Splash! Spring 2011
Course Catalog
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Biological and Medical Science
| B1311: Oreo-ases: The rate of cookie catalysis and how it relates to disease Full! Difficulty: * | Helen Wiersma | |
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Enzymes, life’s chemists, can accelerate the rates of biological processes by up to 20 orders of magnitude over the uncatalyzed reaction. In this exploration, students will become enzymes (oreo-ases), and experiment with how mutations affect the rates of reaction, to gain an intuitive understanding of enzyme kinetics. Also, using alkaline phosphatase as the case study, students will explore the atomic level details of how mutations affect the structure of the enzyme, which, in turn, affects the rate at which it can carry out reactions. We will use a molecular viewer (SwissPDB) in this part of the exploration. |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
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9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) |
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| B1456: To Test or Not to Test: The Ethical Debates of Genetically Inherited Disease Difficulty: ** | Pooja Bakhai, Joseph Masri, Tiffany Wang | |
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If you could find out whether you will develop a disease with no known cure, would you want to know? For the thousands with or without a family history of Huntington’s Disease, they must answer this question and face the consequences of their decision.
Huntington’s Disease is an autosomally dominant neurodegenerative disease for which there are symptomatic treatment options but no known cure. Genetic testing for the disease has lasting effects on the individual, their family and their loved ones. This course will provide an introduction to the science behind the disease - what causes the disease and how its symptoms manifest. We then develop a framework for understanding how genetic testing applies to parents or children who may have Huntington’s Disease, and utilize this to debate the ethical concerns that arise when screening for inherited disease. If your parents have Huntington’s Disease, would you get tested? If you were going to have children but did not know if you had the disease, would you get tested? Would you have kids if you tested positive? What are the mental, physical and emotional implications of genetic testing within the context of Huntington’s Disease? *Prerequisites* Basic understanding of biology and genetics. |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
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9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 34 (max 35) |
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| B1468: Top 5 and 1/2 Amazing Brain Facts Full! Difficulty: ** | Keith Sudheimer | |
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Buried not so deeply inside the gooey fathoms of your brain are the secrets that have plagued poets and philosophers for millennia. That’s right, they are just sitting there mocking us. But don’t be fooled my friends. The brain can be a harsh mistress. Centuries of scientists laboring away their lives in windowless basement laboratories (which always smell oddly like dusty bologna) have discovered exactly 5 and 1/2 brain facts. Okay that’s not exactly true. They have discovered a lot more than that. But only 5 and 1/2 of these facts were so face-meltingly awesome that upon learning them I fell out of my chair and wept uncontrollably on the floor for hours. I recommend you bring your own helmet and box of facial tissues to class. While your at it a change of pants isn’t a terrible idea. (Okay just kidding you don’t need any of that stuff) *Prerequisites* none |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) |
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| B1334: Ethics of Scientific and Medical Research - Part 1: Concepts & Principles Full! Difficulty: ** | Paul Nuyujukian | |
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Learn about the core ethical ideas that govern all scientific and medical research. Discover the criteria that must be met for medical research and clinical trials. Explore the level of adherence of various forms of scientific research to these core principles and the means of oversight setup to ensure research is conducted in an ethical manner. *Prerequisites* None. |
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Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 80) |
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Materials for this class include:
Declaration of Helsinki
Click here to view all 1 documents for Ethics of Scientific and Medical Research - Part 1: Concepts & Principles |
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| B1247: Cancer Biology: Causes and Cures Full! Difficulty: *** | Melissa Ko | |
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Did you know that one in every two males is expected to develop cancer in his lifetime? Did you know that one in every three women will do the same?
What puts people at risk to develop cancer? Why are smokers 10-20 times more likely to die from lung cancer than non-smokers? Why does having more children reduce a woman’s chance of getting breast cancer? Cancer is a disease where a single cell transforms over time into a malignant growth, a tumor that can spread and take over the rest of the human body. While research scientists have struggled to find a cure for this leading cause of death, many questions about cancer are still unanswered. In this class we will talk about risk factors for cancer and how a cell becomes a cancer cell at the molecular level. Through this understanding of what differentiates a transformed cell from a normal cell, we will understand current treatments today like Gleevec, the “magic bullet” for cancer, and how they work. *Prerequisites* introductory biology, should be familiar with basic cell processes like mitosis, signaling, DNA replication, and transcription |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) |
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| B1335: Ethics of Scientific and Medical Research - Part 2: Examples & Cases Full! Difficulty: ** | Paul Nuyujukian | |
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This second course will explore specific topics, examples, and cases; where the ethics of research are non-trivial to evaluate and often accompanied with social controversy. This class focuses on applying the core principles learned in part 1 to actively debated areas of scientific and and medical research. *Prerequisites* None required. Strongly Recommended: Ethics of Scientific and Medical Research - Part 1 |
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Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 80) |
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| B1396: Unraveling Your DNA Difficulty: ** | Jamie Imam, Ruth Tennen | |
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Ever wonder what your DNA looks like, up-close and personal? DNA is the most important molecule in our bodies, but we rarely stop and think about what the 6 billion letters of DNA in our genomes are really doing! In this class, you’ll get the inside scoop on DNA: what it looks like, how it copies itself, how changes in DNA can happen, and how scientists study DNA in the lab. We’ll also talk about some bioethical “strings” that accompany our growing knowledge of DNA. We’ll debate tough questions, like: Do scientists have the right to patent DNA? Should we create synthetic life just because we can? Do we need to worry about genetically modified foods? Come discuss these DNA dilemmas with fellow students and some real life scientists. And best of all, you’ll isolate your own DNA and get to take it home with you, a test-tube full of the DNA blueprint that makes each of us who we are! *Prerequisites* As long as you're excited to learn about DNA and debate some bioethical questions, we'd love to have you join us! |
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Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
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9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 27 (max 30) |
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| B1403: Junior MD: Basics of the Physical Exam Difficulty: ** | Swetha Kambhampati, Ryo Kita, Arpeet Shah, Lei Xu | |
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Interested in medicine? If so, come learn about one of the building blocks of medicine — the physical exam! In this fun and interactive course, you’ll learn physical exam techniques such as how to check reflexes, test cranial nerves, feel for peripheral pulses, and much more! *Prerequisites* None |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
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9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 20) Section 2: 17 (max 20) |
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| B1274: Cancer - What you need to know, what you can do! Full! Difficulty: ** | Srihari Yamanoor | |
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This class has been wildly popular in the past. Let’s see if we can repeat the fun!
The objective of this class: With an understanding of cancer, can you think of a career in medicine/science/engineering that will help you understand and cure the disease? Cancer is a disease that a lot of scientists are trying to fight and cure. Do you want to be at the forefront of a group of hardworking scientists and researchers helping find a cure? What is cancer? How many types of disease are there? How does it attack the human body? How is cancer detected? How is the disease currently treated? What does it take to build a career in science, one that helps you fight diseases like cancer? Let’s find out! *Prerequisites* If you had a class in biology, it will definitely help. If not, let me know and we can try to discuss things in a way that you can understand. Be prepared to come to an "old school" class that has you asking and answering a lot of questions and working with chalk, black boards and your curious mind! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—12:45pm Section 2: Sat 2:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) Section 2: Full! (max 30) |
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| B1447: McDreamy to Meningiomas: Neurosurgery in History, Popular Culture, and the Operating Room Today Difficulty: ** | David Purger, Erick Westbroek | |
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Real life neurosurgeons don’t have too much in common with Derek Shepherd from “Grey’s Anatomy” and other neurosurgeons you see on TV (except for their dashing good looks, of course). Come see how reality can be even better than TV by learning about the most beautiful organ in the body through the eyes of the only doctors who actually get to touch it!
In the first half of the class, we’ll take you on a whirlwind tour through the very long history of brain surgery, discuss the ways that neurosurgery in popular culture differs from reality, learn a little bit of basic neuroscience and watch videos of actual brain surgeries from the operating room. In the second half, we’ll break out some surgical tools and teach you to tie some real surgical knots and to stitch wounds! And, of course, you’ll get a chance to talk to Stanford medical students about their experiences in college and medical school. *Prerequisites* An interest in science or medicine |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—12:45pm Section 2: Sat 2:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 14 (max 15) Section 2: Full! (max 15) |
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| B1237: Chinese Medicine: not your average trip to the doctor Difficulty: ** | Jeff Simon | |
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Does acupuncture actually work? Can herbs cure illness? Chinese medicine developed over the last 2500 years has shown that, yes, acupuncture and herbal therapies work according to the principles of Chinese medicine.
Still, there’s a lot of skepticism about Chinese medicine, and doubts about its safety and scientific basis remain. In this class, we’ll explore the basic ideas behind Chinese medicine, perform manipulations in the manner of traditional Chinese physicians, and make medicinal mixtures from natural herbs. Finally, we’ll see how the future of medicine might depend on ideas from both Chinese and conventional medicine, and how acceptance of such unfamiliar and uncomfortable ideas can lead to a new age of progress in the treatment of disease. *Prerequisites* Nada! |
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Section 1: Sun 11:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sat 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 27 (max 30) Section 2: 29 (max 30) |
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| B1263: Illegal Drugs, The Human Body, and Society Difficulty: *** | Eric Molina | |
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This is an interdisciplinary course that will focus on three things. First, will be to outline the biology behind major classes of drugs that are used illegally. This portion is the major informational part of the class and will attempt to address the underlying mechanisms of drug action and of drug effect. The second part will focus on class discussion and small group discussion about the role of drugs in America and how it is affecting social systems and economics. This class discussion will be guided by pointed examples and meaningful prompts to the class and I will expect each small group to come up with a recommended drug policy. The third and final part will look at drug use abroad and how different political players deal with drug issues. This portion will also address how drug issues are affecting political entities in an increasingly globalized world. In this last part, I will ask students to roleplay as various heads of state in countries with drug problems (like Afghanistan or Venezuela). Understanding drugs on a scientific level and on a social level in order to produce informed, young citizens is the ultimate goal of this class. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: 19 (max 20) |
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| B1539: Big Data in Biology: how data science will change medicine, and what we're doing about that Difficulty: ** | Mark Kaganovich | |
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Data Science, the analysis of large, petabyte-size data, is becoming more and more relevant to biology and medicine. We will talk about the latest that is going down in this field. We’ll touch upon the technology used to generate biologically relevant datasets, especially Genomics, and methods relevant to learning from the data sets. Learning from data involves various aspects of Computer Science, Statistics, and Economics. *Prerequisites* an interest in the next big thing |
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Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm |
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11-12 Enrollment Section 1: 17 (max 30) |
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| B1556: DNA, Strawberries, and You! Full! Difficulty: ** | Jennifer Telschow | |
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Explore the world of DNA and cell components as we extract DNA from strawberries! Learn about the function and structure of DNA and take home your own piece of strawberry DNA - that you extract yourself! |
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Section 1: Sun 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm Section 3: Sun 10:00am—10:45am |
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7-9 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 16) Section 2: Full! (max 16) Section 3: Full! (max 16) |
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| B1450: A Neuroscientists Messes with Your Head Full! Difficulty: * | Keith Sudheimer | |
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Oh yeah! That’s right! I’m going to mess with your head! I’m going to use all the best tricks I’ve learned over the last 12 years of studying the brain to play tricks on you. You will leave confused, dumbfounded, befuddled, betickled (betickling limited to the temporal-parietal cortex only), and likely with unexplainable amorous (but platonic) feelings for pigeons. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sun 2:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) Section 2: Full! (max 10) |
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| B1494: Statistics and the Brain Difficulty: ** | James Fitzgerald | |
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Your brain is continually flooded with information, some of which is useful, and some of which is not. How does the brain make sense of it all? A major goal of statistics is to extract relevant information from mountains of data, so it should not be too surprising that neural processing connects to the mathematical theory of statistics. I will discuss this connection using examples drawn from diverse topics including perception and neural coding. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 16 (max 20) |
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| B1343: Chocolate -Food of the Gods Difficulty: ** | Howard Peters | |
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A fun talk touching on the history, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, processing, and folk lore (trivia) about chocolate.
Various samples of chocolate are provided to attendees for taste comparison. A free drawing is held at the end of the lecture for some chocolate “things.” May you never look a chocolate bar in the same way again. *Prerequisites* none |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sun 11:00am—11:45am Section 3: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
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7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 97 (max 100) Section 2: Full! (max 100) Section 3: 66 (max 83) |
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| B1452: Genetic Counseling: What the heck is that? Full! Difficulty: ** | Emily Hurford, Jessica Profato | |
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Genetic counseling is the process of providing individuals and families with information on the nature, inheritance, and implications of genetic disorders to help them make informed medical and personal decisions. This course will be an overview of the role of a genetic counselor in a prenatal, pediatric, or adult setting. The course will also provide some information about how to pursue a career as a genetic counselor. The instructors will provide some sample cases and help the students work through what a genetic counselor would do in various situations. The instructors will be graduate students in the Stanford genetic counseling program. *Prerequisites* Basic Biology |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) |
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| B1233: How to Lie to Your Parents: A Guide to Microexpressions Difficulty: ** | Jon Madorsky | |
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Inspired by the television phenomenon Lie to Me, this course investigates the science of microexpressions and body language as a means of communicating concealed emotions. The curriculum begins with reading of engaging texts and multimedia that will give participants the skills to detect and analyze slight movements of the face and body. By the end of the course, students will apply these new found abilities in a variety of fun games and demonstrations. *Prerequisites* A sense of humor; eagerness to participate |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm |
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9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 147 (max 150) Section 2: 78 (max 100) |
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| B1290: Exploring your brain! Difficulty: ** | Ellie Clougherty, Joline Fan, Lynette Foo, Werapong Goo, Suraj Pradhan, George Vidal, Olivia Winter | |
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Come learn the science behind how your brain works in an interactive and hands-on class! You’ll get to touch real human and animal brains! Fills up fast so sign up quickly. *Prerequisites* basic biology knowledge |
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Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm Section 3: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 4: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
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9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 21) Section 2: 20 (max 21) Section 3: Full! (max 21) Section 4: Full! (max 21) |
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| B1291: Beyond the Birds and the Bees: Crash Course in Sexual Health and Sexual Pleasure Difficulty: * | Autumn Albers, Steven Crane, Blake Montgomery, Kara Murray, Catherine Rivera | |
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Learn it from experienced sexual health educators: sexual anatomy; contraception and pregnancy; common STIs; sexual pleasure; and the spectrum of sexuality. *Prerequisites* An honest interest in learning more about your body, how it works, how it can (safely) interact with other bodies, and how to feel great! This is a class for every person, because healthy sexuality (broadly defined) is a central part of any fulfilled life. Leave your judgments and preconceived notions at the door. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
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10-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) Section 2: 18 (max 30) |
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| B1428: From Biotech to Basal Membranes: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Drugs and More Difficulty: ** | Everett Frost, Cordelia Sendax | |
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This seminar will examine several drugs on the market today, how they work, and how they were first discovered and developed. Class will be interactive with discussion of molecular biology and the drug production pipeline. *Prerequisites* Enthusiasm! |
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Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm Section 2: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm Section 3: Sun 11:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) Section 3: 19 (max 20) |
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| B1493: The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Difficulty: ** | James Fitzgerald | |
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Considering that you registering for Splash, your ability to learn is probably important to you. But have you ever wondered what learning and memory means scientifically? In this course, I will discuss the science of how people, and other animals, learn. |
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Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 17 (max 20) |
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| B1503: High-Efficiency Gardening Full! Difficulty: ** | Layton Lamsam | |
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A conceptual discussion of hydroponics, aeroponics, and other controlled-environment methods of gardening. Benefits and problem areas of the concepts will be discussed.
