UGA-‐Duke TIP Academic Adventures Class Descriptions March 21, 2015 Aircraft & Spacecraft Design Explore the amazing world of flight, and see how aircrafts and spacecrafts are designed and tested. You will discover how scientific principles, such as energy, momentum, pressure, and gravity, have led to incredible advances in aerospace technology. Experiment with various structural, propulsion and control system designs, and take part in hands-‐on activities like designing, assembling, and flying styrofoam gliders, launching two-‐liter compressed air/water rockets, and trying out flight gear used by Air Force test pilots. Come find out what it means to make something fly! Biomedical Engineering – New! Have you ever wondered just what does a biomedical engineer do? How can biomedical engineers support an area of people dealing with a virus pandemic such as the flu, or even Ebola? With this class, students will learn of the methods of spreading viruses and how to prevent them. Students will also learn about the field of biomedical engineering and its impact on the science field. With this problem-‐based class, participants will become biomedical engineers as they research and create tools that could be used to prevent the spread of a virus. By understanding the occupation of a biomedical engineer and how they work to build the bridges between engineering and the medical field, students will be motivated to discover and invent things that could benefit their world. Using everyday items such as gauze, plastic cups, string, paper clips, tape, and a host of other items, students will design and create practical facial masks that can be used to protect people that live in an area where a pandemic is thriving. Students' will promote their own masks with mini-‐commercials and masks will be tested, evaluated, and displayed. After this class, the flu’s got nothing on you! Bugbot Design Interested in the endless ways to build and work with a robot? In this introduction to robotics course, students will gain an overview of selected robotic design concepts such as mechanical components (plates, brackets, linkages and fasteners), mechanical gear reduction system for electric motors and conversion of rotational circular motion to a “walking” or “crawling” motion. Spend a day building two different robots, one with a simple electrical motor for power and one under computer control using pre-‐installed programs allowing the robot to follow a closed path, detect an obstacle or be remotely controlled. The student will need to purchase his or her own robotic kit called the “Ollo Bug Robot Kit” (available from Amazon when you search “OLLO Bug Robot Kit” and several online vendors including Trossen Robotics here: http://www.trossenrobotics.com/ollo-‐bug-‐kit.aspx) . These “bugbots” will be assembled in class by the students.
Conspiracy Theories 101 – New! Do you believe we put a man on the moon? What secrets are hidden in Roswell, New Mexico? Who was Lee Harvey Oswald? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, then Conspiracy Theory 101 may be for you. In this class we will explore three major conspiracy theories that still prevail today—the moon landing, the alien landing in Roswell, New Mexico, and the JFK assassination. Using proven scientific theories in physics and astronomy, forensic investigation techniques, and primary source evidence, students will dive into these conspiracies to uncover the truth. Are the rumors true? Come take a closer look and decide for yourself! Crazy Chemistry – New! Ever wonder what it means when they say the cereal is IRON fortified? Am I eating nails for breakfast? Ivory soap floats while other soaps sink. Why is that? In other countries diet sodas are called Lite. Does that mean they weigh less than regular sodas? How is it possible to get a giant boiled egg into a small necked juice bottle? Discover the science secrets while performing some crazy chemistry experience with everyday objects and events. Learn how to make naked eggs and flying potatoes. Transform ordinary into amazing as we make household items bubble, fizz, ooze and pop! Electrical Engineering – New! Do did ever think that you could build a flashlight out of a soda can? You can and you will during this class! Along with making your own battery packs and figuring out how to run electricity from battery to bulb! Come and explore the world of electrical engineering as you make series and parallel circuits, learn about switches and make your own upstairs/downstairs circuits. Learn the concepts of circuitry to then try it yourself immediately! You will surely leave “lit up” as you conquer the world of circuits and electricity in this en”light”ening class. Engineering Design Process-‐ New! Ever wonder what the exact process an engineer goes through to design and create anything? Did you know that there are particular steps, processes and metrics to walk through whether you are designing a bridge, a parachute or a roller coaster. Come and learn this design process and start to think like an engineer as you are challenged by many building challenges yourself! Have your group compete against other groups in a Rube Goldberg challenge, egg drop designs and more. Use this skill and process indefinitely from here on out, as you hone and articulate your skill as an engineer. Goo Gas Great Balls of Fire! – New! Put your safety googles on for this one! Spend the day making LOTS of cool chemical and physical reactions like your own GAC, dinosaur toothpaste, cold and hot salt, flame tests and more. You will spend the day safely making explosive reactions as your learn about chemical reactions, color changing acids, and then you will cool down as you experiment and explore dry ice! Learn about florescence and what exactly is a black light and how it works. This is not your average science class!
