AND NATURE TRAILS. THE CONTEST RUNS THROUGH APRIL 4TH, YOU HAVE TO BE A NEWS, 6 INSIDER
TO ENTER. IT IS FREE TO JOIN.
WELL, SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS.
STEM EDUCATION IS REALLY
THRIVING. CENTRAL FLORIDA. IT
IS A GROUP OF STUDENTS IS
HEADED TO A HUGE ROBOTICS
COMPETITION. NORTH FLORIDA
HIGHLIGHTING THEIR ENGINEERING
SKILLS AND UNIQUE PROJECT
USING COW POWER TO CREATE
ELECTRICITY. I LOVE THIS AS
NEWS. 6 INSIDER GUIDE. CRYSTAL
MOYER EXPLAINS. IT ALL STARTED
AS A JOKE BUT TURNED INTO REAL
LIFE POTENTIAL BRIDGE. AND I
KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO SAY IT.
ALSO TONIGHT, WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT HOW ENERGY.
>> I GET YOUR ATTENTION
STUDENTS ARE WORKING HARD FOR
THE BIG COMPETITION THAT’S
TEACHING THEM BEYOND THE
CLASSROOM.
>> I LIVE UP THE OIL PLATFORM
RIGHT THERE TO GET THE ENERGY
OIL UNITS OUT OF BUT IT
DOESN’T WORK AT TIME. IT’S ALL
ABOUT TRIAL AND ERROR FOR THE
ROBOTICS TEAM HERE AT MODERN
MINDS ACADEMY IN ORMOND BEACH,
USING ENGINEERING TO DESIGN A
ROBOT, ENCODING IT TO PERFORM
SPECIFIC TASKS WHEN IT ALL
COMES TOGETHER.
>> WELL, 20 POINTS FOR THAT
EVEN STRODE IS JUST 12 YEARS
OLD. WORKING ON THE ROBOTICS
PROJECT WITH HIS TEAMMATES
PREPARING TO TRAVEL TO NORTH
FLORIDA FOR A STATE ROBOTICS
COMPETITION. THEIR UNIFORMS A
BIT ODD. EACH MEMBER DRESSING
IN COW SUITS, BUT IT ALL HAS
TO DO WITH THEIR PROJECT,
FINDING A UNIQUE WAY TO
HARNESS ENERGY, USING COW
FARTS. YEAH, YOU HEARD ME
RIGHT. WE WERE JOKINGLY.
>> TALKING ABOUT CAL FARTS
ENERGY SOURCE FOR THE AT FIRST
I WAS LIKE NOW THAT IS LIKE
WE’RE GOING TO BE THE BUT
REALLY IT HAS BECOME SOMETHING
THAT. COULD BE ALL THE COWS ON
EARTH COULD POTENTIALLY POWER
300 MILLION HOMES. STEM
EDUCATOR, MORGAN PHILLIPS
OVERSEEING THE ROBOTICS TEAM.
VERY HANDS-OFF HERE. THE
STUDENTS DOING ALL THE
RESEARCH, CONSULTING FARMERS
AND ENERGY EXPERTS AND COMING
UP WITH THEIR AWARD-WINNING
ROBOT DESIGNED THAT EARNED
THEM A SPOT IN THE STATE
COMPETITION. THE DOME LIKE
FARM THAT THEY HAVE CREATED.
>> WE WILL CAPTURE THE METHANE
3 SELECTIVE MEMBRANE.
>> JUST BY THE DOING THEIR
DAILY BUSINESS WALKING AROUND
THEM. A NEW WORKOUTS. THEY’RE
FLATULENCE AND THEIR BELT JUST
SCOUT. 9 STUDENTS RANGING FROM
4TH TO 8TH GRADERS BREATHE A
CONCEPT TO LIFE. THEY’VE BUILT
IT IN MINE CRAFT. THEY’VE
BUILT IT OUT OF LEGOS. THEIR
MINECRAFT BUILD IS VERY
DETAILED AND INTRICATE. HERE’S
THE 2 WITH THE METHANE IS
TRANSFERRED FROM THE FUND
TAKEN FURTHER.
