AUXSCOUT Science - Technology - Engineering - Mathematics (STEM) Toolkit
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Coast Guard Tech Talks
The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary are working to bring a monthly STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) workshop to Sea Scouts. The workshop takes place on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 2100 eastern / 2000 central / 1900 mountain / 1800 pacific / 1700 Alaska / 1500 Hawaii time and lasts about an hour. The topics are STEM-focused, and are tied to Sea Scout advancement requirements.
The host of Coast Guard Tech Talks is Lieutenant John DeCastra, USCG. LT DeCastra, or “JD” to his friends, is a Coast Guard Rotary Wing Aviator stationed at Air Station Atlantic City NJ. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University, where he also began his Coast Guard career in the Auxiliary University Program. He has been a Coast Guard Auxiliarist since 2010 and has served as a National Safe Boating Week coordinator.
These Coast Guard Tech Talks workshops gives you practical knowledge that will make you better sailors, as well as giving you a leg up on your college admissions applications. What’s more, JD promises that he’ll make them fun!
This month
7/28 - Federal clean water protection (Ordinary 12; Able 12)
- Register here
- Facebook Live video feed
- Recording
- Websites:
- Silent Spring: Rachel Carson
- Silent Spring: Rachel Carson
- Point Source vs. Non-Point Discharges
- Point Source vs. Non-Point Discharges
- Jurisdictional Waters = Navigable Waters: New U.S. Navigable Waters Protection Rule (2020)
- TMDLs (Too many darn lawyers or Total Maximum Discharge Limits)
- Oil Pollution
- Aquatic Nuisance Species
- Aquatic Nuisance Species
- Monofilament line recycling
Future schedule
- 8/25 - Paddlecraft construction (Level 3 elective)
- 9/22 - Radar (Able 10f)
- 10/27 - Radio (Ordinary 5e)
- 1/26 - Maritime safety equipment (Ordinary 5b)
- 2/23 - GPS (Ordinary 10g)
- 3/23 - Tide & current (Able 10g)
- 4/27 - Engines (Level 3 elective)
- 5/25 - Rules of the road
- 6/22 - Electricity (Level 3 elective)
Past Tech Talks
Maritime Weather: Ordinary req. 13; Able req. 13 |
Celestial Navigation: Maritime Tradition Elective 3 Websites: Celestial Navigation workshop resources: Hands-on project:
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Federal clean water protection (Ordinary 12; Able 12) Websites:
Hands-on project: |
STEM opportunities
The Coast Guard & Coast Guard Auxiliary host Safety at Sea training events all over the country |
- Safety at Sea Weekend -- Weekend on-the-water training event held jointly with the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Providing Shoreside and Underway Training Opportunities to Sea Scouts
- Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) -- Introduce Sea Scouts to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- U.S. Coast Guard Academy Admissions Partners
- University Programs
- Auxiliary Youth Programs