Magical Murder The law of the Ministry of Magic, which coincidentally copied the American legal system, is swift and just. Harry Potter stands accused of criminal homicide. The victim…Lord Voldemort! Learn the basics of trial advocacy and legal analysis, and utilize those skills to argue for or against Mr. Potter. Public speaking, group work, creative thinking, and logic will set the stage for the trial of the century! Muggles welcome, witches and wizards preferred. MineCraft Programming and Logic! – New! Spend the day, conceptualizing writing and debuging your very own program for MineCraft and ComputerCraft! In this class, students will learn programming skills using the LUA scripting language for ComputerCraft, a program which adds robots and computers to the world of MineCraft. LUA language is a fully featured and freely available programming language that can be used to write applications and games. A perfect springboard for learning more complex languages like Java, C++ and others. You will learn variables, functions, conditional statements, loops, all the while honing your typing skills and practicing to be the next best programmer of your generation. Get instant satisfaction as you see your results immediately as you design and program in this class. Mini Vet School Is it your dream to work with animals? In Mini Vet School you will not only learn about the many different career opportunities in the field of animal health care and veterinary medicine, but you will get hands-‐on experience with actual animal case studies. Study canine anatomy and learn about body systems and how they may be affected by disease. Study the physiology and anatomy of common pets, and then take it one step further by learning to read radiographs. Here test your skills at identifying broken bones, swallowed nails and other real life situations a veterinarian encounters on a daily basis! Problem Solving Pro-‐ New! Got problems? Want to figure out how to best collaborate with others to solve problems of today and the future? Explore your problem solving style, engage in team building activities, apply creative and critical thinking tools, and explore “what if” situations. Experience a day jam-‐packed with interactive activities to stretch your problem solving skills to new levels. Any problem can be solved with the right tools – leave this session equipped with a toolbox full of techniques for tackling problems of any size! Secret Agent Scientist Have you ever wanted to solve mysteries? In this class we will explore forensic science and apply the scientific method to solve mysteries. We’ll learn to think like a detective, and apply critical thinking skills to find evidence and make inferences and hypotheses. We will use chromatography techniques to identify which marker was used to write a secret message, discover the secrets behind invisible ink, create scientific tests to identify mysterious substances, and even take fingerprints. Any mystery can be solved when there is science involved!
Social ME-‐dia – New! Did you ever realize the amazing power that lies within your hands when you hold a smart phone or iPad? Did you ever wonder how Facebook knew that you were in need of the exact thing they were advertising to you? As a student of this generation, you are on the cutting edge of a brand new world of social media marketing – both as a consumer and an advertiser (even if you don’t think so). Come and spend the day examining how different brands approach marketing through the lens of social media and the unique and creative ways that they use the new technologies available to them. Don’t just use Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and more – come to investigate these platforms and examine how each is best used. Leave empowered by the knowledge of how to approach both social media and marketing in an exciting and powerful new way. Solar Powered House Want to harness the energy of the sun? Want to try your hand in designing something “green”? Good! Whose house will be the warmest? Whose house will have working electricity? Come and do your best to design and activate a fully “solar powered house”. Spend the day, learning about this alternative energy source, then try your hand at designing circuits, creating structures to harness the sun’s energy, and eventually light the bulb in your constructed home! This will be a class dedicated to looking at different types of energy, while at the same time, giving you a first-‐hand opportunity to test your knowledge and your skills. Future architects and engineers welcome! Sports Medicine Come and see a new side of sports, the medical side! Examine the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of common sports injuries. In addition to discussing why these three components are critical to the care of athletes, you will also learn the practices and skills needed to address each one. Whether you are asked to perform basic upper extremity taping, simulated first aid, cranial nerve testing or more, you will not stay seated for long! Then you will test your knowledge and newly learned skills in rehab “Olympics” where you will compete with your peers to quickly replicate challenges injured athletes might face. The Biology of Happiness Where did soda get its start? What is it about chocolate that makes you love it so much? Why do you love hanging out with your friends, or why do you get “addicted” to acing your tests? What anatomical features are responsible for our personality and pleasure? Come to learn about “natural drugs” that you might experience every day that can be induced by simple things like serving others, going running or petting your dog. Learn how the history of pharmacology has been able to extract certain hormones and elements common in our body systems to manipulate and to serve the medical world -‐ and what products we have now (like Coke) because of it! Then try your own hand at mixing compounds, labeling your “product” and collaborating with other classmates to produce a mini Pharmaceutical laboratory.
The Physics of Roller Coasters Discover the wonderful world of physics through the thrill of the roller coaster! We’ll look at the history and design of roller coasters, and explore the physics that make these exciting rides possible – gravity, velocity, potential and kinetic energy, friction, centripetal acceleration, g-‐force and clothoid loop. You’ll have the chance to experiment and perform hands-‐on projects as you build models to simulate different thrilling effects. Walk Like an Egyptian – New! Take a walk with us as we wade into the rich history, literature and art of ancient Egyptian culture. Try your hand at translating hieroglyphics, investigate an ancient crime with a trial under Hammurabi’s Code, and test your cartography skills as you build a topographic map of ancient Egypt. You will become not only a budding Egyptologist, but a artistic historian behind your royal Pharaoh headdress as you enact and learn more about this ancient culture, its unique languages, customs, rituals and more.
