4H In Depth: ROVs - Remotely Operated Vehicles

4-H members demonstrate building their own ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles) and discuss how this activity has introduced them to the science and function of ocean and wetland environments and how human activities affect climate and the environment's function and health.

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