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Currently Displaying: SPARK Courses (11)
Forces of Nature: Hurricanes, Global Warming, and the Science of Weather (GE602-1EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
The weather produces some of the most powerful forces on earth. Did you know that a single hurricane has about as much energy as 400 atomic bombs? In this class, we'll take a look... (more »)
When: 1 week: Jul 13, 2009 - Jul 17, 2009
From Brain to Sensation (BI602-1EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
You feel grass under your feet and smell the fragrance of flowers in the air. Hearing birdsong, you look up to see a robin jumping from branch to branch in a nearby tree. How do... (more »)
When: 1 week: Jul 13, 2009 - Jul 17, 2009
So You Want to be a Scientist? (SI600-2EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Doctors work to treat diseases but scientists work to understand them. Have you ever wondered about the work that goes on behind the scenes in medicine? Do you want to find out... (more »)
When: 2 weeks: Jul 13, 2009 - Jul 24, 2009
Where Rivers Meet the Sea: Ecology of Narragansett Bay (BI601-2EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Did you know that for many decades coastal estuaries were thought of as unproductive swamps that were best filled and developed? Today, scientists know estuaries to be some of... (more »)
When: 2 weeks: Jul 13, 2009 - Jul 24, 2009
Hello from Mars (GE603-1EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Over the next year, a fleet of spaceships is traveling to the Red Planet. Why are we going? Where are we going? What will we do? This course will try to answer such questions... (more »)
When: 1 week: Jul 13, 2009 - Jul 17, 2009
The Design of the Human Machine (BI608-1EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Human life expectancy has risen dramatically over the last century due to rapid advances in medicine. The progress of medicine, in turn, has resulted from a better understanding... (more »)
When: 1 week: Jul 13, 2009 - Jul 17, 2009
The Laboratory Detective (BI600-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
DNA, hair, fibers! These are just a few pieces of evidence that students will collect and analyze during The Laboratory Detective course. Students will begin the week learning... (more »)
When: 1 week: Jul 20, 2009 - Jul 24, 2009
Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe (BI606-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Astrobiologists study life in the universe, including the possibility that it exists on other planets. What scientists know about life, they learned from Earth - we study life... (more »)
When: 1 week: Jul 20, 2009 - Jul 24, 2009
Understanding the Human Body: An Exploration of Anatomy (BI607-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Have you ever wondered how your body does all the things that it does? Our bodies contain 206 bones and over 700 muscles, all coordinated by a central computer called the brain.... (more »)
When: 1 week: Jul 20, 2009 - Jul 24, 2009
Designing Mobile Machines: Robot Rover Derby Jr. (EN601-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
You and 2 teammates will build and program a stepping motor-driven, tank-steered rover. Each teammate will specialize in a certain skill necessary for the success of the team’s... (more »)
When: 1 week: Jul 20, 2009 - Jul 24, 2009
Nanotechnology: The Small Wonder from Atom to Space (EN602-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
When we measure tiny things like germs and water molecules, what unit do we use? Inches? Meters? No, these are far too big for measuring tiny things. One of the most appropriate... (more »)
When: 1 week: Jul 20, 2009 - Jul 24, 2009