{"product_id":"waves-of-innovation-ocean-engineering-stem-kit","title":"Waves of Innovation - Ocean Engineering STEM Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere buoyancy meets bravery, and ancient science meets the classroom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eWaves of Innovation Ocean Engineering STEM Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e is a complete, everything-included activity kit that brings together physics, engineering, and Pacific Islander heritage in a single hands-on experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudents explore the real science of buoyancy, stability, and wind propulsion by building a model \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoutrigger canoe — the same design that Polynesian navigators used to sail thousands of miles across the open Pacific without GPS, maps, or compasses. 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