Physical solutions to the application of these methods will be suggested. Students will be able to discuss and propose their own solutions or thoughts on the matter. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 2: Sun 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 12) Section 2: Full! (max 12) |
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| B1325: Light! Sight! The science of how we see. Difficulty: ** | Jesse Marshall | |
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Vision is our most important and best understood sense. We will explore the basic science behind how we see, and along the way play with optical illusions, tricks of the eye and other exciting games! |
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Section 1: Sat 11:00am—11:45am |
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7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 14 (max 15) |
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| B1401: 21st Century Advancements in Stem Cell Technology Difficulty: ** | Jisha Jacob, Shaheen Jeeawoody, Robin Jia, Alan Le, Jonathan Mott, Karthik Prasad | |
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So you’ve heard about stem cells on the news or in class, and you’d like to find out more about what they can do. This course, taught by members of the Stanford Student Society for Stem Cell Research, will cover recent advancements in stem cell technology and research. If you’ve ever wondered whether stem cells can be used to grow organs, repair spinal cord injuries, or cure cancer, this class is for you! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—1:45pm Section 2: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm Section 3: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm Section 5: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 20) Section 2: 16 (max 20) Section 3: 19 (max 20) Section 5: Full! (max 20) |
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| B1406: Hepatitis B: Exploring the Greatest Health Disparity in Asian and Pacific Islanders Difficulty: ** | Catherine Lu, Chris Paiji | |
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Interested in learning about an infection that may be lifelong? Intrigued by an illness that afflicts 1 in 10 Asian Americans? Come and learn about Hepatitis B, presented by Stanford Team HBV! We will discuss the biology and epidemiology behind Hep. B, inform you about ways to get screened and vaccinated, and present ways you can get involved in promoting liver health in the community. *Prerequisites* -A general interest in public health |
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Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 20 (max 50) |
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| B1500: Lego DNA Full! Difficulty: * | Yan Guo, Dawei Lin | |
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Come to learn about a star molecule in biology called DNA. It contains genetic instructions of all living organisms including you. You will understand its 3D structure through building a Lego model. You will figure out how DNA works through a bloxes game. Here are some pictures for our past event. http://bioinformatics.ucdavis.edu/multimedia/ *Prerequisites* None. |
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Engineering
| E1578: From Cow Burps to iPods, Creating Bioplastics from Methane Full! Difficulty: ** | Yan Zheng | |
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Most plastics are made from petroleum products and do not degrade in a landfill. Even when they are recycled, only a small portion of the lost energy from petroleum plastics can be retrieved. Other bioplastics use food sources such as corn and can cause stress on food sources. A bioplastic called PHB, however, uses methane to create a new, 100% degradeable plastic. *Prerequisites* none |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—10:45am |
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7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) |
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| E1288: How Cars Work Difficulty: * | Viktor Shkolnikov | |
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Have you ever wondered how cars really work? Want to learn what really happens when you turn the ignition or press on the brakes? Have you wondered about supercharging, turbos, NOS, and electric cars? Then this class is for you! |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 48 (max 50) |
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| E1424: Fly Like Paper Get High Like Planes! Full! Difficulty: * | Aniket Aranake, Brandon Johnson | |
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Learn how to build and fly paper airplanes. There will be a class competition to fly the furthest. We will also teach basics of aerodynamics, flying qualities, and aircraft design. *Prerequisites* None. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sat 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) |
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| E1359: Civil and Structural Engineering Full! Difficulty: * | Pallav Agrawal | |
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Students will be taught how the gigantic and not so gigantic structures are created, how they are conceptualized, how they are designed, how they are constructed, and what happens with them till the time they are demolished.. all this through a lively example involving the student audience. |
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Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) |
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| E1273: Materials of the Future (NOVA Making Stuff) Full! Difficulty: ** | Duc Duong, Roy Kim, Ranida Wongpiya | |
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We will watch NOVA Making Stuff Series together in class. This program tells about the future of materials in terms of science and engineering. The original series consists of four different topics; Stronger, Smaller, Cleaner and Smarter. Among those four series we will watch two of them, Cleaner on Saturday(part 1) and Smarter on Sunday(part 2).
Each program is about an hour long and we will have a discussion on what we watched. You can sign up just one part, but be sure to sign up both to see part 1 and part 2. *Part 1 is not required to take part 2. Part 2 of this class is E1575. *Prerequisites* Be ready to love science. |
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Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm |
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7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) |
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| E1338: Space Exploration: Asteroids and Comets Difficulty: ** | Cyrus Foster | |
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We’ll take a look at what exactly are asteroids and comets, where they come from and what they are made of. More importantly, what happens if one of these asteroids hits the Earth? How often is that likely to happen?
We’ll also discuss the robotic spacecraft that have visited asteroids and comets and present the imagery and data returned from these robotic ambassadors. Finally, we’ll take a look at what a human mission to some of these asteroids might look like and when it is likely to happen. *Prerequisites* None |
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Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—4:45pm Section 2: Sat 10:00am—10:45am |
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7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 60) Section 2: 59 (max 60) |
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| E1361: Why Do We Have to Wait In Line? Full! Difficulty: ** | David Rogier, Micah Siegel | |
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Why does Quiznos have longer lines than Chipotle?
Why does Safeway want to run out of sushi by 2pm? Why does Amazon have free shipping? Two supply chain experts will reveal how companies create innovative processes to save money and improve service. We’ll walk through exciting and shocking examples and ask you (the student) to improve an actual process at a major company. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sat 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) |
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| E1482: Sustainable Design Difficulty: ** | Nelson James | |
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We will explore the uses of sustainable energy technologies and design and build a solar oven *Prerequisites* interest in energy technologies |
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Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm |
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7-9 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 20) |
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| E1228: Motorcycles and Mechanisms Full! Difficulty: ** | Joe Johnson | |
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We’ll be taking apart my Honda Dream motorcycle and exploring how it works.
Here’s a picture of a motorcycle similar to mine: http://www.rcycle.com/Ken_Fisher_Honda_305_Dream_068_cropped_op_800x512.jpg *Prerequisites* Interest in how things work. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 5) |
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| E1238: Spaghetti Engieering - Introduction to Product Design Full! Difficulty: ** | Emily Song, Tom Zhuang | |
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Do you believe engineers can build bridges out of spaghetti? Have you ever imagined yourself being a designer? Are you a hands-on person? Have you ever though about designing the next generation of the iPhone? Do you want to learn more about product design and the engineering process behind it? Join us in this hands-on seminar and have some fun thinking like a designer!
We will be doing hands-on in-class projects. You will have the opportunity to build and construct, as well as brainstorm as a group. Grab a friend, generate some great ideas, and construct something amazing! *Prerequisites* Love for engineering, arts, physics, building stuff and design (or even spaghetti)! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) Section 2: Full! (max 30) |
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| E1486: The adventure that begins when the toilet flushes… Full! Difficulty: ** | Bryant Alvarado, Caryn Quist | |
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A fun session that explores the journey of water from your home to the environment! Learn about a variety of modern water and wastewater treatment techniques. *Prerequisites* none |
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Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) |
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| E1226: Water You Waiting For?! Difficulty: ** | Joe Johnson | |
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We’ll learn about Bernoulli’s Equation and apply this to everyday situations. WIth the help of MythBusters and water guns, you’ll be able to blow your friend’s minds with your knowledge surrounding fluid flow.
This is a good class for those thinking about mechanical / aeronautical / astronautical engineering and engineering in general **Based on the amount of questions asked, this class may end 15 minutes early** *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—12:45pm |
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7-10 Enrollment Section 1: 29 (max 30) |
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| E1251: Construction Management Difficulty: ** | michael daly | |
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an explanation of the role of the project manager in directing major construction projects *Prerequisites* intended for those with an interest in this subject |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 10 (max 20) |
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Materials for this class include:
Leadership / Management Skills,
Video about Project Management
Click here to view all 2 documents for Construction Management |
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| E1297: Careers in Oil & Gas Industry Difficulty: * | Manish Choudhary | |
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Energy - Why we need it ?
How much Oil & Gas Industry contributes to your daily life ? Oil & Gas - Where they are found and How they are produced Technologies used in Petroleum Industry Life of a Petroleum Engineer Benefits of being a Petroleum Engineer How can you become a Petroleum Engineer ? *Prerequisites* - Nil - General idea of how oil & gas shape your daily life |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 37 (max 70) |
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| E1331: Air Traffic Management 101 Difficulty: ** | Gaurav Nagle | |
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Ever wondered why you were delayed at an airport when the skies were blue? Ever wondered how an aircraft navigates the crowded skies from A to B? Ever wondered how hundreds of flights were grounded during 9/11 in a span of a few hours? Learn it all here! *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sun 11:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: 11 (max 20) |
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Materials for this class include:
Splash 2011 - Air Traffic Management 101 - Full Slideshow
Click here to view all 1 documents for Air Traffic Management 101 |
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| E1344: Diversity in Engineering Difficulty: * | Nelson James, Landon Medlock | |
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Modern engineering requires the collaboration between multiple disciplines. In this course we will explore the importance of drawing ideas from people of varying backgrounds and specialties. Helping you find out how you can contribute to the big picture. *Prerequisites* Looking for people interested in math, science, and solving problems |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 25 (max 30) |
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| E1408: Space Communications Full! Difficulty: ** | S a w s o n T a h e r i | |
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This class will cover the basics of radio communication, with an emphasis on space based radio communication.
Learn about: -Electricity -Radio theory -Antennas -Time domain vs Frequency domain -Digital communication -How to track and communicate with satellites -Communication with the International Space Station Students may get a chance to make their own satellite contact. *Prerequisites* -Motivation to learn -Algebra -Motivation to learn |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) |
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| E1217: Sewing Electronics Difficulty: * | Katie Dektar, Annika Matta | |
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Every year, more objects are integrated with electronics. Crafters have realized this and begun to use electronic components and engineering techniques to add another dimension to their work. Understanding electronics can be useful in craft, and traditional crafts can lend tools for making amazing electronics. In this class, we will be creating our own soft electronics. We will introduce basic sewing, basic electronics, and give you a chance to design and create your own project using snap-switches, home-made soft buttons, LEDs, and batteries wired together with conductive thread. Feel free to bring your own components and scraps, too *Prerequisites* Can you thread a needle? Then you can take this class! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) Section 2: 9 (max 10) |
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| E1252: Green Construction Projects Difficulty: ** | michael daly | |
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An explanation of the current role of environmental design in new projects —solar, wind and green transportation —the ongoing Hetch Hetchy Water System Improvement Project and California High Speed Rail projects will be used as models
a look at what other California High School students are doing in this activity will be included *Prerequisites* an interest in the subject matter |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 20) |
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Materials for this class include:
Sample of Class Discussion ~ Imagining the Future,
sample music video - green careers
Click here to view all 2 documents for Green Construction Projects |
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| E1575: Materials of the Future (NOVA Making Stuff) Part 2 Full! Difficulty: * | Duc Duong, Roy Kim, Ranida Wongpiya | |
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We will watch NOVA Making Stuff Series together in class. This program tells about the future of materials in terms of science and engineering. The original series consists of four different topics; Stronger, Smaller, Cleaner and Smarter. Among those four series we will watch two of them, Cleaner on Saturday(part 1) and Smarter on Sunday(part 2).
Each program is about an hour long and we will have a discussion on what we watched. You can sign up just one part, but be sure to sign up both to see part 1 and part 2. *Part 1 is not required to take part 2. Part 1 of this class is E1273. *Prerequisites* Loving science! |
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Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) |
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| E1275: Leaving the Earth a bit greener! Difficulty: ** | Srihari Yamanoor | |
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So, you have all heard that you need to be “green” nowadays. Maybe there was a class you were at, or maybe your parents were discussing this stuff. We are going to spend some time trying to understand how our lifestyle, the way we live, go to school, go to work and everything else is affecting the planet. Here’s what we will discuss:
1. How can you change the way you live to help the planet? 2. What is energy? Why do we care so much about oil? How do we handle our energy needs for tomorrow? 3. What is the deal with recycling and composting? How can we all help? If time permits, we will discuss related topics *Prerequisites* In general it appears people in the 9th through 12th grades might enjoy this class. I will leave the requirements open, but only enroll if you are interested in learning more! Bring a lot of energy to the table. This will be a discussion based class, so I will be asking you to think a lot and answer questions - don't worry about being wrong, we will get to the right answer! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 24 (max 25) Section 2: 9 (max 25) |
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| E1388: Rube Goldberg Challenge Difficulty: * | Mai Le | |
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This class is going to teach the basics of Rube Goldberg machine design followed by a Rube Goldberg machine team challenge! A Rube Goldberg machine is a deliberately over-engineered machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction. For a really cool, over-the-top example, take a look at Ok Go’s This Too Shall Pass music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
This class is going to be taught by an awesome team from the Stanford Society of Women Engineers! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 11 (max 12) |
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| E1419: The Science of Spectacular Photographs Difficulty: ** | Vijay Narasimhan, Ricky Roesler | |
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Why don’t your vacation photos wind up on the cover of National Geographic? You could blame it on your crummy camera, or you could learn to take better photos with science.
Can you make the sky look more blue? Why are night photos so grainy? How can you make a blurry image sharper? In this course, we explore the physical phenomena behind taking a great photo. Students will learn about light, color, digital cameras, and image manipulation with demonstrations and experiments. *Prerequisites* Basic optics or photography helpful but not necessary. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: 19 (max 20) |
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| E1272: Blinky Bugs Full! Difficulty: * | Caroline Abbott, Shaheen Jeeawoody | |
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Learn the basics of LEDs, circuits, and engineering principles while making blinky bugs! This class will consist of a short lecture and a hands-on activity. *Prerequisites* Interest in engineering / building / science / fun |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 5:00pm—5:45pm Section 2: Sun 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-8 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) Section 2: Full! (max 15) |
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| E1281: San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Full! Difficulty: ** | michael daly | |
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A basic explanation of the design, fabrication and erection of the new bridge. Slides and photographs will be used to tell the story. *Prerequisites* An interest in the subject --no special educational background is needed. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) |
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Materials for this class include:
General Outline of the Building of the New Bridge,
Music Videos - Original Bay Bridge pdf
Click here to view all 2 documents for San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge |
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| E1460: How your brain thinks Difficulty: *** | Anthony Kaveh | |
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Have you wondered how your brain reacts when it sees things? Or what your brain does when you are thinking or talking?
Have you wondered if your brain is smarter than a computer? Or how to build a brain like a computer? This course will explain the basics of how your brain works compared to a computer from a basic mathematical and engineering point of view. These concepts lie at the heart of biology, medicine, and engineering. *Prerequisites* Algebra |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm Section 2: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 27 (max 30) Section 2: Full! (max 30) |
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| E1276: So what the heck does an engineer do? Difficulty: * | Srihari Yamanoor | |
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At least some of you have read about all this hue and cry about the US needing more engineers, more innovation and so on an on.
But what exactly does an engineer do? What does it take to be an engineer and is it ever going to be exciting? Well, from buildings to cars, from robots to spacecrafts, from medical devices to video games, engineers do it all…well, there are engineers who specialize in all kinds of cool stuff. Come to this class, let’s open it up and discuss what engineers do! *Prerequisites* You really don't need to know much to come to this class - just have an open mind, and show up! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 23 (max 25) |
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| E1534: GPS - how does it work? Difficulty: ** | Ksenia Dmitrieva | |
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Today almost everyone has a GPS in their car. How does it work? How can it know my exact location?
In this class I will tell you how GPS works, and I will show you some cool applications of it. *Prerequisites* curiosity |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 29 (max 30) Section 2: Full! (max 30) |
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| E1566: Prototyping with SketchUp & Intro to 3D Printing Difficulty: ** | Will Tucker | |
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Among its many other innovative products, Google has given the world SketchUp, a 3D modeling program. Designed for ease of use, it allows you to create virtual representations of whatever you can imagine.
