – Kettering University, Flint

Become a part of the Square One Education Network’s premiere signature series programming — build a kart size electric vehicle with a focus on energy efficiency and vehicle dynamics.  IVD Programs provide an underlying competitive project to address NGSS Engineering Practices.

Oct 4-8       ITS World Congress – Los Angeles

Our top Autonomous IVD Teams from across the country will compete in the National AIVD Finals at ITS World Congress

Oct 19        Mini IVD Kickoff Workshop – Clinton Twp., MI

Become a part of the Square One Education Network’s premiere signature series programming — experience the rush of physical science while tweaking a 1/10th scale RC vehicle.  IVD Programs provide an underlying competitive project to address NGSS Engineering Practices.

Oct 28        Autonomous IVD Kickoff Workshop – Ypsilanti, MI

Become a part of the Square One Education Network’s premiere signature series programming — design and program an autonomous vehicle using a Power Wheels Jeep. IVD Programs provide an underlying competitive project to address NGSS Engineering Practices.

Nov 6-7      Intermediate ROV Teacher Workshop – SE Michigan

This workshop will prepare teachers to introduce a higher level of sophistication to their ROV projects, embracing digital motor control, communication, and data collection.

Nov 17-18   Masters of Mobility – Connected & Autonomous Vehicle Workshop Part One – Ann Arbor, Michigan

Masters of Mobility consists of two 2-day workshops that incorporate computer programming, electronics, raspberry pi, Arduino, and robotics technology through sample lessons and classroom gear provide cutting edge connected vehicle science.   Supported by Washtenaw Community College.