>> THIS IS WHERE THE
CONVERSION PROCESS TAKES
PLACE. HERE’S THE GAS TURBINE.
IT IN METHANE AND CARBON
DIOXIDE HEATS UP. THIS IS THE
GENERATOR. THIS IS WHERE THAT
HE IS CONVERTED TO
ELECTRICITY.
>> NEXT IS SENT OUT TO THE
HOMES AND BUILDINGS TO POWER
THE SAYING IT TAKES
PERSEVERANCE FOR THIS TEAM TO
SUCCEED A SKILL THAT WILL HELP
THE STUDENTS WELL INTO THE
FUTURE. IT TAKES FIRST OFF
TIME TO BUILD THAT.
>> AND SECOND, THE AMOUNT OF
WORK AND CONFIDENCE THAT THEY
HAVE AT THE END OF THE SEASON.
IT’S JUST BEYOND WHAT YOU CAN
DO IN THE GENERAL CLASSROOM.
>> THE STUDENTS EVEN VISITED
THE VOLUSIA COUNTY LANDFILL TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS
OF MEASURING METHANE GAS AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVERTING
IT INTO ENERGY. SOCAL WISH YOU
ALL A LIE YOUR FIRST LEGO
LEAGUE ROBOTICS COMPETITION.
GOOD LUCK. THE TEAM IS ALSO
RAISING MONEY TO HELP WITH
TRAVEL AND REGISTRATION
EXPENSES FOR THE COMPETITION
THIS WEEKEND. AND I POSTED
THEIR GOFUNDME ON CLICKORLANDO
DOT COM SLASH INSIDER. IF
YOU’D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE.
>> JULIE: I GO INTO SCHOOLS
ALL THE TIME AND I ALWAYS
LEAVE FEELING SO HOPEFUL
BECAUSE THESE KIDS, THEY’RE
THINKING A BRILLIANT IDEAS
THAT WE DIDN’T THINK UP. I
MEAN, I THINK WE’RE IN SUCH
GOOD HANDS WITH THE NEXT
GENERATION COMING UP THERE.
JUST BRILLIANT. YEAH, IT’S SO
FUNNY BECAUSE THEY ARE WHERE
THE COW THIS POST WAS LIKE,
OH, MY GOSH, THAT HAS BECOME
THEIR RECOGNIZE THAT BECAUSE
OF THE COW SUIT AND THEY LOOK
COMFORTABLE. BE A LITTLE HOT
RIGHT NOW.
>> JULIE: THAT’S JUST SO GREAT
AND MEAN, AND ONE OF THOSE
THINGS THAT THEY’RE GOING TO
TAKE, THAT WHETHER MEAN
WHETHER THIS BECOMES REALLY
THE FUTURE OF ENERGY SOURCE.
YEAH, I MEAN, TALK ABOUT
PRETTY COOL. YEAH, BUT I MEAN,
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY’LL
BE ABLE TO REMEMBER FOREVER
PROCESS. REALLY EVEN WHEN OUR
PHOTOGRAPHER WENT THERE TO
SHOOT THE STORY THEY HAD TO
TRY IT OUT SO MANY TIMES THE
COATING AND CHANGE. AND THAT’S
WHAT ROBOTICS IS ALL ABOUT.
YOU KNOW, IT’S NOT GOING TO BE
PERFECT EVERY SINGLE TIME. IT
WAS COOL THAT THEY GOT
TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, ON THEIR
TEACHER SAID THAT THERE’S SOME
TIME SOME CONFLICT AND THERE
MATURING BECAUSE THEY’RE
HAVING TO WORK COMPLEX OUT.
GREAT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THIS PROJECT. SO CONGRATS,