We will teach you the basics of how to use Sketchup. Then we’ll let you design something of your own and prototype it virtually and physically. Finally, we will explore the exciting new world of 3D printing and look at examples. *Prerequisites* Ability to use a computer :) |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 14 (max 15) |
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| H1414: The Fundamentals of Baskeball Full! Difficulty: ** | Henry Biermann, Ethan Myers | |
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In this course, you will learn basic teamwork skills, ball handling skills, and effective offensive moves. *Prerequisites* None |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) |
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| H1435: K-Pop and Korean Culture Full! Difficulty: * | Tracy Caroline Bank | |
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Have you ever heard of 2pm? Girls’ Generation? Did you know that the most photographed celebrities of all time are a Korean boy band or that Megan Fox’s celebrity crush is a Korean singer named Rain? If you didn’t, or if you did but love to talk about Korean popular culture as much as I do, then come watch music videos and discuss a new cultural phenomenon! *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 100) |
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| H1540: What the heck is Touhou? Difficulty: * | Russell Chou | |
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You might have heard of Touhou Project, a series of fan-made shoot-em-up games that have taken the anime-comic-game community by storm, racking up hits on websites such as Pixiv, NicoNicoDouga, and conventions like Comiket. Come learn about why it is the #1 most popular fan franchise in internet history! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 90 (max 100) |
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| H1580: Advanced Statistics in Basketball Full! Difficulty: ** | Pierce Huchton, john pluvinage | |
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This course will focus on utilizing advanced statistics, such as PER, win shares, and true shooting percentage to determine the efficiency of players that are known as “superstars” in the NBA. We will attempt to determine whether players like Kobe Bryant are truly clutch under pressure by delving into these statistics. We will also look into the MVP race and whether advanced statistics should be used in determining this award.
This will also be an interactive class where we will play basketball and attempt to calculate our own statistics to bridge the gap between perception and reality. *Prerequisites* An interest in basketball is necessary. Bring a calculator if possible. Wear athletic attire because we will being playing basketball. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) |
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| H1289: Learn to Juggle Full! Difficulty: * | Charlie Dunn | |
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Come learn how to juggle three balls, or learn some new tricks from members of Down With Gravity, Stanford’s Juggling Club. Absolutely no experience necessary! |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sat 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) Section 2: Full! (max 30) |
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| H1355: Brainteasers, Puzzles and Logic Difficulty: ** | Igor Geller, Benjamin Switala | |
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Students will get all sorts of logic puzzles of different difficulty levels to work on. We’ll also have a short general discussion about the concept of evenness and how it can be used to solve logic problems of varying difficulty. *Prerequisites* General interest in logic puzzles |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—1:45pm Section 2: Sat 2:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 14 (max 15) Section 2: Full! (max 15) |
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| H1398: How to slackline Difficulty: * | stephen hibbs | |
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Slacklining is a bit like tightrope walking, and we’ll go over the basics of balancing on a slackline, how to control your body and focus, and how to make your own for $20. *Prerequisites* none |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 7 (max 8) Section 2: Full! (max 8) |
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| H1413: Intro to Go Difficulty: ** | Daniel Whalen | |
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Do you like strategy games? Take this class and learn one of the oldest. We’ll teach you the basics of go and give you plenty of time to play against each other. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 18) Section 2: 17 (max 18) |
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| H1429: Grow Your Own Food! Difficulty: * | Victoria Chang | |
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Have you ever wanted to grow your own food? Are you intrigued by homesteaders in The Little House books, by victory gardens planted by Americans in the 40’s, or by the organic produce at local farmers’ markets? If so, then you might enjoy vegetable gardening! Gardening is a fun and rewarding hobby that has increased in popularity in recent years.
In this course, students will learn some basics of vegetable gardening. Students will start their own plants from seed, and will be provided with a plant to take home. I will also provide a care sheet and a list of books and websites for further reading. *Prerequisites* A willingness to play with dirt! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 7 (max 8) Section 2: Full! (max 8) |
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| H1512: Bicycling Across America Difficulty: * | Scott Meyer | |
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Biking from San Francisco, CA to Portland, ME is possible. In fact, thousands of people have done it.
Learn about the planning and execution of riding a bicycle from one coast to the other. There will be a brief talk of all the equipment one would need (all brought to class and you are welcome to touch), the hardships faced during the trip, and the training necessary to be able to undertake . I’ll have photographs and videos from my trip which was completed last Summer for a total of 4,844 miles in three months. The class will be an exciting lecture taught in a fluid manner so that you may ask questions at any time. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 39 (max 200) |
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| H1541: Vocaloid: The Electronic Singing Sensation Difficulty: * | Russell Chou | |
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Have you heard of supercell? Do you know who Hatsune Miku is? Explore Japanese MAD’s and the virtual singing idol software Vocaloid and how they have impacted Japanese popular culture, as well as the vehicle for such expressions of creativity, NicoNicoDouga. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 29 (max 150) |
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| H1245: Breakdancing 101 Full! Difficulty: ** | Leo Rong | |
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In this class you will learn some basic breakdance moves - Toprock, footwork, freeze… After you are familiar with the basics, we will all learn a short routine together. Get EXCITING and PHYSICAL =P *Prerequisites* None. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) |
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| H1433: Learn to slack line! Difficulty: * | Leah Francis | |
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Have you ever wanted to be a tight rope walker? Take this class and you will learn the basics of slack line walking. Slack lining is like tight rope walking except the walker treads a 2 inch wide nylon strap stretched between two posts or trees. This course will focus on standing, walking, turning, and jumping onto the slack line. It is a class for beginners so don’t be afraid to give it a try. The line will only be about 2 ft off the grass. *Prerequisites* Just come excited to learn how to slackline! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 3: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm Section 4: Sat 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 5) Section 2: Full! (max 5) Section 3: 4 (max 5) Section 4: 4 (max 5) |
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| H1277: Perfect Pout: Make-Up Artistry Full! Difficulty: ** | Rosalyn Somsak | |
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Learn the basics of make-up application as well as techniques in professional make-up. How to choose the perfection foundation and blush. Master the cat-eye. Smear-proof eyeliner. Correct, Conceal, Contour, and Highlight! Learn different looks for night and day.
Wear the perfect pout to prom! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 26) |
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| H1293: Nutrition Label reading + Introduction to Chi Quong exercise Difficulty: * | May To | |
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Come and learn what you are eating!!
We will explore label reading on packaged foods - fresh, frozen, canned, as a meal, desserts, cereals and more. There will be samples and hands on practise. At the end, let’s have some fun and strength a little. There will be a short but fun session on introduction to Chi Quong for health and everyday exercise. It is simple and easy to do. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 44 (max 45) |
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| H1381: Hand-made Greeting Cards Difficulty: * | Shuai Chen, Eleanor Lin | |
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Buying commercial card-making materials can get expensive quickly. We will teach you how to creatively use everyday materials to make thoughtful, personalized cards that look as good as ready-made kits. Come join us as we repurpose and recycle fabrics, ribbons, buttons, magazines, and other household supplies. *Prerequisites* None. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 11 (max 12) |
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| H1434: Chinese Knotting Full! Difficulty: * | Hailun Ni, Eileen Ung | |
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Learn how to make cool key chains using decorative Chinese knotting lanyards! A must-take class or those who like arts-and-crafts! |
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Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—4:45pm Section 2: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) Section 2: Full! (max 10) |
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| H1519: Ultimate Fun Full! Difficulty: * | Shannon Edd | |
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Learning the basic Frisbee throws and playing a short game of Ultimate Frisbee. *Prerequisites* None (just wearing proper attire). |
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Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 16) |
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| H1526: Invent a Game Difficulty: ** | Bob Allen | |
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Skill, chance, rewards? You decide! Play a game where the result is a new game. Takes a little over an hour, then compare notes with your fellow game designers. *Prerequisites* An open mind. A sense of play. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 49 (max 50) Section 2: 49 (max 50) |
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Student Handout
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| H1542: Origami Roses 1 Full! Difficulty: ** | Russell Chou | |
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Medium-difficulty origami roses. Some folding experience would be good. *Prerequisites* Some folding experience would be good. |
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Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) |
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| H1560: Starcraft Fan Meetup Difficulty: * | Andrew Spann | |
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Make friends with students from other schools who love Starcraft and Starcraft II. We’ll introduce each other then split up into discussion groups for those who want to discuss specific matchup strategies, their favorite professional gamers, or see videos of hilarious famous games. We won’t have the time or computers to get a LAN setup, but you’ll meet new people you can play with on Battle.net after Splash. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 46 (max 100) |
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| H1241: japanese shamisen instrument Difficulty: ** | thia konda | |
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Okasan techniques are used to learn the Japanese alpha, all 46 letters in just 10 minutes through song and dance. We will also present the shamisen a 3 stringed Japanese instrument and if time allows the art/crafts of sushi ! *Prerequisites* Open to anyone interested in Japanese music. Japanese sushi and Japanese alpha. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—1:45pm Section 2: Sat 2:00pm—2:45pm Section 3: Sun 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 34 (max 35) Section 2: 34 (max 35) Section 3: 34 (max 35) |
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| H1477: Friendship Braclet Full! Difficulty: ** | jenny huang, lisa sun | |
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Want to make a friendship bracelet? A awesome friendship bracelet? Well, join my class and start learning how to make it! |
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Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 13) |
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| H1411: Advanced Knots Full! Difficulty: ** | Andrea Hawksley, Daniel Whalen | |
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Sure, you can tie a square knot and a bowline, but there’s much more out there. Come learn to craft the butterfly knot, the icicle hitch, the zeppelin bend and whatever else we can teach you in 45 minutes. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sun 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) Section 2: Full! (max 10) |
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| H1417: Collage Difficulty: * | Camden Minervino, Rachel Zarrow | |
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Learn about collage and combining multimedia to create art! While most people think of collage as simply a craft, many artists have expanded the field and collage is actually a respected art form (even Picasso made famous collages). *Prerequisites* enthusiasm! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 10 (max 12) Section 2: Full! (max 12) |
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| H1475: How to make Easter eggs! Difficulty: * | May Wah Sun, julie huang, macy sun | |
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Let’s make some eggs colorful and basket beautiful! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 12 (max 13) |
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| H1527: Robotica Full! Difficulty: * | Sameer Arya, Diana Huynh, Jeffrey Lou | |
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Come learn to build robots using LEGO Mindstorms kits! We’ll learn about building techniques as well as emphasize how to program the robots to move around! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-8 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 8) |
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| H1250: Crocheting Difficulty: * | Lay Kuan Loh | |
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You’ll learn how to crochet here. I’ll be teaching the basics of crochet, and we’ll try making a Grammy square. More possible projects depending on how quickly the class progresses. *Prerequisites* None. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 11 (max 12) |
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| H1378: Unleash Your Creativity: Return to Playtime Full! Difficulty: * | Maayan Dembo | |
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Remember all those fun crafts you did in preschool and elementary school? All the things that made camp the BEST THING EVER?! Why not do them now? This class will basically be a 45 minute period where you can do those crafts again and reminisce on all those fun times you had! With very little instruction, its just a time to relax, be creative, and have fun! Crafts including but not limited too: melty beads, lanyards, play dough. *Prerequisites* Must want to have fun. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sun 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) Section 2: Full! (max 10) |
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| H1484: The Beautiful Game: Futbol/Soccer Difficulty: ** | Kwadwo Osei-Opare | |
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A philosophical introduction into Soccer (Futbol), including training (tactical and technical) exercises, which will culminate in a few matches. *Prerequisites* Anyone is welcome. Bring cleats and shin-guards. If you are a goal keeper, bring your gloves as well. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—4:45pm Section 2: Sun 10:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 36 (max 40) Section 2: 38 (max 40) |
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| H1489: Jump Rope Difficulty: ** | Agatha Bacelar | |
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Learn to jump rope and do cool tricks from a competitive jump roper! At first we’ll watch a presentation with video clips to learn some background info and terminology. Then we’ll either head outside or inside a gym to jump rope. We’ll cover individual single rope tricks, partner and group jumping, “chinese wheel,” speed, and double dutch. *Prerequisites* Prior jump rope experience is helpful, but not required. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—12:45pm Section 2: Sat 10:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 11 (max 12) Section 2: Full! (max 12) |
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| H1511: An Abridged Introduction to Bridge Difficulty: * | Jack Chen, Robin Jia, Tony Jin, Marc Rasi, Moor Xu, Lynnelle Ye, Renjie You | |
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Bridge is a popular and exciting card game which tests your ability to communicate with other players, strategize, and keep track of probabilities. We will teach you the rules of bridge and give you a chance to practice playing the game with experienced Stanford students. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 27 (max 28) |
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| H1367: Cardmaking 101 Full! Difficulty: * | Rachel Cota-Hochstetler, Philip Stenberg | |
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Bring your creative spirit and spend 45 minutes making the perfect Mother’s Day Card or other spring-themed card that strikes your fancy. See examples, learn new techniques, and have fun! *Prerequisites* A positive attitude! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) |
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| H1553: Thai cooking Full! Difficulty: ** | Pakpoom Subsoontorn | |
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Learn how to make classic Thai dishes in 30 mins |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) |
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| H1558: T-Shirt Reconstruction Difficulty: ** | Georgia Andrews | |
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Bring in your old t-shirts and give them new life! We’ll take your old/oversized/extra t-shirt and with the power of scissors and a little bit of sewing, we’ll turn them into new and fabulous articles of clothing. This class will include a basic sewing lesson.
What you’ll want to bring: a t-shirt you’re okay with cutting up (it works best when it’s loose and oversized) and a pair of scissors. *Prerequisites* None, although if you have any sewing experience it'll be useful. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 9 (max 10) Section 2: Full! (max 10) |
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| H1244: Balloon Animals (or balloon anything else!) Difficulty: * | Dena Leeman | |
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In this fun, relaxing class we’ll go over the basics of making balloon animals and then you’ll spend the rest of the time making whatever you want out of balloons! Come with ideas of what you’d like to make— no matter what it is, you can try to make it! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 22) Section 2: 21 (max 22) |
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| H1315: Zen and the Art of Bicycle Maintenance Difficulty: ** | Tom Kabat | |
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Bring your bike to a course intended to help both of you align your functions in harmony with nature. We will skim the surface of various philosophies and apply them to bike maintenance in a hands-on interactive practical and whimsical session. We hope to center ourselves and our wheels, adjust our attitudes and our shifters, lean on each other and our brakes. We hope to find the proper position both for ourselves on the bikes and for the bikes in the world. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 2: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 5) Section 2: 4 (max 5) |
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| H1366: Cartooning for Beginners Difficulty: * | Jensen Tan | |
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Your friend’s birthday coming up? Draw a card for them instead of buying one! Learn basic cartoon drawing such as facial expressions, movements and character design. Express yourself in with just a pen and paper! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: 19 (max 20) |
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| H1416: Horses 101: Basics Difficulty: ** | Logan Hehn | |
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A crash course in horses covering anatomy, basic care and grooming, introduction to specialized equipment, and various disciplines of riding (hunt seat, dressage, western, et. al.). *Prerequisites* N/A |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) |
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| H1469: Creature Lab: Build a miniature, flexible fabric monster Full! Difficulty: ** | Melody Lu, Rebecca Stecker | |
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Let’s get our granny on and make some mini stuffed animals! We’ll cover the basics of designing and building a wire armature that will make our creatures poseable. Drafting patterns will be discussed as we cut, sew, and stuff a skin to put on our wireframe. Finally, we’ll embellish our critters out with beads, embroidery, and crazy tufts of hair using needle felting. Students will get to take home their mini monster at the end of the class. *Prerequisites* A desire to unleash adorable monsters. You need to be able to thread a needle, but we can teach you how to sew. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—12:45pm Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—3:45pm Section 3: Sat 2:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 8) Section 2: Full! (max 8) Section 3: Full! (max 8) |
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| H1253: Introduction to Photography Difficulty: * | Noah Zallen | |
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Curious about photography? Wish you could take eye-poping and memorable pictures, but feel like you can’t or don’t know how? Then this is the class for you! Introduction to Photography will teach you the tools and ideas you need, no matter what your experience level, to bring your photographic ideas to life.
