Remote^3: Remote sensing by Remote schools in Remote environments.

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The primary aim of the Remote3 project is to inspire the next generation of students into STEM subjects and have lots and lots of fun whilst doing it! Boulby Underground Laboratory and The University of Edinburgh will work with five chosen schools (ten teams), who will design, build and program Lego Mindstorm robots to undertake a series of challenges in the Boulby Mars Yard. The programme will be launched as part of the MINAR event (March 2020) via a live stream,- livestreams at previous MINAR events have reached many thousands of people internationally. Schools will work with mentors from the University of Edinburgh, over 3 months (summer term), to address the project challenges. The challenges will be linked to the Boulby Underground Laboratory, and the Lego robots will perform their challenges in the mine on the Project Final Day. Schools will be chosen in remote areas of Scotland (Highlands and Islands) and students should be aged 11-12 (S1/S2).Each robot will be faced with a series of tasks to be completed inside the NASA Mars Yard, situated more than 1 km underground at the Boulby Underground Laboratory. The students will be able to remotely control their robot from their school control room just like the Mars Rover. Teams will be encouraged to invent novel techniques to complete each task. If the parts required are not available, students are encouraged (and assisted) to design the part using CAD software which can then be 3D printed and fitted to the robots. This will be a two-year project. An interim evaluation report, together with a re-drafting of resources / challenges based on year-one feedback, will be produced in Autumn 2020.