Topics: Lunar atmosphere and environment, plants and water on the moon, engineering challenge, developing 3D models of Earth, moon and rocket, gravity, build a lunar colony
If humans continue to deplete resources on Planet Earth, will there come a time when we need to create a settlement somewhere else in our solar system? In this course, students will explore what it might take to set up a Moon colony – what materials they will need to bring, how the very different lunar environment, including the lack of atmosphere, lower gravity, strong sunlight, and lack of food and water might impact the way they live, and what challenges they would face to survive on the Moon. Students will investigate impacts of the lunar environment and construct models of possible colonies to meet specific criteria and constraints.
Topics: Data analysis, crime scene etiquette and gathering evidence
In this course students learn how law enforcement uses science to catch criminals. During the week students will become members of a crime scene unit and learn how to process a crime scene, gather evidence and analyze data. They will learn about fingerprints, fibers, hair, dental impressions, tool marks, blood spatter and much more.
Topics: programming, mechanical topics, how to build and program a simple robot, design and build a robot to meet a certain goal, sensors, current world of robotics
Robots are around us each and every day, within our homes, stores, schools, and even our cell phones. Through the Robotics I course, students will gain an understanding and appreciation of the wide-ranging topics in modern robotics. With various hands-on projects, students will learn the basics of the two sides of robotics: hardware and software. They will learn how to think logically, like a computer, and learn how programming in software results in the “real world” motion of the hardware. They will learn about the principles of force, torque, velocity, power, and work, and they will use electrical motors to create movement while learning about gear ratios, wheels, and the conversion of rotational to various other types of motion. Students will learn about sensors and begin to build robots that can truly “interact” by sensing their physical worlds, interpreting sensor data, and reacting by moving and completing a given task.
Topics: Genetics, DNA and the human body, anatomy, physiology, microscopic and macroscopic systems, perform simulated surgeries and biopsies, learn to suture
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a physician or surgeon? In this course, you will investigate how the body works by participating in a range of hands-on activities, such as dissections and construction of life-sized physiological system maps (skeletal, nervous, circulatory, immune). You will study systems, from the microscopic systems found at the cellular and molecular level to macroscopic systems like the components of an elbow joint, and you will learn how one small change in a piece of a structure in the human body can affect the entire human body system. You will conduct simulated surgeries, perform biopsies, and learn how to suture. You will also learn about important medical/surgical breakthroughs and famous medical marvels throughout history.
We used our imagination to build things like cars and then program them. You go in with these creative thoughts in your mind and then you use them all up. By the end, you’ve done something that you’ve always wanted to do but never did because you never knew how.