Student’s will learn by doing through a fun series of exercises that cover many essential elements of digital photography. Topics will include: framing & composition, lighting & exposure, aperture & shutter speed, motion, and even black and white photography. You will be taking lots of pictures during class, so please do your best to bring a camera. Any type of digital camera will do. If you don’t have one or forget, don’t sweat it! A camera will be provided for those students to share. *Prerequisites* No previous experience required. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—12:45pm Section 2: Sun 10:00am—12:45pm Section 3: Sat 2:00pm—4:45pm Section 4: Sun 2:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 7 (max 8) Section 2: Full! (max 8) Section 3: Full! (max 8) Section 4: Full! (max 8) |
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| H1260: Learn to Knit Full! Difficulty: ** | Marcella Anthony | |
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Learn basic stitches and learn to read a knitting pattern. Participants will knit a blanket square and explore making other quick-knit items if time permits. *Prerequisites* No pre-requisites |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) |
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| H1552: Paper folding: lotus & bird Full! Difficulty: * | Pakpoom Subsoontorn | |
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Crash course in paper folding |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) |
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| H1303: Introduction to the Game of Go Difficulty: * | Michael Kokosenski, Eric Tran | |
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Go is one of the world’s oldest board games, originating in ancient China thousands of years ago. In the course we will cover the rules of the game and some basic strategy. Afterwards, we will have students play games against each other to solidify their understanding of the material. *Prerequisites* There are no prerequisites for the course. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sun 11:00am—11:45am Section 3: Sun 5:00pm—5:45pm Section 4: Sat 4:00pm—4:45pm Section 5: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm Section 6: Sun 2:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 15 (max 16) Section 2: 15 (max 16) Section 3: Full! (max 16) Section 4: Full! (max 16) Section 5: 15 (max 16) Section 6: 15 (max 16) |
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| H1349: Chess puzzles Difficulty: * | Igor Geller, Benjamin Switala | |
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Students will be given chess puzzles to work on individually. The offered puzzles will range from easy to very very hard (depending on the level preferred by the student). Chess boards will be provided but feel free to bring your own. *Prerequisites* You should know chess rules. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm Section 2: Sun 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) Section 2: 9 (max 10) |
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| H1409: Understanding Diplomacy through Wargaming Full! Difficulty: ** | Daniel Whalen | |
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Much of historical European politics would have made more sense if you were there at the time. This class will give you a chance to recreate those politics. Take command of countries in a simple war game and learn about the balance of power by seeing it play out in action. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 50) |
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| H1521: Live Action Role Playing Full! Difficulty: ** | Kimberly Taylor | |
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LARP - Live Action Role Playing - is a place where theatric improvisation, imagination, and sports intersect. LARPers take on the persona of a character and act that personality out in an imaginary situation.
We’ll be going over different styles of LARPing and then actually trying a few out. No previous role-playing or acting experience is needed; just be ready to be a little silly and to try something new! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) |
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| H1312: Zumba Difficulty: * | Rebecca Amato, Ana Rosa | |
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Zumba is a fusion of Latin and International music that creates a dynamic, exciting, and effective fitness system. We will lead the class in some fun, upbeat dance routines to well known songs that you can learn and practice on your own, to continue to be fit and have fun while dancing! *Prerequisites* Please bring lots of energy, wear comfortable clothes, and come ready to have a great time! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 20) |
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| H1332: Swing Dance Difficulty: * | Graham Herrli, Cissy Yang | |
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Learn how to swing dance. We’ll cover several six-count swing moves and may progress to Lindy hop or Charleston. *Prerequisites* None. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 30 (max 200) |
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| H1514: Backcountry Camping and Basic Survival Skills Difficulty: * | Lance Simms | |
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Did you know that the vast majority of land in a National Park like Yosemite can’t be explored in a day hike? Some of the most beautiful scenery and geological formations on earth can only be seen by walking dozens of miles from the nearest road (if you don’t have your own personal helicopter). So how do people get to these places then?
In this class we’ll introduce the basics of backcountry hiking and camping that are necessary to really get yourself out into the wilderness. We’ll cover things like camping gear, route planning, weather prediction, navigation, first-aid, and finding water. And we’ll also talk about some of the basic survival skills that will come in handy in almost any emergency situation. *Prerequisites* A desire to explore and the will to live without the comforts of a hot shower or a cell phone signal for a few days |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 62 (max 200) |
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| H1530: Zen Meditation Full! Difficulty: ** | Rebecca Nie | |
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We will go over the basic posture, breathing technique, and concentration method to get you started on your spiritual path. We will also briefly discuss the history of Zen Buddhism, and share spontaneous jokes just like the Zen masters do in the olden days.
Of course, a little flexibility never hurts anyone, so we’ll share some stretches to make your sits more comfortable for on-going practice. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm Section 2: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) Section 2: Full! (max 10) |
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| H1559: Marathoning Exposed Difficulty: * | Mary Cameron | |
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Have you ever thought about running a marathon or half marathon but thought it seemed impossible? It’s not! We’ll discuss training schedules, eating habits, and race day tips that can help you go from 0 to 26.2 in no time! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 46 (max 150) |
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Life Skills
| L1357: Public Speaking Difficulty: ** | Mollie Price | |
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Public Speaking is most people’s number one fear (more than fear of death, fear of heights, or fear of getting trapped in a small room with Charlie Sheen)
Take this section and leave with a toolbox full of tips and tricks for public speaking. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 23 (max 24) |
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| L1271: Leaders on the Field Difficulty: * | Shaheen Jeeawoody | |
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Did you ever want to be a leader, but didn’t know how? Did you look at all those successful people who had fifty different titles and rankings and feel a little bit jealous? Hear about a different type of leadership in this class: leaders on the field. *Prerequisites* Desire to be a leader (not necessarily President or CEO of XYZ) |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 22 (max 25) |
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| L1353: Yummy Yummy Dumpling Full! Difficulty: * | Katherine Loosley, Patrick McGuire, Angela Yeung, Paisley Zelaya, Jessica Zhang | |
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Do you love Chinese dumplings? Ever wonder how those delicious appetizers are made? In this class you will learn the famous art of dumpling making. In addition to learning this craft and sampling the fruits of your labor, you will have the chance to learn a few words of Chinese. If you have any interest in China or Chinese cuisine, this class is for you! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) |
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| L1266: Warren Buffet: The Making of A Capitalist & How We Can Learn From Him Difficulty: ** | Jia Guo | |
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Have you wondered how Warren Buffet become so wealthy and influential? If you have ever heard of your parents talking about investing their retirement fund (well, most likely they won’t talk about it in front of you) and was curious to know what they are talking about, you should check out this class. Investing is an art and a science, and a life skill that is extremely useful for the rest of your life, and fascinating to learn. *Prerequisites* Curiosity about the world of business and current affairs. Not afraid of math & numbers. Have some ideas about stockmarket (can name at least 10 companies on the stockmarket). Complete a couple reading items before class. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 24 (max 25) Section 2: Full! (max 25) |
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| L1439: Leadership Difficulty: * | Karla Van Havel, Ashley Van Havel | |
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Learn about different kinds of leadership along with how and why each kind is important to society. Find out how you can make a difference in your community and why leadership is important. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 14 (max 15) |
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| L1508: College Bound Difficulty: ** | Aaron Fulk | |
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Get information about the college application process including financial aid info. and help with writing essays. We will go through exercises with students to help them think about the ideal college for him or her. The teachers include a former admissions counselor and college access non-profit employees. *Prerequisites* A strong desire to enroll in college |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
10-11 Enrollment Section 1: 24 (max 25) |
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| L1379: Think for yourself Full! Difficulty: ** | Mia Divecha, Thomas Hendee | |
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The newspaper says one thing, your parents say another, and your friends something else. How do you determine what you really think about an issue? Decipher facts from biases, decode analysis, and come to your own conclusion using different analytical techniques. Come explore the depths of your own mind! *Prerequisites* An open mind! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) |
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| L1222: Marshmallow Challenge - Collaboration, Prototyping, and Design Thinking Difficulty: ** | Renata Aryanti | |
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How tall can you build a tower using marshmallow, spagetti and masking tape ? Why is this class useful for my life ? Come and be pleasantly surprised. You’ll build the tower and then we’ll talk about collaboration, prototyping and design thinking. *Prerequisites* Enthusiasm and willingness to work in a team. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 20) |
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| L1368: Giving Better Gifts: a Crash Course in Design Thinking Difficulty: ** | christin staubo | |
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As a human, you’ve likely received gifts, some better than others. What makes a good gift good and more importantly how can we avoid giving terrible gifts? Join us for an introduction to the creative fuel that is Stanford’s Design Thinking process. *Prerequisites* An interest in design and crafting innovative experiences |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) |
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| L1390: Introduction to Philosophy (1 of 4): Origins of Philosophical Thinking Full! Difficulty: *** | Erik Youngs | |
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A brief overview of the main concepts of the ancient philosophers Plato and Aristotle and how the ideas of these thinkers relate to each other, as well as their historical importance. Lecture will last approximately 30 minutes with a concluding 15 minute question and answer session. *Prerequisites* An interest in different and challenging ideas and a willingness to participate in the discussion component of the class as well as respectful attentiveness during the lecture. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 35) |
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| L1496: So you have a product idea…now what? How to turn a good idea into a great business Difficulty: ** | Tyler Bengtson | |
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Have you ever looked at something and thought, “I wish it could do this,” or “If it were just improved in this way, everyone would probably want one.” Those are product ideas.
Unfortunately, in the “real” world, product ideas are not really worth much—people all over the world come up with great ideas every day. The difference however is in having a solid business plan that can take that idea and change the world with it—now that is valuable. That is what this class is about. We will cover real-world examples and use industry-leading techniques and tools—including ones I have used to drive million dollar decisions and launch whole new businesses—but discuss them in ways that are easy to understand and apply. This class is for you if: - You want to understand how companies make money (and why many companies don’t) - You want to start your own business or app someday and would like to avoid some common pitfalls - You plan to work for a company someday and want to be able to choose one that will be successful - You plan to be an engineer, a designer, or a business leader - You have an invention in mind already or just want to learn about the practical steps that transform good ideas into great businesses And bring your idea! There will be time to work on select ideas as a class, and plenty of open Q&A at the end. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 37 (max 40) |
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| L1570: Seize the College Interview Full! Difficulty: * | Tiffany Tseng | |
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Are you a high school junior planning to apply to college in the fall? You may need to go through the college interview process! This class will help you prepare for a college interview and think about how to approach the questions you may be asked.
I have been an interviewer for MIT for the past two years and can share some of my experiences. *Prerequisites* None, but should be a high school junior to sign up. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
11-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 28) |
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| L1321: Making Good Decisions Difficulty: * | Somik Raha | |
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This course will give an introduction to the philosophy of Decision Analysis, knowing which, students will be able to assess the quality of their own decisions. Group exercises will help keep the learning experiential. *Prerequisites* An open mind. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 43 (max 150) |
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| L1328: The Philosophy of Star Wars Difficulty: * | Timothy Huang, Josh Parnell | |
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In this course, we will explore the connections between the Star Wars movies (Episodes 1 through 6) and real life. We will examine key philosophies (i.e. light side vs. dark side) presented by the characters (Yoda, Anakin, etc.) and the plot of the movies. Lastly, we’ll discover how these ideas relate back to you and how you should lead your life.
*May the force be with you…always!* *Prerequisites* You should have some prior knowledge of Star Wars! (Having seen one of the movies will suffice). |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 25) Section 2: 24 (max 25) |
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| L1362: Think for Yourself Full! Difficulty: ** | Mia Divecha, Thomas Hendee | |
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The newspaper says one thing, your parents say another, and your friends something else. How do you determine what you really think about an issue? Decipher facts from biases, decode analysis, and come to your own conclusion using different analytical techniques. Come explore the depths of your own mind! *Prerequisites* An open mind. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) |
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| L1391: Introduction to Philosophy (2 of 4): Rationalism and Empiricism Difficulty: *** | Erik Youngs | |
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A brief overview of the main concepts of Early Modern Philosophy of the 17th and 18th Centuries by focusing on the views of the French rationalist Rene Descartes and the British empiricist John Locke. Emphasis will be placed on how the ideas of these thinkers relate to each other, as well as their historical importance. Lecture will last approximately 30 minutes with a concluding 15 minute question and answer session. *Prerequisites* An interest in different and challenging ideas and a willingness to participate in the discussion component of the class as well as respectful attentiveness during the lecture. **Note: One does NOT need to first take Introduction to Philosophy 1 before taking this course.** |
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Section 1: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 24 (max 35) |
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| L1444: presentation skills Difficulty: * | Karla Van Havel | |
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Learn what makes a good presenter, how to communicate your ideas, and how to influence by knowing your audience. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 16 (max 21) |
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| L1536: Making the world a better place, one community at a time. Difficulty: ** | Samri Tessema | |
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Are you a leader? Are you a change maker?
Do you see a need in your community? Do you want to find ways of filling that need? What is sustainable community building? This is a focus group-style course in which I will help students to develop their community improvement ideas, and find ways to begin implementing them. We will use fun activities in class to test our community building projects. *Prerequisites* Motivated young people who want to make their communities stronger! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 7 (max 10) |
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| L1329: Happiness and Finding your Passion Difficulty: ** | Aditya Todi | |
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The course will teach students some ways to find happiness in their day to day life and will establish a stage for them to think about things they like and possible majors for college. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sun 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 14 (max 15) Section 2: 14 (max 15) |
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| L1466: Practicing Random Acts of Kindness Full! Difficulty: * | Marta Hanson | |
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Ever heard of random acts of kindness? Come learn about what they are, why they matter, and how they can change the world - and then do one yourself! *Prerequisites* "Everybody can be great because anybody can serve... you only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love." -Martin Luther King, Jr. (so... none!) |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sun 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-8 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) Section 2: Full! (max 15) |
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| L1470: Head over Heels Full! Difficulty: * | Kate Thomas | |
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omg shoes! …Functional pieces of art that have the power to make political statements, define a cultural era, and even make you taller!
This class takes a look at everything you’ve ever wanted to know about shoes, including but not limited to: The history of shoes Shoes in popular books and movies The art of shoe shopping |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—12:45pm Section 2: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) |
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| L1502: Courtroom Debate Strategies Difficulty: ** | thia konda | |
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Courtroom Debate Strategies- Pre Law
An introduction to the courtroom through mock trials. Plaintiff and Defendant opening statements and introduction to the trials. *Prerequisites* Prerequisites: Open to any pre law students or anyone interested in the legal profession. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sun 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-11 Enrollment Section 1: 15 (max 16) Section 2: Full! (max 16) |
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| L1550: Inspiring Series - Lessons from Muhammad Ali Full! Difficulty: ** | Saad Bhamla | |
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Ever wonder what makes great champions? What drives them? What inspires them?
