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Kitchen Chemistry
Did you know your kitchen is really a chemistry lab? In this course, epicurean explorers unravel mysteries of food preparation through chemistry and human biology. Students employ hypothesis testing, create and record chemical reactions and observe how many of the foods we love are the result of scientific processes at work.
Learning Objectives- Explore the states of matter and describe how they change.
- Observe physical and chemical changes using common cooking and kitchen materials.
- Discover properties of polymers.
- Apply what they know about chemistry in order to cook and/or bake with the help of a family member.
Life on Mars
Scientists have predicted that one day, a space colony will be established on Mars. Imagine you are an astronaut preparing to build and live in a space colony on Mars. What will you need to bring? How will you prepare your body? What will ensure the colony survives? Read fiction and nonfiction about the Red Planet. Make a plan to grow food. Build a prototype of the imagined colony in a strange new world.
Learning Objectives- Research the science behind traveling in space and living on another planet.
- Predict what innovations will allow humans to further explore space and create a colony on another planet.
- Construct hypotheses about rockets, motion, and how to make things fly.
- Create a plan for a living in a space colony.
- Record data and observations through writing, dictation, drawing, and creating charts and tables.
Detective Math
A good detective looks for clues and investigates patterns to solve a mystery. Through interactive games and story-problem riddles, sharpen your detective skills. Identify patterns to break math codes, apply problem solving strategies to decipher logic problems, and create simple equations based on the clues found in story problems.
Learning Objectives- Identify increasingly complex patterns of shapes, numbers, letters, sounds, and symbols used to create a secret message or codes.
- Solve story problems by observing patterns and identifying elements that tell the reader what mathematical function is required.
- Identify“criminals" by using logic and math to solve cases.
- Create original story problems and logic puzzle mysteries.
Rocket Science: Blast Of with Newton
How do rockets blast off? Why do balloons fly in circles if you let the air out? Junior rocket scientists investigate Newton's laws of motion through demonstrations, online simulations and by conducting experiments. Students will apply what they learn by building and launching their own simple rockets.
Learning Objectives- Define the scientific process and Newton's third law.
- Answer questions about how motion occurs and how engineers make things fly.
- Construct hypotheses about rockets, motion, and how to make things fly.
- Test hypotheses with experiments and create prototypes using a variety of materials.
- Record data and observations through writing, dictation, drawing, and creating charts and tables.
Chemistry: Liquids and Mixtures
Aspiring scientists develop their reasoning skills through exploration of the properties of liquids, solids and gases, including differences in shape, boundaries, visibility and stability. Students create their own crazy concoctions, observe the amazing (sometimes messy) results, and document their discoveries and conclusions.
Learning Objectives- Identify the characteristics of the different states of matter.
- Explore characteristics of chemical mixtures such as colloids and suspensions.
- Carry out lab activities safely to answer questions about chemical mixtures.
- Document procedures and results of lab activities, including measurements and observations.
- Apply understanding of chemistry to invent questions that could be addressed by chemists to solveproblems in everyday life or other contexts.
Physics Force and Motion
What begins as a question of speed becomes a fun ride on the road of creative reinvention, where design-engineering skills get better with every test drive. Discuss physics examples from human history and the animal world. Skills in computational thinking, observation, and data collection are critical for the ongoing study of engineering. physics.anc other lab sciences
Learning Objectives- Define and provide natural and man-made examples of Newton's Laws of Motion.
- Explain physics terms, such as force, acceleration, mass, friction, potential and kinetic energy, using words, pictures or hands-on demonstrations.
- Experiment with moving objects and apply physics principles to independent and group projects.
Brain Games: Math Logic
Explore and build a variety of mathematical, deductive reasoning and logic puzzles to build problem solving strategies and stretch your "math mind!" Through independent and collaborative efforts, students strategize solutions and grapple with games as they learn about the similarities between how humans solve problems and how we program computers to solve problems.
Learning Objectives- Develop and apply computational problem-solving skills to a range of math puzzles and challenges.
