2009 Course Catalog

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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 »)

1 Week
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

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 »)

1 Week
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

Exploring the Planets (GE901-1D)

Program: Pre-College

Want to go to Mars? To the Moon? To a comet? To Pluto? Each planetary body in our solar system preserves a complex history of geologic processes in drastically different environments.... (more »)

1 Week
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31

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 »)

1 Week
June 1
July 1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31