In this class, we will take a glimpse into the life of Ali - nicknamed ‘The Greatest’ - who won the World Heavyweight Championship three times. But Ali was more than just a boxer - he was a social activist, a non-conformist, someone who stood for more than just boxing. And was willing to to stand for it even if it meant losing everything else he had worked for. We will discuss about Ali’s life and understand what we can learn about life from this ‘boxing philosopher’. Famous Ali quote - ” I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.” *Prerequisites* 1) Have a one minute inspiring story to share. 2) Name at least one role model who you look up to. 3) Have a goal/dream. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 7) |
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Lunch
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Enjoy a break for lunch with your friends! Please register for at least one lunch period. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 2: Sat 1:00pm—1:45pm Section 3: Sun 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 4: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 964 (max 5000) Section 2: 682 (max 5000) Section 3: 801 (max 5000) Section 4: 694 (max 5000) |
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Life Skills
| L1319: The Value of Values Difficulty: ** | Somik Raha | |
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This class will take a look at the value of values, and share case studies and stories of organizations and institutions that have aligned their decisions with their deepest values and acted as beyond-profits. In particular, we will examine examples from the airline industry, the automobile industry, the software industry and martial arts.
We will examine a framework to understand one’s own values and communicate them using value diagrams. The class will be interactive and examine practical questions that come up around being true to one’s deepest values. *Prerequisites* An open mind |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 17 (max 200) |
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| L1341: How to draw anything… FAST: The principles of sketching applied to all endeavours in life Difficulty: ** | Melquiades Olivares | |
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Learn how to draw anything (awesome skill), and in learning, learn how to succeed in any endeavor in life.
This class is simple: step 1.) Learn how to draw like the old masters (even if you can’t draw now) using the method I was taught when I was your age. THUS: Be able to sketch anything. step 2.) Apply the method/principles you learned from drawing to all aspects of your life. step 3.) Win at life. This is a class that teaches a skill and a set of principles that will allow you to excel in any endeavor, in any part of life…ever…forever..(sounds too good right?) DO you like drawing? hate drawing? wish you could draw? know you can draw? know you are the worst artist in the world? know for a fact you can draw better than I can because you are the best? GREAT. this class is for you. Learn how to draw/sketch like the old masters. quickly! this translates into illustrations, comic books, fine art, graphic design, etc etc etc. Being able to visually communicate ideas is important for every major, every profession from math intensive engineers to artsy marketing specialists. An illustration (often on a napkin) is worth 1000 words (and some venture capital). Being able to draw anything from a product to a brain map to your dog will prove useful forever. HOWEVER: you will also learn a powerful set of tools while you are drawing with this method. 1.) how to remove your ego/emotions from a problem/task at hand. 2.) how to not give up ever (though there is another class offered only on this subject ) 3.) how to set goals. (no one teaches this anymore its crazy) 4.) how to never fail again. 5.) best way to start a new project 6.) how to become truly confident in a skill 7.) how to tackle overwhelming challenges. “Can you even draw mr. instructor? you sound like an over confident pompous jerk” Yes, I was trained in illustration by Disney’s Ryman institute and have sketched alongside real Disney artists in their studios in Glendale. Since then I have used those skills in freelance illustration, graphic design, web design, tattoo design, sticker design, toy design. etc… and no I’m not a jerk. However, using the same principles (no joke) I learned when I was trained to draw in highschool (very specific, easy to teach, principles that you will be taught). I have become the main PR representative for a Lunar Lander team racing to land on the moon, planned a successful international musical tour for a 19 person band, embarked on a yearlong journey to speak 9 languages (3 down), Am creating the future marines of creative consulting at Techshop Inc, Learned 8 musical instruments, Submitted a toy to the new york toy fair a month ago, Worked in Tokyo for 3 months for the largest train company in all of Japan writing reports, (now if that’s not a weird enough list of random stuff…) Drawing can teach you all this? It can. come hang out. Its going to be fun. Plus you get to draw for three hours, which is cool. parents can come too, if they’re cool. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sun 10:00am—11:45am Section 3: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 4: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) Section 2: 28 (max 30) Section 3: 28 (max 30) Section 4: Full! (max 30) |
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| L1402: The Art of the Epic Speech Difficulty: * | Dersu Abolfathi, Austin Meyer | |
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Ever wish none of it had happened? “So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for us to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
So said Gandalf Stormcrow to Frodo Baggins, who faced a seemingly unsurmountable task ahead of him. It is often the case that such inconceivable acts heroism,, such as Frodo’s quest to destroy the ring, are inspired and derived from the epic speeches that precede them. Yet, giving epic speeches holds a firm place in our day to day lives. Drawing cues from classics such as the Lord of the Rings and Braveheart, this class will explore techniques and methods for performing meaningful and emphatic epic speeches. Join us for a class that will inspire, enlighten, and instill a strength within you that you never knew existed. *Prerequisites* Passion; Love for epicness |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 23 (max 25) |
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| L1551: Inspiring Series - Lessons from Lance Armstrong Full! Difficulty: ** | Saad Bhamla | |
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Ever wonder what makes great champions? What drives them? What inspires them?
In this class, we will take a glimpse into the life of Lance - nicknamed ‘The Boss’ - who won the Tour De France, an unprecedented seven times, after having survived testicular cancer. We will discuss about Lance’s life and understand what we can learn from this champion who has inspired thousands of lives. Famous Lance quote - ” Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.” *Prerequisites* 1) Have a one minute inspiring story to share. 2) Name at least one role model who you look up to. 3) Have a goal/dream. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 7) |
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| L1571: What is Happiness and how can YOU attain it? Full! Difficulty: * | Eden Mesfin, Issra Omer | |
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This class will teach you the skills needed towards living a happy and fulfilling life. We will teach you how to balance different aspects your life, from school to relationships, and how to incorporate positivity into your daily life. We will cover different topics, such as stress management, healthy eating, meditation, self-reflection, and more. We want you to leave with an appreciation for yourself and others. *Prerequisites* N/A |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 2: Sun 2:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) Section 2: Full! (max 15) |
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| L1306: Never Give Up! Difficulty: ** | Fatema AlGharbi | |
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In this class we will learn how to not give up! We will look at successful people in life, watch some clips and listen to stories, then we will have some challenging tasks as well. *Prerequisites* Learn for fun! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-10 Enrollment Section 1: 26 (max 30) |
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| L1404: Crafting the Ultimate College Application Essay Full! Difficulty: * | Rachel Cota-Hochstetler | |
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Everyone has a story that is worth telling- are you ready to share yours when it counts most?
The thought of writing your college application essays may seem intimidating now, but after attending this workshop you’ll be prepared and even excited for the task. Together we’ll complete topic brainstorming activities (that don’t even feel like brainstorming!), small group discussions and review important tips so that you leave with at least one essay topic as well as the confidence you need to apply anywhere. *Prerequisites* A willingness to participate in a hands-on workshop. You will get as much out of it as you put into it! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 12) |
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| L1471: Pathways to high income careers Difficulty: * | Tim Jaconette | |
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This course will explain a number of high income occupations and how you can go about find a job working in these fields.
Sometimes advance planning is necessary to pursue a career that yields a large salary. We will discuss college majors, entry level jobs, working conditions and strategies for developing a career path that leads to a high income occupation. We will focus specifically on careers that pay in the top 5-10% of American incomes. This will be an honest and straightforward course. We will also discuss the hardships often associated with pursuing high income careers. *Prerequisites* This course is appropriate for any age or level. This course will present options for academically gifted students and also for students who have trouble in school. We will present high income careers for any type of person. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 180 (max 200) |
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| L1492: Introduction to Philosophy (3 of 4): Skepticism and Belief Difficulty: *** | Erik Youngs | |
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A brief overview of the main concepts of the Scottish skeptic David Hume and how the German thinker Immanuel Kant attempted to answer Hume’s skepticism with his own philosophy, which has skeptical implications of its own. Emphasis will be placed on how the ideas of these thinkers relate to each other, as well as their historical importance. Lecture will last approximately 30 minutes with a concluding 15 minute question and answer session. *Prerequisites* An interest in different and challenging ideas and a willingness to participate in the discussion component of the class as well as respectful attentiveness during the lecture. **Note: One does NOT need to first take Introduction to Philosophy 1 and 2 before taking this course.** |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 30 (max 35) |
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| L1284: Real life: Getting a Job Difficulty: * | Tin Tin Wisniewski | |
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What is a job? Learn how to deal with the various aspects of the job search and work life, for example resume writing, job interviewing, thank you letters, and, ultimately, entertaining job offers and position. *Prerequisites* List 3 skills or positive qualities |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sat 11:00am—11:45am Section 3: Sun 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 14 (max 15) Section 2: Full! (max 15) Section 3: 14 (max 15) |
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| L1474: Public speaking interactive workshop Full! Difficulty: ** | Tim Jaconette | |
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We will work together to practice and improve public speaking skills. Each student will deliver a short impromptu speech. Instruction will be offered but this will be a group activity class where learning will also come from practice and peer critique. If you are not already comfortable talking in front of others, please choose a different class.
Class is taught by a graduate of Stanford’s communication program. This class is only offered for 10 students. If you sign up please show up! If you are on the fence about attending or plan to skip class please register for a different class. Please arrive on time. Please bring a pencil or pen to class. *Prerequisites* Must be willing and able to speak in front of other people in a group setting. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) |
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| L1537: Practical Goal Setting and Achievement! Difficulty: ** | Timothy Huang | |
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Ever set a New Years Resolution?
Ever fail to follow through with it? In this class, you’ll learn how to craft goals and goal statements that you will actually achieve! You’ll learn why people often fail to achieve their goals and resolutions, and how to follow through with your personalized goals. *Prerequisites* An open mind. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 9 (max 10) |
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| L1257: It's your life, isn't it time you made things happen? Difficulty: * | David Liguori | |
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Ever wonder how or why things always seem to work out for some people but not others? Is it pure luck, or do we actually have the ability to have a greater influence over our reality than we think.
If you really want to know, come with an open mind and be prepared to push the limits of your beliefs about yourself. You really can be more and do more than you think, once you know how. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm Section 3: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
11-12 Enrollment Section 1: 9 (max 12) Section 2: 11 (max 12) Section 3: 5 (max 12) |
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| L1299: Compass to College…and Confidence! Difficulty: * | Marci Reichelstein | |
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Gain an overview of year-by-year planning to best ensure college admission into your ‘best-fit’ colleges. More importantly, learn how you can start building exceptional academic and extra-curricular experiences EARLY. Dare to take a UNIQUE deep dive into something that fascinates YOU! You”ll build way more than a ‘life-force’ for your college applications. The end-benefits are resilience, resourcefulness and a ‘can-do’ confidence that will serve you for the rest of your life. *Prerequisites* An open mind. Ability to view problems as opportunities. Nerve to reinvent yourself. Capacity to learn from failure. Energy. Imagination. Tenacity. Desire. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 49 (max 50) |
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| L1327: Cracking the ACT Difficulty: ** | Teresa Nguyen | |
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Thinking about standardized testing, specifically taking the ACT? The test can be a lot easier than you think! In this course, we will go over the most common questions that appear on the ACT, go through each category (English, Math, Reading, and Science) and develop techniques on how to tackle each section, and finally, learn tricks (yes, real tricks) to beat this test! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm Section 2: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 37 (max 40) Section 2: 21 (max 40) |
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| L1387: How to Be A World Changer Difficulty: ** | Lucy Litvak, Eva Orbuch | |
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Do you want to change the world through activism, public service, philanthropy, etc? This class is for students who may already be involved in world-changing projects or who simply have an idea for how to do so. Whatever stage you are at in your journey of service, join us for a workshop that will give you concrete skills in finding an idea that aligns with your passions, coming up with a plan, and making it happen! *Prerequisites* No prior experience in service necessary- only a passion and desire to take action. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 13 (max 15) |
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| L1392: Introduction to Philosophy (4 of 4): Pessimism and Optimism Difficulty: *** | Erik Youngs | |
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A brief overview of the main concepts of two of the most prominent and influential 19th Century German philosophers, the pessimist Arthur Schopenhauer and his more optimistic antagonist Friedrich Nietzsche. An emphasis will be placed on how the ideas of these two thinkers relate to each other, as well as their historical importance. Lecture will last approximately 30 minutes with a concluding 15 minute question and answer session. *Prerequisites* An interest in different and challenging ideas and a willingness to participate in the discussion component of the class as well as respectful attentiveness during the lecture. **Note: One does NOT need to first take Introduction to Philosophy 1, 2, and 3 before taking this course.** |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 34 (max 35) |
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| L1454: Globe Trotting: An Introduction to the Art of Student Travel Full! Difficulty: * | Pearly Meixsel | |
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Have you ever wanted to travel the world? To experience authentic cultural experiences first hand? To go bungee-jumping in New Zealand? To see the Mona Lisa for your own eyes in Paris? To feast on the world’s freshest sushi in Japan?
Most importantly, do you hope to accomplish this before you are too old to stay in a youth hostel? Well, if so, then this course is for you. This class will explore the many facets of traveling as a young adult in today’s world. It will be taught in an informal lecture setting to provide students with resources that will help them succeed as travelers before reaching retirement. Topics include: -How to Choose a Destination -How to Travel Safely -How to Travel on a Budget -Suggestions on Where to Go Before You’re Too Old! *Prerequisites* Essential: An insatiable desire to see as much of the world as possible, as soon as possible. Recommended: Before class, take time to brainstorm and write down any questions you may have about travel. That way this course will hopefully clarify student travel as much as possible. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sun 4:00pm—4:45pm Section 3: Sun 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 21) Section 2: Full! (max 21) Section 3: Full! (max 21) |
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| L1524: Public Speaking Boot Camp Difficulty: ** | Daniel Holstein | |
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Alright. Public speaking is amazing. Honestly, without it, I wouldn’t have even come close to getting into Stanford. It got me a few elected positions, allowed me to stand up to some really unjust policies, and leave high school with a bang. If you want to improve or fine tune your public speaking, this class is for you. EVERYONE will get practice time. EVERYONE will get feedback. EVERYONE will be taught some basic skillz. Small groups at first, then a finale in front of a large group. Now, this course will be no walk in the park. It will be tough. Including writing and delivering your own, 1-minute speech. But by the end, I hope you will be pretty dang satisfied with the results: your new public speaking skillzzz. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—5:45pm Section 2: Sun 2:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 28 (max 30) Section 2: Full! (max 30) |
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| L1256: Discover Your Destiny Full! Difficulty: ** | Melanie Hayes | |
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What should you do with your life? How do you figure out what you are meant to be doing? What are your authentic talents, interests, and possibilities? Using some off-the-wall life coaching techniques, this class will help you work it out. *Prerequisites* Keep a dream journal for two weeks before the class. (Write down everything you remember about your dreams the minute you wake up. Bring the journal with you to class. You may edit out anything you don't wish to share.) |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) |
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| L1280: Treadmills, Tracks, and Trails: How To Become A Runner Full! Difficulty: * | Casi Lumbra, Bonnie McLindon | |
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Lean the basics of a lifelong activity: running! We will cover training theories, different race types, racing strategy, running shoes, injury prevention, track use, and motivational techniques. We hope you’ll be running out the door when you leave! *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 50) |
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| L1340: Planning a UC Transfer Difficulty: * | Kevin Liang | |
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This course is geared towards students who are thinking about pursuing a UC transfer. You will learn how to know if you should pursue a UC transfer, how to take advantage of it, and finally be a successful transfer. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 38 (max 60) |
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| L1501: Growing Creativity Difficulty: * | Nishant Jacob, Tianay Pulphus | |
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Growing Creativity is a class on the Design Process and Design Thinking. Design Thinking is a methodology that teaches students to creatively solve problems in their lives. Creative confidence comes from repeated practice using a human-centered creative process to solve problem scenarios called design challenges. After using the process on these challenges, students will have another tool, the design thinking process, to apply towards solving real life problems.
