Step into the world of invention and discovery in this hands-on engineering class! Each week, students will tackle real-world design challenges—building bridges, simple machines, egg drop challenges, launching rockets, testing and building various structures, and more. While completing these projects, students will learn the underlying science and engineering concepts that make them work. They will explore energy, including different forms and how they are harnessed in engineering applications; force and motion, investigating Newton’s Laws and how forces affect the movement of objects; materials science, examining the properties of different materials and how they influence design choices; and structural stability, understanding the importance of balance and strength in building resilient structures. Using creativity, teamwork, and the Engineering Design Process, students will brainstorm, prototype, test, and refine their projects, learning how math, physics, and engineering principles turn ideas into real solutions. By the end of the class, they will understand the science behind engineering and experience the excitement of designing and building their own inventions.

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Get ready to explore the world of science in this interdisciplinary course that blends creativity with scientific exploration. Students will engage in hands-on projects that bridge art and science, exploring how scientific principles can inspire artistic expression and vice versa. This hands-on class combines science and creativity through fun art experiments. Each project will explore basic science concepts like light, gravity, diffusion, ecology and more. 

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This class is Credit Worthy! This hands-on organic gardening course empowers students to cultivate healthy, chemical-free plants using sustainable and environmentally responsible methods. Students will explore organic soil management, natural pest control, composting, and crop rotation while actively engaging in planning, planting, and maintaining an organic garden. The course highlights the connection between healthy soil, plants, and ecosystems, fostering environmental stewardship and food security awareness.

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This dynamic high school course introduces students to forensic psychology with a focus on criminal profiling. Students explore the psychological factors driving criminal behavior and learn to analyze crime scenes, behavioral patterns, and evidence to build offender profiles. The curriculum covers key topics including the psychology of offenders, deception detection, insanity defenses, and distinctions between types of violent offenders such as serial and mass murderers. The course integrates hands-on activities such as case study analyses, simulated crime scene profiling, and collaborative projects where students work as investigative teams to solve mysteries. Legal concepts related to forensic psychology, including court procedures and the role of psychological evidence in trials, are also examined. Critical thinking, scientific inquiry, and ethical considerations guide the learning experience, preparing students for careers in law enforcement, forensic psychology, and criminal justice.

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This class will take a deep dive into the skeletal and nervous systems of the human body. In the first half of the semester, students will learn all about bones and how they work and the important roles they play to keep you alive. The second half of the semester will cover the brain and all the sensory inputs and outputs that go with it. This is a fairly rigorous class that includes labs, homework, and exams.

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How does something as heavy as an airplane stay in the air? Why do drones behave differently from gliders or birds? In this semester-long discussion-based course, students will explore the fascinating science of aerodynamics, the study of how air moves and interacts with objects in motion. Together, we’ll break down the four fundamental forces of flight: lift, drag, thrust, and weight, and see how they work together to create stable, efficient flight. Through guided discussion, demonstrations, and real-world examples from aviation and nature, students will uncover how engineers and pilots use these principles every day. Topics include airflow and pressure, airfoil design, stability and control, propulsion, and the ways technology continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in the air. This course invites curious minds to think deeply about how flight really works, fostering scientific reasoning, observation, and a lasting appreciation for the physics behind the skies.

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Fizzing. Sculpting. Squishing. Bubbling. Popping. Learning. Let's do this! Chaotic Chemistry is a hands-on, sensory-friendly class designed to help students explore science concepts through fun, tactile experiments. Each week features a new project emphasizing curiosity, observation, and play-based learning. We will explore states of matter, chemical reactions, density and buoyancy, surface tension, polymers and more! Some of the experiments include: - Make your own slime - DIY lava lamps - Build a volcano (aka the bread and butter of every science fair) - Elephant toothpaste - Exploding colors - Mentos rockets Yeah. You're gonna want to wear some goggles for this.

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Can a handful of marbles and gears think like a computer? In this exciting STEM course, students become engineers and inventors as they use Turing Tumble to uncover the hidden logic that drives every computer on Earth. Through hands-on puzzles and mechanical design, they’ll master binary logic, sequences, conditionals, and problem decomposition—the same skills used in computer programming. Each class blends discovery and play as students design, test, and refine their own marble-powered computers. By the end, they’ll understand not only what computers do, but how they do it.

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