Volvo Ocean Race

5th Grade followed the Volvo Ocean Race world sailing competition. In their STEM Special, students joined sailing crews and tracked data, storms and stories about world class sailors currently racing around the world. We had seven captains and teams in every classroom to become virtual crews for this exciting race PROMO

   

DISCOVERY TEAM STIES

Team AkzoNobel
Dongfeng Race Team
MAPFRE
Vestas 11th Hour Racing
Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag
Turn The Tide on Plastic
Team Brunel

Volvo Ocean Race – http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/home.html

This grade level project incorporated NGSS concepts and is a real-world event that happens every 3 years. Students tracked GPS coordinates multiple one design sailboats and researched the teams from all over the world. The leg from Brazil to Newport was 4/22 to early May. The earlier leg from Australia started on 3/18. The Newport Race Village on May 12th & 13th is an amazing visit for families up for the adventure.

Route – http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/route.html

OFFICIAL TEAM PAGES