The class will be run in the form of a workshop centered on a design challenge that relates to an experience all the students are familiar with, such as redesigning the lunch experience or redesigning the school backpack. The workshop consists of exercises including interviews to understand your user, ways to define your users needs, group brainstorming to get tons of great ideas, prototyping to test those ideas quickly and user feedback to build on those ideas. The workshop emphasizes 3 primary mindsets: - Human centered or user centered design with a focus on empathy - Bias towards action, prototyping and rapid testing - Ideating, brainstorming and inspiring creative confidence *Prerequisites* Willingness to be a creative, passionate team player . |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm Section 2: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm Section 3: Sun 10:00am—11:45am Section 4: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-10 Enrollment Section 1: 47 (max 50) Section 2: 45 (max 50) Section 3: 48 (max 50) Section 4: Full! (max 50) |
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| L1509: Critical Media Consumption Difficulty: ** | Yen Le, Aida Mbowa | |
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Facebook ads, t.v news, pop-ups and billboards! We live in a world with unprecedented levels of media consumption. Learn how to nurture a critical lens that lets you decipher hidden agendas in advertising, sniff out stereotypes, see the bias in US news reporting and dodge harmful messages in entertainment. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 2: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 2: 19 (max 28) |
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| L1535: Anyone can make it - success stories from underrepresented students at Stanford Difficulty: * | Jeff Simon | |
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School is so boring. Classes, grades, homework, tests, it’s all so useless, right?
As true as it seems, it all has a purpose. In this class, you’ll talk to students from underrepresented backgrounds who made it to Stanford. These students thought the same things as you when they were in school and fought hard to get through it. They’ll tell their stories and provide their thoughts on the key elements to success as an student from an underserved or underrepresented area. The point - ANYBODY who works hard can make it to college (even Stanford!) and be successful. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 132 (max 200) |
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Mathematics and Computer Science
| M1498: Functional Programming Difficulty: ** | Daniel Jackoway | |
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Learn about functional programming, a different approach to programming than the object-oriented and imperative types with which you are likely more familiar. See the power of treating functions just like any other data type—passing them as parameters to functions, returning them from functions, and storing them in variables. *Prerequisites* Basic knowledge of programming. Familiarity with functions/methods, variables, loops, etc. Some exposure to recursion is a plus. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 96 (max 150) |
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| M1394: Android Development Crash Course Difficulty: *** | Madiha Mubin | |
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An opportunity to learn and create a quick android application! Learn few features that Android provides, customize views to make them look more visually pleasing.
Go over quick tutorial (step-by-step) of how to create a simple application that works on Android phone and then spend rest of the time create your very own! *Prerequisites* Should know Java. If you have a laptop, please bring it. If you have Eclipse downloaded on your computer, that's even better. If you don't have a computer, don't worry, we will find a way to make sure you have a great time! |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
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10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 13 (max 14) |
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| M1430: Loans and Banks Difficulty: *** | Fatema AlGharbi | |
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Did you ever wonder how you could take a loan from the bank? how much you will be paying? What is interest rate? Monthly payment? In this class will learn how to take a loan from the bank and how to find the monthly payment and annual payment. *Prerequisites* You should be familiar with Segma notation. This class is mostly MATH. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
11-12 Enrollment Section 1: 11 (max 20) |
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| M1507: Solving the Cube - An Introduction to Speedcubing Difficulty: ** | Lucas Garron | |
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With the launch of http://speedcubing.com/ and modern cubing competitions, the Rubik’s cube has become the center of a large community of so-called “cubers” who learn advanced techniques to solve puzzles.
However, it’s not very hard to get started. In this class, I will be teaching a simple (“layer-by-layer”) solution that should make it easy to solve your own cube in a minute or two. *Prerequisites* You should bring your own cube to the class. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 15 (max 16) |
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| M1305: Developing Mobile application - Android 101 Difficulty: ** | Narendran Thiagarajan | |
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Intro to mobile applications, how they are different from traditional apps, sudden explosion of mobile apps, app store.
Main focus will be on learning android framework. Look at some exciting applications and games on android and learn how they work. Learn the basics of developing android application and hands-on exercise developing a simple application. *Prerequisites* Java knowledge recommended. Bring laptop (if you have one) Bring android phone (if you have one) |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 17 (max 20) |
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| M1443: Math Storytime Full! Difficulty: ** | Peter Diao | |
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What have mathematicians learned? What kinds of questions are they still hoping to address?
We will begin by trying to answer two questions that have led to some surprising developments in math. 1) What are numbers? 2) What are shapes? And continue on to describe examples of some modern achievements and open questions. *Prerequisites* This course will be low on technical content. Comfortableness with arithmetic and algebraic manipulations will be helpful. “Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Einstein. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) |
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| M1322: Prisoner Games Difficulty: ** | Megan Bernstein, Christopher Henderson, Simon Rubinstein-Salzedo | |
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You’ve probably heard some of those puzzles about wardens asking prisoners to play some game and, against all our expectations, come up with a strategy that wins a large amount of the time. We’ll take a look at some of these games and work out strategies to win them. In doing so, we’ll see some cool mathematics. This course will also have real-life applications, since you never know when it might be helpful to have a winning strategy: if you’re ever (wrongfully, we hope!) arrested and forced by an evil warden to play one of these games, you’ll probably escape unscathed! *Prerequisites* Willingness to wear hats, flip light switches, and open boxes. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 39 (max 40) |
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| M1339: Social Business and Online Community Management Difficulty: * | Andrew Jordan | |
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Aligning social media initiatives to business financials.
The primary keys for successfully implementing social media in business, are having a strategy and developing a plan with goals and measurable objectives. *Prerequisites* A passion for social media |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 20 (max 25) Section 2: Full! (max 25) |
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| M1557: COMAP Mathematical Contest in Modeling Training Session Difficulty: ** | Andrew Spann | |
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The COMAP High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling challenges a team of four students to write an applied mathematics paper in just 36 hours. In this class we’ll learn how to use our knowledge of mathematics to tackle open-ended problems that have no textbook solution. The class will be divided into two parts: in the first hour we’ll quickly explain what the contest is and how to enter it for those who haven’t participated before and we’ll let the students who have done the contest discuss their experiences. In the second hour of the class we’ll look at specific examples of former problems to get a feel for how to turn these multifaceted questions into something we can approach in a systematic manner. If you’re a senior then you won’t be able to participate in next year’s contest but there’s a college version awaiting you and we’ll talk about that too. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 21 (max 30) |
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| M1423: Fractal Reality! Difficulty: ** | Curtis Andrus, Jon Hsieh | |
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From the rings of Saturn to the antenna in your phone, fractals are all around us!
Join us on an exploration of fractal concepts and real-life applications. *Prerequisites* Gotta know some math. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 20) |
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| M1264: How does computer generated animation work? Difficulty: *** | Salik Syed | |
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This class will explore the mathematical and computational techniques that are used to create a CG movie such as Avatar, Toy Story or Shrek.
Students will learn about different methods of representing shapes within a computer as well as how those descriptions are “rendered” into the beautiful images we see in theaters. *Prerequisites* Some knowledge of calculus may be helpful. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) Section 2: 14 (max 15) |
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| M1320: How to get into the videogame industry Difficulty: * | Alex Handy | |
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This course will examine what is needed to find work in the videogames industry. This class is applicable to artists, writers, programmers, and musicians who love video games and want to create them for a living. *Prerequisites* A love of videogames and some creativity. |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm Section 3: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 4: Sat 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 29 (max 30) Section 2: Full! (max 30) Section 3: 29 (max 30) Section 4: Full! (max 30) |
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| M1432: Finite Group Theory Difficulty: *** | Daniel Whalen | |
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Group theory serves as a foundation for most other branches of mathematics and are essential for everything ranging from symmetry to modern particle physics. This class will teach the theory in the Moore method; you will not be lectured at, but as a group you will rederive the theorems yourselves. *Prerequisites* Knowledge of how to construct a proof and what integers and rational numbers are. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 4 (max 10) |
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| M1457: Introduction to Programming Applications with Python Full! Difficulty: ** | Ralf Lin | |
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This course mainly focuses on providing students a perspective that programming can be of great daily use. We will first provide some basic knowledge about computer programming with Python. Then we’ll move on to see some basic applications of Python in daily life. Finally, we will walk through the process building up a program which automatically downloads stock data from online sources and illustrates them in a stock chart. In-class labs will be the main part of the course to help students truly understand the basics of programming applications.
Do bring your own laptop if you can, although we will try our best to offer access to computers. *Prerequisites* No previous programming experience is required, but some initial interest in the field is highly appreciated. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) |
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Materials for this class include:
Python Platform-Mac Version,
Python Platform-Windows Version,
Python Platform Installation Guide-Mac Version
Click here to view all 11 documents for Introduction to Programming Applications with Python |
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| M1515: Metric Spaces and Topology Difficulty: *** | Daniel Zaharopol | |
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Deep mathematics comes from taking simple concepts and generalizing them. Maybe you think you understand the idea of distance. Generalize it, and you get a “metric space,” a new object that satisfies all of the basic properties of distance but does far more interesting things than happen in our world.
With metric spaces, we can understand the idea of continuous functions more deeply; we can start to understand the mathematical field of topology; we can prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions to differential equations; and much more. This class will offer a fast-paced introduction to the theory of metric spaces and a look at what you can do with them. *Prerequisites* This class will move very, very quickly. Some experience dealing with abstract math --- or some willingness to be very lost in a math class --- is required. No other mathematics beyond basic high school algebra is necessary; we're going to start from basic principles and build up. |
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Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 27 (max 30) |
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| M1517: Conundrums and Paradoxes Full! Difficulty: ** | Daniel Zaharopol | |
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Imagine two teams of tennis players, the Avengers and the Bobcats. When every Avenger plays every Bobcat, the Avengers win more games. Now each gets a new player, and the Avengers’ new player is better than the Bobcats new player… but now when every Avenger plays every Bobcat, the Bobcats win more games. How did that happen?
Come to this class and explore three dice A, B, and C so that A usually beats B, B usually beats C, and C usually beats A. Discover why sometimes you should choose to play against a stronger opponent more than a weaker one. Most importantly, learn how to think clearly about difficult problems. *Prerequisites* You should understand basic ideas of probability. Also, one example will use some algebra, but you can understand the rest of the class without it. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
7-9 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) |
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| M1240: Fun with GF's (Generating Functions) Difficulty: *** | Jin Pan | |
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From modelling dice to generating Fibonacci numbers, GF’s are essential to finding applications for advanced algebra.
Coupled with characteristic polynomials, they can be an extremely powerful tool in abstract algebra. The goal of this course is to provide a nice introduction to GF’s. *Prerequisites* Strong algebra skills highly recommended |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm Section 2: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 26 (max 30) Section 2: Full! (max 30) |
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| M1461: Computational Biology Difficulty: ** | Tiffany Chen, Karen Sachs, Debashis Sahoo | |
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How to use computers to understand biology? In particular, we will discuss the modern day challenges of understanding biological mysteries. You will also learn how to discover relationships between genes using computational techniques. *Prerequisites* Section 1 is for any student who is interested in computers and biology. Section 2 is for students who have learned some general biology (inheritance, the central dogma) and wish to understand more complex computational approaches and biological concepts. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) Section 2: 9 (max 10) |
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| M1400: Introduction to Programming with Python Difficulty: ** | Anshul Nigham, Robert Tirrell | |
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This course will introduce you to how easy programming can be. After some basic material you’ll see some of the cool things that you can do even with some simple knowledge of programming. *Prerequisites* Only an interest in programming! Note: If possible, please bring your own laptop to use for this class! We will only have a few available. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 28 (max 30) |
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| M1294: Facebook Apps! Learn to make one! Full! Difficulty: ** | Alvin Sng | |
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Always wondered how on earth are facebook apps made? Well this class will show you how! Since making facebook apps requires web programming experience I will try to make the class fun and easy to understand by not going too in depth at the programming. Although the class may be optimal if you have previous web programming experience, it is open to all students, even if you never programmed it before. *Prerequisites* Prefer if you have web programming experience, all code will be in PHP. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) |
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| M1316: Simplifying Complexity in Computer Science Difficulty: ** | Wendy Mu, Frank Wang | |
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In this class, we will explore two categories of “speed” in computer science. The first part of the class will introduce two categories of quickness in computer science. Specifically, we will introduce the notions of P and NP, which are still not very well understood by computer scientists. Unfortunately, most problems in real life can only be solved in NP time (the slower category). In the second part of the course, we will show different ways to get around this, using randomness and approximation. *Prerequisites* Basic Algebra, some computer science knowledge would be preferred but not required. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 7 (max 50) |
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| M1441: Undecidability Difficulty: ** | Joe Zimmerman | |
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There are some problems that no computer program can solve. Not just problems like “compose a great symphony” or “print the meaning of life” — specific, well-defined, and surprisingly natural computational problems for which we can prove mathematically that no program can solve them. In this course, we will see some of these problems; along the way, we will also discover precisely what we mean by “program”, and we will explore some wacky and probably counter-intuitive facts about infinity. *Prerequisites* Some notion of what computer programs look like and what it's like to write one. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 15 (max 150) |
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| M1462: Introduction to Economic Data Analysis with Gretl Difficulty: ** | Ralf Lin | |
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Running and interpreting economic data is the key part in most empirical economic studies. This course will provide an introduction on how to run economic data using different models, using the Gretl Platform. In this course, students will get to know not only how to build up a model, but how to interpret the model and data as well. Some math derivation will be demonstrated to be the basis for the models but none of them is required. Remember, applications are the core content of this course.