- Explain and analyze different strategies for solving math and logic puzzles to determine optimal methods to find solutions.
- Gain an understanding of computational thinking principles and apply them to puzzles of their own creation.
Engineering: Building Skyscrapers
Students explore the challenges faced by architects of tall towers and stupendous skyscrapers as they design and build models that express ideas from their own up-and-coming imaginations. Foundational knowledge of physics becomes stronger and design thinking skills soar with each iteration.
Learning Objectives- Explain concepts of structural engineering such as force, sway, wind flow, dead load, and live load.
- Explain the history of skyscrapers, including important innovations such as methods of steel production and elevators.
- Sketch, build, test and improve models using the design engineering process.
- Imagine and plan a future skyscraper, including its design elements, purpose, and name
Math Puzzles & Games
Learn and apply critical math topics, such as probability, through games of skill and chance, including, but not limited to KenKen, Sudoku, and other games. Students will apply the concepts of risk analysis, expected values, and outcomes to create their own game and predict the success of the players.
Learning Objectives- Know how to calculate theoretical and experimental probability.
- Understand multiple models for determining probability of compound events.
- Understand the basic principles of permutations, combinations, and other counting methods to determine the number of ways events can occur.
- Gain deep insight into how they can approach challenging puzzles and games.
- Create a game of chance for the Expo and analyze its possible outcomes, fairness and likelihood of winning.
Surviving in Space
Imagine NASA wanted YOU to live on Mars. Are you ready to launch? Develop and propose your own plans for survival in space by researching current real-world projects that are preparing humans for off-world colonization
Learning Objectives- Know the limitations and problems that come with living off of Earth.
- Understand how NASA and other space agencies problem solve.
- Apply their understanding by designing supply drop-off models, robotic arms, and Mars colony models.
- Create devices to protect cargo during an orbital descent.
- Apply their new knowledge to theoretical Mars transportation and/or colony designs.
Intro to Genetics
What does it mean to say, “It’s in the genes?” Learn how genes and DNA determine individual traits, discuss advances in the field such as the Human Genome Project, and consider the ethical, legal, and medical issues involved in genetic modification.
Learning Objectives- Know the history of the study of genetics, the basic units and mechanisms of Genetic inheritance, and the vocabulary used in the field of genetics.
- Understand the role of DNA, genes, and chromosomes in genetic inheritance
- Apply knowledge of genetic engineering to the conservation of species.
- Analyze and predict the likelihood of genes being expressed from known pairings in a laboratory setting or in other simulated circumstances.
- Create 3D models to demonstrate an understanding of genetic concepts.
Chem-Lab
Discover how chemistry explains—and impacts—the world around us and learn about core subjects including atomic theory, stoichiometry, chemical reactions, intermolecular forces, periodic trends, and acids and bases. In the lab, students will explore concepts, adjust variables independently, apply proper techniques, and use findings to determine next steps.
Learning Objectives- Differentiation between physical and chemical properties or changes of matter.
- Chemical formula writing by applying the principles of nomenclature using IUPAC rules.
- The basic principles of matter and how matter changes to form new substances.
- The structure of atoms and how electrons influence chemical properties of elements.
Detective Science
Learn the forensic science involved in solving crimes, including how to collect fingerprints, crack secret codes, and examine evidence. Topics from life science, psychology, literary analysis, and physical science are combined to create, write, and solve complex mysteries.
Learning Objectives- KNOW the definition of forensics, as well as applications of forensics skills.
- UNDERSTAND that the foundation of forensic science is scientific inquiry and evidence.
- APPLY skills such as being able to collect and analyze several types of evidence using physical and life science knowledge and skills.
- SYNTHESIZE personal opinion and scientific hypotheses during discussion and in lab.
- SOLVE crime scenarios using deductive reasoning and evidence analysis
Real World Math
Students will explore the practical mathematics of change and accumulation using calculus while simultaneously learning how to collect, analyze, and interpret data using basic statistics and data analytics techniques. Real-world applications—from motion experiments to economic simulations—will highlight how these disciplines are used to solve the most complicated issues facing us today.
