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Breakout Box: AI Mission

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Our power grid is under attack. A hostile cyber force has deployed a virus designed to disrupt our infrastructure and send the country into darkness. The virus is wreaking havoc across key power hubs, causing blackouts in multiple regions. If it isn’t stopped soon, we’ll face a nationwide disaster.

The Breakout Box: AI Mission, takes students on a 35-minute immersive adventure where they apply computational thinking and problem-solving to successfully combat the malicious digital attack. From the moment they step inside the custom-built immersive learning space, students will experiment with game-based learning to build their critical thinking, collaboration, and manufacturing skills.

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    DoD STEM: Computer Science Resources

    Learn about the different STEM careers in computer science and how the DoD relies on these specialists.  See what working for the DoD can look like and learn more about related internships and scholarships.

    DoD STEM: Cyber Resources

    Learn about the different STEM careers in cyber and how the DoD relies on these specialists.  See what working for the DoD can look like and learn more about related internships and scholarships.


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