Bring your own laptop if you can, although we’ll try our best to provide access to computers. *Prerequisites* Some interest in data analysis is highly appreciated, but not required. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 11 (max 30) |
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Materials for this class include:
[FOR MAC]Gretl PLATFORM-1,
[FOR MAC]Gretl PLATFORM-2,
[FOR WINDOWS]Gretl PLATFORM
Click here to view all 7 documents for Introduction to Economic Data Analysis with Gretl |
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| M1282: Retrograde Analysis Chess Problems Difficulty: ** | Theodore Hwa | |
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Retrograde analysis chess problems are a type of chess logic puzzle. You are given a position, and asked to deduce something about it, such as:
What were the last several moves played? Is there a game leading to this position? What is the shortest game leading to this position? We only assume that games are legal, not well-played, so no chess skill is required. If you are a chess player of any skill level that likes logic puzzles, you should find these problems enjoyable. *Prerequisites* Knowledge of the rules of chess. No particular skill level is required. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—12:45pm Section 2: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 11 (max 12) Section 2: Full! (max 12) |
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| M1499: MapReduce Difficulty: ** | Daniel Jackoway | |
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Learn about MapReduce, a system that Google developed for distributing data analysis over thousands of machines. *Prerequisites* General programming knowledge. Familiarity with functions/methods, variables, loops, etc. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 17 (max 150) |
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| M1518: Fun with Pi Difficulty: * | Debashis Sahoo | |
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Lets have fun with a mathematical constant Pi ($$\pi$$). We will discover the amazing history of $$\pi$$. How to compute the values of $$\pi$$? You might discover that $$\pi$$ has more than enough ingredients to spice up your life. *Prerequisites* None. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 28 (max 30) Section 2: 13 (max 30) |
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| M1262: Introduction to Artificial Intellience Difficulty: *** | Peter Pham | |
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Perspectives and techniques in artificial intelligence. Depending on interest, we will cover basic algorithms in one or more of the following areas: motion planning, natural language processing, vision, classification. *Prerequisites* Probability background will be very useful. Programming background is helpful. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 3: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: 19 (max 20) Section 3: 11 (max 20) |
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| M1287: Code Making and Breaking: Math Rules Cyberspace Difficulty: ** | Travis Hassloch | |
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Learn how to make and break codes you can use with friends on SMS, email, or IM. See how it is used by spies to hide messages, by the military to win wars, by hackers to break into wireless networks, by web sites to protect their users, by banks to protect their money, by people to cheat at online poker, and by individuals to protect their privacy. It will be fun, not difficult, but I will give you all the information you need to advance as far as you want afterwards. *Prerequisites* basic algebra |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—4:45pm Section 2: Sat 3:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 47 (max 50) Section 2: 49 (max 50) |
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| M1310: Street-Fighting Mathematics Difficulty: ** | Greg Peairs | |
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When solving problems, as in street fighting, you want to use every tool at your disposal. While mathematical rigor has its place, we will explore a complementary set of tools—tools such as analogy, dimensional analysis, approximation, limiting cases, and symmetry—that allow us to confidently guess answers without a proof or exact calculation. These techniques can save us work, but perhaps more importantly, they can allow us to see solutions to mathematical problems in a much more intuitive way. We’ll use our new toolbox to take on some problems from geometry, physics, and economics. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 26 (max 30) |
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| M1249: The Problem of Twelve Balls Difficulty: *** | Dima Kamalov | |
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We will be solving a somewhat popular mathematics problem. It concerns one slightly lighter or heavier ball in a set of twelve, and distinguishing it through some weighings. *Prerequisites* None! Nevertheless it is a rather difficult problem with a lot of deep analysis and extensions. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm Section 2: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 14 (max 15) Section 2: 10 (max 15) |
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| M1286: An introduction to number theory and RSA cryptography Difficulty: *** | Stefan Wager | |
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How can we communicate securely over the internet? How can we send each other encrypted messages without agreeing beforehand on a key with which to encode and decode the messages? Over the course of this class, we will introduce notions about number theory, prove Fermat’s little theorem, and take a peek at one of the most widely used applications of pure mathematics. *Prerequisites* The class will focus on abstract concepts, and be proof based. Experience with proof-based mathematics is a plus; a love for problem solving is a must. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 10 (max 18) |
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| M1295: The Good Ol' HTML & CSS Class Full! Difficulty: ** | Alvin Sng | |
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I have been teaching this class at Splash quite a few times and the students really love it from the feedback I received. It is amazing how much you will learn in the 1 hour 45 minutes of this class. In this class I will show you the A-Z of making your own website! This class is open to anyone, so no previous knowledge of web design is needed. The class does move super fast so be ready to learn! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) Section 2: Full! (max 30) |
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| M1300: Bayes' Rule Difficulty: ** | Emma Pierson | |
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How will robots take over the world? Why might you not really have cancer? Why is Google such an awesome search engine? The answer to all three questions is found in Bayes’ Rule, a phenomenally important and simple mathematical law that they never teach you in high school. We will learn about its derivation, its meaning, and its applications; come join us to learn about life, death, and probability. *Prerequisites* Basic knowledge of probability |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 18 (max 30) |
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| M1446: Introduction to Game Theory Difficulty: ** | Joe Zimmerman | |
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You and a total stranger are being held prisoner, each in isolation, by the most fearsome kind of captor: the curious behavioral economist. He offers you a choice: betray your fellow prisoner, or keep silent. If both prisoners remain silent, he will release them after a month; if only one party betrays the other, the former goes free immediately and the latter is imprisoned for a year; and if both parties betray each other, they both remain captive for six months. What would you do?
Starting with the classic example of the prisoner’s dilemma, we will explore a variety of idealized games with surprisingly common real-world applications. Along the way, we will learn about expected utility, equilibria, cooperation, signaling, iterated games, common knowledge, and many other things. Students will get a chance to play games with each other during the seminar, and a plethora of 2x2 square diagrams will be drawn on the board. *Prerequisites* Basic algebra. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 23 (max 24) |
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| M1538: Origami Math Difficulty: ** | Andrea Hawksley | |
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A compass and straight-edge may be insufficient to trisect an angle, but it can be done easily just by making a few folds in the sheet of paper you were drawing on.
Learn how to trisect an angle, fold a hyperbolic paraboloid, and more in this class on the mathematics of paper folding. We will conclude the class by folding some fun geometric origami models. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 14 (max 16) Section 2: Full! (max 16) |
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| M1543: From transistors to computers Difficulty: ** | David Brody | |
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Ever wonder how your computer works? In this exploratory course students will get exposure to all the systems at work within the computer, what they do and how they work. From transistors to circuits to microprocessors and everything in between, this course is sure to have kids walking away with a more detailed understanding of how computing works in our digital age. *Prerequisites* Interest in computers; curiosity |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 75 (max 80) |
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| M1232: Puzzling Problems in Probability Difficulty: ** | Kris Sankaran | |
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We will look at some of the classic problems from beginning probability.
What kinds of problems? Well… We will finds the probability that any two people in the audience have the same birthday. We will catch a cautious counterfeiter, and also a greedy one. We will play matchmaker and collect coupons. And, of course, we will demonstrate the Monty Hall paradox—a problem stumps elementary school and graduate students with equal probability. *Prerequisites* We will review all the necessary concepts from probability, but some previous exposure to the subject might help in understanding the intuition behind the results. You won't need any algebra, geometry, or calculus. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 2: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 98 (max 100) Section 2: 13 (max 100) |
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Problems Overview
Click here to view all 1 documents for Puzzling Problems in Probability |
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| M1261: Introduction to Programming: C++ Full! Difficulty: ** | Kevin Liang | |
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Do you love the art of creating computer programs but never knew where to start? This class will help you jumpstart your programming learning experience.
Topics: User input/output, data types, if statements, while/for loops. (More as time permits) |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) |
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| M1395: Programming Games and Videos with Scratch Full! Difficulty: * | Megan Elmore, Truc Nguyen | |
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Do you like games and animation? Ever wanted to create them, not just enjoy them? You can through computer programming, and you can do it easily with Scratch! Scratch (scratch.mit.edu) is a visual, interactive programming language that lets you build games quickly without staring at lines of code on a blank screen. If you haven’t programmed before and want to get started, Scratch is the tool for you!
In this class, we will be designing and building a simple computer game and exploring what other games or videos you want to create. Bring your ideas and enthusiasm, and we’ll make something cool you can share with your friends! *Prerequisites* This class will be geared toward students who have no prior programming experience. If you have programmed before, we will try to challenge you with more complex games to program, but the start of the class may feel like a review. If you can bring a personal laptop, please do! We will be programming, not just talking, for most of the class and will ensure that everyone has a computer to work on. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-9 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) |
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| M1525: Intermediate / Advanced Programming — Visual Applications Full! Difficulty: ** | Daniel Holstein | |
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Know what an “if statement” is? A while loop? In my eyes, that classifies you as an intermediate / advanced programmer for your age group. But, are you tired of writing HUNDREDS of lines of code in Java and C++, and getting very little usable results? In this course, you’ll learn how to put your programming knowledge to VISUAL use in a few short hours. We’ll start by BREEZING through a game called “Pong”, and then get into other, more interesting examples. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) |
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| M1582: Introduction to Computer Graphics and Animation Difficulty: *** | Thomas Fu | |
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A quick introduction to computer graphics for people with a basic knowledge of computer science. Will teach you the basic skills needed to do some pretty cool 3D graphics/animation and how to turn them into movies. *Prerequisites* Basic knowledge/some experience with programming. Nothing serious, but knowing if statements, while loops, etc. would be good (if you don't know these, but really, really want to learn graphics anyway, we can deal with that too) |
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Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm |
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9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 12 (max 15) |
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| P1371: Classical Physics (1 of 5) Lectures in Physics Difficulty: *** | Jonathan Maltz | |
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Classical Mechanics and Electrodynamics. Basically the physics of the everyday world.
We introduce the concepts of Mass, Velocity, Momentum, and Energy and how they are used to describe processes as walking down the street to how planets orbit stars. This is a suggested prerequisite for the other courses. *Prerequisites* One semester of AP Calculus. (It can be this semester). This is really optional i just want you to know the notion of a derivative and an Integral. We won't be doing any real calculations. |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 22 (max 30) |
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| P1410: Quantum Mechanics: Another Aspect Difficulty: *** | Yao-Yuan Mao | |
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You probably heard about Quantum Mechanics and even some fancy terms such as the Schordinger Equation, the particle-wave duality, and the probability amplitude (it is ok if you didn’t). Anyway, the way we usually learn Quantum Mechanics is starting from some historical developments, and then setting up the mathematical framework. I’d like to do something different (so this is not going to be Quantum Mechanics 101.) Without really teaching you Quantum Mechanics, I want to discuss with you how you understand and interpret the Nature’s law. And then we will see how Quantum Mechanics differs from your “common sense.” *Prerequisites* Mathematics is not really needed. It would be better if you know some physics. |
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Section 1: Sat 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 28 (max 30) |
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| P1505: Earthquakes! Full! Difficulty: ** | Angela Chung | |
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Using the Quake Catcher Network software, hands on activities, and some fun examples, we’ll learn all about earthquakes and the instruments that we use to record them. |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sat 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) Section 2: Full! (max 15) |
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| P1546: Science And Society Roundtable Difficulty: ** | Michael Shaw | |
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A discussion of the role of science in society.
Should scientists more publicly spread and back up their beliefs about the world? Or should they get back to their labs and focus on what they do best? Is greater scientific literacy important? We will discuss these questions and more. Please come prepared with your questions, your burning desires for answers. |
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Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 16 (max 30) |
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| P1219: From Dante's Peak to Volcano: An Introduction to Volcanology Difficulty: ** | Daniel Sinnett | |
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We’ll explore the basics of volcanology by taking a look at what Hollywood gets right, and wrong, in my two favorite bad volcano movies! In the process we’ll learn some basic earth science, volcano monitoring techniques, and how they erupt.
This course should be considered a prerequisite for “Mentos and Diet Coke: A Volcano in Your Backyard!” *Prerequisites* None, except an interest in volcanoes and geology. |
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Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 18 (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) |
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| P1234: Force, Motion, and Energy Difficulty: ** | Michael Si | |
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This course will mainly focus on how to analyze forces and motions of rigid bodies via proper Free Body Diagrams (FBDs), the most basic and important tool in mechanics, as well as mechanical energy analysis. FBDs of complex systems could be quite confusing, and correct FBDs are usually the keys to the solutions of mechanics problems. Solution methods via energy approach, such as Hamiltonian and Lagrangian, will also be discussed. This is an enrichment course especially for those who are considering studying physics or engineering, as certain problems will be both interesting and challenging. *Prerequisites* The ability to draw a simple diagram is definitely required. Knowledge about Newton's Laws, friction, tension, and mechanical energy is also needed. Basic knowledge about differentiation, rotational and circular motion is recommended, but not required. |
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Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 21 (max 30) |
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| P1372: Special and General Relativity (2 of 5) in lectures in physics Difficulty: *** | Jonathan Maltz | |
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How fast is fast? What does $$ E = mc^{2}$$ and $$ G_{\mu,\nu} = \frac{8\pi G}{c^{4}}T_{\mu\nu}$$ actually mean?
The physics of the very large and the modern theory of Gravitation, that governs how stars and galaxies form, how the universe at large works, and how space and time flow. *Prerequisites* Either taking or having taken at least a basic AP Calculus course will help, but is not required. Also taking earlier courses in the series will help in the flow. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 11 (max 30) |
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| P1385: At-Home Science Experiments Difficulty: * | Carissa Filice, Sarah Macway | |
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Join us for some fun experimenting with things you can find around your house! We will do several science experiments using everyday materials, then discuss the science underlying what we see. *Prerequisites* curiosity |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-9 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 12) Section 2: 10 (max 12) |
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| P1369: Nanotoxicology: Health & Nanotechnology Difficulty: ** | Elizabeth Morin | |
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Nanotechnology… what is it and how safe is it? How do nanoscale materials differ from macroscale materials? Let’s discuss the results of safety testing for specific classes of nanomaterials and think about how small changes in structure cause big changes in safety, using predominately the research of Dr. Colvin from Rice University. Time permitting, we can have an open discussion about whether existing safety standards go far enough in protecting the public. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 20) |
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| P1235: The Physics of the Large Hadron Collider Full! Difficulty: * | Maximilian Swiatlowski | |
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The Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland has just turned on, and promises to revolutionize humanity’s understanding of the universe. Maybe you’ve heard about the Higgs Boson, Dark Matter, Supersymmetry, and more— what are all of these concepts, and how will we be able to see them at the machine? We will start with the basics of colliders and detectors, discuss the particles that may one be discovered, and even look at real data from the ATLAS experiment. If you’ve been keeping up with the latest news or if you’ve never heard of the LHC before, you’ll come out of this class understanding what scientists are looking for and how they do it at the world’s largest experiment. *Prerequisites* Some high school physics (kinematics, E&M) and math (algebra) would be helpful. |
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Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) |
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| P1373: Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics (3 of 5) in Lectures in Physics Difficulty: *** | Jonathan Maltz | |
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Welcome to the Fun House. We discuss the world of the very small and the laws that govern the interactions of fundamental particles. Welcome to a world where knowing where you are means you can tell how fast you are going, object can be in a superposition of different states at the same time, and things can spontaneously appear from the vacuum as long as they go away before anyone notices.
$$(\triangle P)(\triangle X) \geq \frac{\hbar}{2}$$ and other fun stuff. *Prerequisites* Taking or having taken a basic AP Calculus course is recommended. Taking earlier courses in the series would be nice as well. |
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Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 13 (max 30) |
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| P1437: Graduate School in the Physical Sciences and Engineering Difficulty: * | Kiel Howe | |
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You’re probably still preparing for college applications, but it’s never too soon to start thinking about the next step! If you’re interested in science or just want to be called “doctor” some day, then graduate studies might be for you!
We’ll discuss many things, including: -what is “grad school” -preparing for grad school as an undergraduate -grad school admissions -getting paid to go to school! -life and work as a graduate student -career prospects after grad school -potential drawbacks to grad school and other career options in science and engineering The format will be an interactive lecture/discussion. There will be time for you to ask any specific questions you have. Disclaimer: I’m a graduate student getting paid to study particle physics, and I love it! *Prerequisites* Interest in science or engineering career. |
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Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
11-12 Enrollment Section 1: 6 (max 20) |
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| P1472: Waves and Guitar Strings Difficulty: * | Crystal Bray | |
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Wanna learn how to make a one string guitar while understanding the wave mechanics behind it? Well then this is the class for you.
This class includes going into a little wave mechanics to understand harmonics and then making a one string guitar. *Prerequisites* Some algebra might help |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-10 Enrollment Section 1: 13 (max 15) Section 2: 14 (max 15) |
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| P1545: Magical Fluids - Unveiling the secret of complex fluids Difficulty: * | Saad Bhamla, Liliana De La Paz, Pedro Hernandez, Roxana Jalili, Andrew Klein, Alan Leung, Armen Mekhdjian, Nate Ngerebara, Ramya Parameswaran, Fadl Saadi, Soumya Santhanakrishnan, Chuan Shi | |
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In this class, budding wizards will be trained on making mixtures with magical effects. Think chemistry, but with a more sinister twist.