Learning Objectives- Apply calculus to analyze motion and optimize outcomes.
- Use statistics and probability to assess data reliability and analyze experimental outcomes.
- Know how mathematics can model, not just quantify, real world situations.
- Understand how mathematics can be used to compare, contrast, and explain real-world situations
- Describe basic statistical measures and probability.
- Collect, organize, and graph data from real-world experiments.
Aerospace Engineering&The Science of Flight
How do the fundamental forces of flight work to get a giant machine off the ground? Apply the principles of aerodynamics to your own designs. Learn about the history of flight, and through experiments, create hypotheses, observe flying machines, and compose lab reports to understand the physics principles behind the science. Apply the engineering process as you become an aeronautical engineer.
Learning Objectives- Know and gain an understanding of the history of flight and how humans have worked to improve machines that make flight possible.
- Understand how to apply crucial scientific concepts in flight to their designs and projects.
- Apply the scientific method in a collaborative setting to design, test, and build experiments where meaningful data is obtained in order to test hypotheses.
- Analyze results and form conclusions based on experiment outcomes.
Bubbles & Crashes: Introduction to Economics
Budding economists examine economic booms and busts of the past and present, focusing on concepts such as risk, supply and demand, marginal utility, and the fundamentals of investing. This course builds critical-thinking skills through discussion and writing experiences and is ideal for those interested in future study of economics, political science, international relations, or other advanced social sciences.
Learning Objectives- Articulate, defend, and refute social science arguments using economic theory and real-world examples.
- Apply social science methods to historical and contemporary case studies in economics and finance.
- Discuss current economic trends and challenges and explain the ways in which economic thinking (or lack thereof) affects important issues of today
- Devise a sound investment strategy based on a philosophy of risk management and cost/benefit analysis.
Introduction to Biomedicine
Explore groundbreaking medical research, gain insights into the body’s molecular and cellular processes, and learn how that knowledge is applied to medical practice and treatments. Get acquainted with topics in chemistry by examining essential biochemical reactions that occur in the body, learn about physics while investigating biomechanics, and explore biology at the cellular level.
Learning Objectives- Know about the micro and macro physiology of the human body and how biomedicine can be used to solve problems within the body
- Understand how cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems work together to make the body function
- Apply current biomedical research to discussions of bioethics.
- Analyze and collect laboratory data to make conclusions about biomedical topics.
- Create a presentation regarding the micro and macro level impacts of a disorder on the human body as well as current biomedical developments in treating the disorder
Brain and Behavior: Introduction to Psychology
This course introduces students to the study of behavior and mental processes. Students will examine the role of biological, environmental, social, and individual factors in psychological experience. They will examine key theories, research, phenomena, and individuals in the field of psychology
Learning Objectives- Know, understand, and analyze the major theories, perspectives, individuals, and research that have contributed to the development of the field of psychology.
- Describe the crucial functions and structures of the brain and the nervous system, as well as how humans process and receive information from their environment.
- Recognize how individuals are conditioned and impacted by their environments
- Evaluate the role of memory and thinking within behavior
Kitchen Chemistry
Did you know your kitchen is really a chemistry lab? In this course, epicurean explorers unravel mysteries of food preparation through chemistry and human biology. Students employ hypothesis testing, create and record chemical reactions and observe how many of the foods we love are the result of scientific processes at work.
Learning Objectives- Explore the states of matter and describe how they change.
- Observe physical and chemical changes using common cooking and kitchen materials.
- Discover properties of polymers.
- Apply what they know about chemistry in order to cook and/or bake with the help of a family member.
Rocket Science: Blast Of with Newton
How do rockets blast off? Why do balloons fly in circles if you let the air out? Junior rocket scientists investigate Newton's laws of motion through demonstrations, online simulations and by conducting experiments. Students will apply what they learn by building and launching their own simple rockets.
Learning Objectives- Define the scientific process and Newton's third law.
- Answer questions about how motion occurs and how engineers make things fly.
