Aerospace engineers design things that fly both inside and outside of our atmosphere, while aeronautical (flight) engineers design things that only fly inside of our atmosphere. Students dive into aeronautical engineering by designing models of flying technologies that help collect aerial photographs. Students also learn how to engineer rovers that can be used to explore [...]
Engineering of Ice Cream – Food Science, Ages 9-11
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Students are introduced the engineering design process to solve a team-based challenges. Ever wonder how ice cream gets to be so creamy and delicious? They will explore the process of making ice cream, developing new ice cream flavors and improving the packaging for ice cream, all from an engineer’s perspective towards problem-solving. When and Where [...]
Discover the wonders of the natural world and learn how to care for our planet in this engaging and hands-on Environmental Science class! Designed for curious minds, this course dives into the ecosystems around us, the challenges facing our environment, and the creative solutions we can use to protect it.
What We’ll Explore:
Ecosystems in Action: Study how plants, animals, and humans interact within ecosystems and why balance is key.
The Science of Conservation: Learn about endangered species, pollution, and the importance of recycling and renewable energy.
Water, Air, and Soil: Investigate the essential elements of life on Earth and how we can keep them healthy.
Climate Change Awareness: Understand the effects of climate change and brainstorm ways to reduce its impact.
Hands-On Activities including building a terrarium, designing water filtration systems and wind turbines, exploring composting, identifying trees and testing soil.
An escape room is a physical adventure game in which players solve a series of puzzles using clues to complete the objectives at hand by a certain time. Each day, students will participate in an escape room at the beginning of class. They will be exposed to a broad range of scenarios, clues and puzzles [...]
Students walk through the steps of designing their own fashion line. They will start with an inspiration board and understanding their target customer. They will decide on the color palette and fabric mix of their collection. Students learn how the body moves and how to use the 9-head croquis to start sketching ideas. Students will [...]
Do you want to have a blast making a movie? You don’t have to be an actor to star in these movies that you make from “Action” to “That’s a wrap.” We’ll guide you through the Hollywood process as you brainstorm, script, location scout, bring in props and costumes, act and direct in a collaborative [...]
Investment Literacy and Stock Market Game, Ages 11-14
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This class allows students to apply skills in math, language arts and social studies to real world financial decisions. We use the Stock Market Game (TM) endorsed by the New York Stock Exchange. Students take part in the following steps: (1) Start with $100,000 in virtual cash and learn financial concepts like compound interest and [...]
Take the challenge of creating a great lemonade stand business. Students will touch upon design, production (making the product), sales (selling the product), accounting (keeping track of the money), marketing (telling people about your product & business) and managing (organizing the business). Budding entrepreneurs will be developing their lemonade recipe, creating a product name, analyzing [...]
Students will take part in several scenarios where they apply their math skills to make the best decisions. In one scenario, they inherit a large sum of money and explore the topics of spending, saving, investing and taxes. In another scenario, they are planning a shopping trip in a foreign country and must convert currency, [...]
