‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM MARCH 2014 QST PAGE 73 ‰ ROBOTICS. ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO SHOW TEACHERS HOW TO MAKE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND MATH CONCEPTS, AS WELL AS THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS OF THOSE CONCEPTS, AND TO PROVIDE SOME BASIC RESOURCES TO ALLOW HANDS ON EXPLORATION. THE TI 2 REMOTE SENSING AND DATA GATHERING COURSE FOCUSES ON THE BASIC ELECTRONICS OF SENSORS, THE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION OF SENSOR DATA, THE MICROCONTROLLER PROGRAMMING INVOLVED IN ACCESSING THE SENSORS, AND THE USE OF RADIO TO CONNECT THOSE SENSOR OUTPUTS ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