- Construct hypotheses about rockets, motion, and how to make things fly.
- Test hypotheses with experiments and create prototypes using a variety of materials.
- Record data and observations through writing, dictation, drawing, and creating charts and tables.
Brain Games: Math Logic
Explore and build a variety of mathematical, deductive reasoning and logic puzzles to build problem solving strategies and stretch your "math mind!" Through independent and collaborative efforts, students strategize solutions and grapple with games as they learn about the similarities between how humans solve problems and how we program computers to solve problems.
Learning Objectives- Develop and apply computational problem-solving skills to a range of math puzzles and challenges.
- Explain and analyze different strategies for solving math and logic puzzles to determine optimal methods to find solutions.
- Gain an understanding of computational thinking principles and apply them to puzzles of their own creation.
Chemistry: Liquids and Mixtures
Aspiring scientists develop their reasoning skills through exploration of the properties of liquids, solids and gases, including differences in shape, boundaries, visibility, and stability. Students create their own crazy concoctions, observe the amazing (sometimes messy) results, and document their discoveries and conclusions.
Learning Objectives- Identify the characteristics of the different states of matter.
- Explore characteristics of chemical mixtures such as colloids and suspensions.
- Carry out lab activities safely to answer questions about chemical mixtures.
- Document procedures and results of lab activities, including measurements and observations.
- Apply understanding of chemistry to invent questions that could be addressed by chemists to solveproblems in everyday life or other contexts.
Math Puzzles & Games
Learn and apply critical math topics, such as probability, through games of skill and chance, including, but not limited to KenKen, Sudoku, and other games. Students will apply the concepts of risk analysis, expected values, and outcomes to create their own game and predict the success of the players.
Learning Objectives- Know how to calculate theoretical and experimental probability.
- Understand multiple models for determining probability of compound events.
- Understand the basic principles of permutations, combinations, and other counting methods to determine the number of ways events can occur.
- Gain deep insight into how they can approach challenging puzzles and games.
- Create a game of chance for the Expo and analyze its possible outcomes, fairness and likelihood of winning.
Intro to Genetics
What does it mean to say, “It’s in the genes?” Learn how genes and DNA determine individual traits, discuss advances in the field such as the Human Genome Project, and consider the ethical, legal, and medical issues involved in genetic modification.
Learning Objectives- Know the history of the study of genetics, the basic units and mechanisms of Genetic inheritance, and the vocabulary used in the field of genetics.
- Understand the role of DNA, genes, and chromosomes in genetic inheritance.
- Apply knowledge of genetic engineering to the conservation of species.
- Analyze and predict the likelihood of genes being expressed from known pairings in a laboratory setting or in other simulated circumstances.
- Create 3D models to demonstrate an understanding of genetic concepts.
Bubbles & Crashes: Introduction to Economics
Budding economists examine economic booms and busts of the past and present, focusing on concepts such as risk, supply and demand, marginal utility, and the fundamentals of investing. This course builds critical-thinking skills through discussion and writing experiences, and is ideal for those interested in the future study of economics, political science, international relations, or other advanced social sciences.
Learning Objectives- Articulate, defend, and refute social science arguments using economic theory and real-world examples.
- Apply social science methods to historical and contemporary case studies in economics and finance.
- Discuss current economic trends and challenges and explain the ways in which economic thinking (or lack thereof) affects important issues of today
- Devise a sound investment strategy based on a philosophy of risk management and cost/benefit analysis.
Brain and Behavior: Introduction to Psychology
This course introduces students to the study of behavior and mental processes. Students will examine the role of biological, environmental, social, and individual factors in psychological experience. They will examine key theories, research, phenomena, and individuals in the field of psychology
Learning Objectives- Know, understand, and analyze the major theories, perspectives, individuals, and research that has contributed to the development of the field of psychology
- Describe the crucial functions and structures of the brain and the nervous system, as well as how humans process and receive information from their environment
- Recognize how individuals are conditioned and impacted by their environments
- Evaluate the role of memory and thinking within behavior