With the correct magical ingredients we will brew fluids that creep up on wands, slither and bounce off walls. If this is not exciting enough, we will train ourselves on running on a pool filled with magic fluid. –––- *This course has been approved by the Ministry of Magic. *Prerequisites* Non-muggle. |
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Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 2: Sat 2:00pm—2:45pm Section 3: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm Section 4: Sat 4:00pm—4:45pm Section 5: Sat 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: 19 (max 20) Section 3: 18 (max 20) Section 4: Full! (max 20) Section 5: Full! (max 20) |
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| P1267: The Global Energy Crisis: Concerns and Strategies Full! Difficulty: ** | Jonathan Prange | |
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This open lecture/discussion style class will look to expose students to some of the facts about how we use energy. We will discuss how much energy we use, where it comes from, how much we need in the future, and where we will get it. Recent scientific breakthroughs by Stanford researchers will be highlighted, with a focus on renewable energy production and storage. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 55) |
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| P1487: The Physics of Star Trek Difficulty: ** | Rachel Reddick | |
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Have you ever wondered about the science in science fiction? Come and learn what Star Trek, and other science fiction shows, have in common with reality — and what they don’t. Likely topics include starships, antimatter, teleportation, and time travel. (Inspired by the book, “The Physics of Star Trek.”) *Prerequisites* None, though a background in physics will be helpful. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 24 (max 25) Section 2: Full! (max 25) |
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| P1258: Titan: an Earth-like world in the outer Solar System Full! Difficulty: * | Lauren Wye | |
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Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and one of the largest moons in the Solar System. It is covered with a thick, opaque atmosphere, as featured in a scene from the recent Star Trek movie. Scientists have only recently discovered what lies beneath the atmosphere from the explorations of the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft. In this class, we examine the data collected from the spacecraft’s instruments to piece together a world that appears strikingly similar to our own. But we learn that, while Titan has very Earth-like appearances, it’s building blocks are entirely different. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 50) |
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| P1374: quantum field theory and cosmology (4 of 5) Lectures in physics Difficulty: *** | Jonathan Maltz | |
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The basis for the most accurate and one the most far reaching theories in all of science “the standard model”, quantum field theory is the combination of quantum mechanics and special relativity, which describes the basis of particle physics and ineractions between fundamental particles. After this we disscuss our modern understanding of the formation of the universe from the big bang onwards. *Prerequisites* As before, taking or haven taken ap calc and taking the other courses in the series will help. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 20 (max 30) |
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| P1504: Energy Egg Hunt Full! Difficulty: ** | Lisa Aguirre, Bob Allen, Lily Lew | |
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Let’s talk about energy, batteries, solar, mechanical, potential, kinetic, thermal, plant, calories, I’m sure there’s plenty more…they’re all around you and waiting to be released.
So after talking about different types of energy we’ll send you loose on an an energy egg hunt. But don’t keep us waiting cause after “time’s up” we’ll want to hear all about the contents of those energy eggs. *Prerequisites* None |
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Section 1: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-9 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 40) |
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| P1221: Climate Change: A Discussion Difficulty: * | Daniel Sinnett | |
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Is anthropogenic climate change real? What can we do about it? Is it the end of the world?
After a brief introduction outlining some climate basics, we’ll have a discussion on the myths and facts surrounding the climate change debate. Come with questions - leave with answers. The class is scheduled for 1:45 minutes but may end much earlier, depending on student involvement. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 30 (max 40) |
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| P1309: Muon in a Jar (Particle Physics on Your Table) Full! Difficulty: * | Spencer Gessner | |
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Ouch! Did you feel that? Muons produced by high energy cosmic ray collisions in the atmosphere are passing through us all the time!
In this class, you will have the opportunity to actually see these muons with a particle detector that you will build, using parts you can find in your own house! *Prerequisites* None. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 25) |
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| P1547: Nuclear Power in the post Fukushima Daiichi world Difficulty: ** | Michael Shaw | |
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Nuclear power has been an integral, and remarkably safe, energy source around the world for the past half century.
The unfolding tragedy at the Fukushima Daiichi reactors in Japan is emblematic of the great peril of nuclear power—and yet the very rarity of such a disaster speaks to its safety. In this class, we will cover an overview of nuclear power—of how it works, and of the safety mechanisms involved. We will then have an open discussion on the future of nuclear power, and what lessons the recent tragedy has taught us. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 30 (max 50) |
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| P1375: advanced topics (5 of 5) Lectures in physics Difficulty: *** | Jonathan Maltz | |
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String Theory, Supersymmetry, Inflation, Quantum information, Blackholes and Hawking radiation, and what the Large Hadron Collider is supposed to do. Some the many things we will disscuss in this final lecture in the series. *Prerequisites* Haven taken previous courses in the series and taking or haven taken ap calc will help. |
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Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 16 (max 30) |
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| P1455: Megathrust Earthquakes Difficulty: ** | Noel Bartlow | |
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Come learn about megathrust earthquakes, the largest earthquakes in the world! Recent megathrust earthquakes include the the Japan earthquake of March 11, 2011, the Chile earthquake of 2010, and the Sumatra earthquake of 2004. All of these earthquakes also produced destructive tsunamis. We’ll learn about what earthquakes are, how and why the ground shakes, how scientists measure earthquakes, and how earthquakes and tsunamis are related. This class includes first hand photos and videos from earthquake and tsunami damaged areas which may be disturbing. This class is a repeat of the same class offered Spring 2010 and Fall 2010. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 40) Section 2: 16 (max 40) |
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| P1458: The Lab-Manual of Sherlock Holmes Full! Difficulty: ** | Victoria Chang | |
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Sherlock Holmes was a man of many talents. Aside from being a consummate detective, he was also a skilled chemist. In A Study in Scarlet, Dr. Watson calls his knowledge of chemistry “profound”, and in 2002, the Royal Society of Chemistry awarded him an honorary fellowship.
This class will cover some of the important discoveries made by chemists of the Holmes era (late 1800’s to early 1900’s). It will also include some demonstrations of basic chemical concepts and experiments that Holmes himself might have performed. Finally, students will run an enzyme catalyzed reaction and will learn how to perform a blood test that is sometimes referred to as the Sherlock Holmes blood test. *Prerequisites* Some basic chemistry would be helpful, but is not required. |
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Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 6) Section 2: Full! (max 6) |
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| P1236: Fun with chemistry! Difficulty: ** | Jeff Simon | |
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Using dry ice, liquid nitrogen, silly putty and more, we will explore the nature of phase transformations of matter. If time, we’ll also look at another type of matter transformation - chemical reactions - that might explosive, colorful, surprising, or all of the above! *Prerequisites* Nothing! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 2: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-10 Enrollment Section 1: 39 (max 40) Section 2: 38 (max 40) |
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| P1506: Forensic Science Mystery - Pizza Parlor Puzzles Difficulty: * | Lisa Aguirre, Bob Allen, Lily Lew | |
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The detective needs your help to solve a science mystery. Listen to the case, grill the suspects, learn and make fingerprints, spagetthi sauce splatter and other clues to break the case. *Prerequisites* None |
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Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-9 Enrollment Section 1: 38 (max 40) |
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| P1220: Mentos and Diet Coke: A Volcano in Your Backyard! Full! Difficulty: ** | Daniel Sinnett | |
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Dropping Mentos into a bottle of Diet Coke is an excellent analog model for a volcanic eruption! In this class we’ll learn about the driving force behind eruptions and use some basic physics to understand the eruption.
At the end of the class we’ll develop some experiments and will use the equations to make observations about a few “eruptions” at the end of the course. *Prerequisites* Freshman/sophomore level physics and chemistry. Students should also attend "From Dante's Peak to Volcano: An Introduction to Volcanology" for background material that will not be covered in this class. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) |
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| P1230: Introduction to the Dark Side of the Universe Difficulty: *** | Masha Baryakhtar | |
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Physics and astronomy have been very successful and accurate at describing the universe we live in. It turns out that only 4% of the universe is made up of the stuff you and I are made of, atoms we know and love - and understand. In this class we will explore what we know and don’t know about the other 96%, focusing on the so called “dark matter” - how we know its there, what we think its made of, and how we’re trying to learn more about it.
If there’s time and interest, we will also talk about the other dark part of our universe - dark energy. *Prerequisites* High school level algebra. Some physics will be helpful but not necessary. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 34 (max 35) |
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| P1488: Science Projects Difficulty: * | Gina Lappe | |
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Come do exciting hands on science with Jessica and Gina. |
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Section 1: Sat 11:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sat 2:00pm—2:45pm Section 3: Sun 10:00am—10:45am Section 4: Sun 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-7 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 12) Section 2: Full! (max 12) Section 3: 11 (max 12) Section 4: 11 (max 12) |
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| P1510: Optics - Hands-on Demonstrations with Stanford Optical Society Full! Difficulty: ** | Kristen Boucher | |
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Hands-on demonstrations of jello optics, grating optics, polarization and more. *Prerequisites* No prerequisites - just interest in optics |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm Section 3: Sun 4:00pm—4:45pm Section 4: Sun 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) Section 2: Full! (max 15) Section 3: Full! (max 15) Section 4: Full! (max 15) |
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| P1549: If You Wanna Be My Lava Full! Difficulty: ** | Sarah-Marie Chan, John Machacon, Stephanie May, Kingston Tam | |
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Come explore the science of volcanoes and other forces of nature! We’ll be surfing on tectonic plates, watching unbelievable explosions, and even building our own volcano demonstrations. *Prerequisites* Enthusiasm and curiosity! |
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Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 2: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm Section 3: Sun 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-10 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 18) Section 2: Full! (max 18) Section 3: Full! (max 18) |
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| P1348: Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics Difficulty: *** | Alexander Papageorge | |
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Much is made of the mysterious world of quantum mechanics, with its deranged philosophical notions of causality, half-alive cats, and dualities. Quantum mechanics is arguably the most important subject in physics, and is quickly becoming relevant in technology and engineering. In this course we will learn the fundamental differences between the quantum world and the classical world of our senses, and why this distinction exists at all. We will cover some of the history and existential difficulties of the subject with a clear focus on experiments and observations of quantum phenomena. *Prerequisites* No explicit requirements are given- but calculus and matrix algebra will be presented. Fundamental concepts will be stressed. |
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Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 78 (max 150) |
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| P1352: Nuclear Fusion Energy Difficulty: ** | Julian Kates-Harbeck | |
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In this class we will explore the field of nuclear fusion energy. Nuclear fusion is the energy source that powers our sun, and it has the potential to provide clean, sustainable, affordable and abundant energy for the masses here on earth. Unfortunately, attempts to recreate this powerful process terrestrially have so far been unsuccessful. In this class we will investigate the science and technology behind nuclear fusion power. We will explain why nuclear fusion power has been “30 years away” for the past 50 years and also look into some new developments that may be bringing us much closer to the goal of commercial fusion power. *Prerequisites* Interest in the subject. Interest in physics and engineering will be helpful but is not required. |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 75 (max 100) |
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| P1407: A Liquid You May Walk On: The Non-Newtonian Fluid Full! Difficulty: * | Fang-Chieh Chou, Yu-Wei Lin, Yao-Yuan Mao | |
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Have you ever thought about walking on a liquid? It is possible! In this class we will introduce you the so-called “non-Newtonian fluid,” which behaves differently from normal fluid such as water. And it’s unique behaviors make it possible to walk on a non-Newtonian fluid! We will show you how to make a non-Newtonian fluid, and let you do some interesting experiments with your hand-made non-Newtonian fluid in class. *Prerequisites* No |
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Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) |
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| P1529: Kitchen Chemistry: Rise and Fall of the Souffle Difficulty: ** | Tim Dang, Clarice Nguyen | |
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Have you ever wanted to learn how to make souffle? We’ll teach you how to make this awesome dessert and all of the chemistry and physics behind the rise and fall of the souffle. *Prerequisites* Basic knowledge of chemistry and physics recommended, but not required |
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Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 14 (max 15) |
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Writing, Literature, and Language
| R1268: Mandarin for Beginners Full! Difficulty: * | Aysha Kureishi | |
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Ever wanted to learn chinese? Here’s your chance to get introduced to the language of the world’s fastest growing country! No pre-requisites, just an interest in learning Chinese!
We will start by looking at the four tones, count from 1 to 10, and learn simple sentences. We will also learn how to write simple characters. *Prerequisites* None. |
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Section 1: Sat 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
7-10 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 12) |
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| R1453: Gospel Songs and Murder Ballads Difficulty: ** | Rachel Keeler | |
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From minstrel shows to poetic ballads, from dulcimer to shout, from political statement to family heritage, from before the first English settlers through the revivals of the fifties and into today, American folk music has both represented and influenced American culture. This class will be a broad survey of the history, meaning, and repertoire of American folk music. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 29 (max 30) |
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| R1497: Exploring Literacy through Hip Hop and Rap Music Full! Difficulty: * | Leonard Medlock, Demetric Sanders | |
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Through analysis of several popular rap songs, we will discover how and why some rappers are more effective communicators than others.
There will be a set of mini lectures and discussions pertaining to rhyme schemes, literary devices, and use of vocabulary. Students will be encouraged to find their own voice outside of normal school expectations, and produce a set of lyrics on a topic of their choice. This course puts no boundaries on creative expression and will actively address some of the negative stereotypes associated with rap music. *Prerequisites* Ability to cause disturbances Ability to speak openly to the instructor Ability to have fun and express yourself Willingness to share in front of peers Willingness to support other peers works |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 12) |
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| R1440: Japanese Full! Difficulty: * | Karla Van Havel, Ashley Van Havel | |
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Learn a bit of history about the Japanese language while learning about the three different alphabets. Learn to ask common questions and to reply to them in addition to some basic grammatical structure. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 22) |
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| R1377: How to Read the Bible Difficulty: ** | Jarrod Marks | |
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Despite its origins in a distant and ancient culture, the Bible remains one of the most relevant texts in the world, read by millions of Christians and Jews in the belief that it addresses life’s most fundamental questions. But the Bible is also one of the most controversial of texts, and there is no consensus on how best to understand it. What then does the Bible mean and who is right in the battle over its interpretation?
This course seeks to help you answer these questions by introducing some of the many ways in which the Bible has been read over the ages. Our goal is not merely to engage the Bible itself but to gain a better appreciation of the act of reading—why people read differently and the consequences of that difference for cultural history. *Prerequisites* Beware all ye who enter here: This class will look at the Bible, and by extension God and faith, from several different perspectives. Depending on your background, you may find the ideas we discuss offensive, sacrilegious, naïve, disorienting, nauseating, subversive, or idiotic. The purpose of the course is neither to discredit your religious beliefs nor to validate them, but rather to expose you to the perspectives of others who see things differently, and to help make you more aware of your own interpretive assumptions. If you are unable to bracket your own point of view long enough to learn about other points of view in a respectful way, this class is not for you. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 9 (max 100) |
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| R1548: Rage Against what Machine? The Cyborg Revolution Difficulty: ** | Jennifer Kallini | |
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We will be looking at clips from films like Blade Runner and James Cameron’s Avatar to explore the increasing pervasiveness of technology in daily life. We will then try to decide whether this technological revolution promotes economic divide or unity, using the opinionated responses of several media outlets to guide us. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 9 (max 15) Section 2: 13 (max 15) |
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| R1384: French Language for Beginners Full! Difficulty: ** | Andi harrington | |
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Do you love being in a class with an awesome and quirky teacher? Do you want to learn how to speak English with a french accent? Have you ever wanted to know how to say a few French phrases to impress your friends?
Then this is the class for you! *Prerequisites* You must bring a good attitude and be willing to participate in class activities...which will be awesome! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—12:45pm Section 2: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm Section 3: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 12) Section 2: Full! (max 12) Section 3: Full! (max 12) |
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| R1465: The Basics of American Sign Language (ASL) Difficulty: * | Jeanine Frey, Michelle Zeman | |
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Want to speak without speaking? Come learn American Sign Language! We will cover the signed alphabet, the number system, and some basic vocabulary, including common signs for family and friends. *Prerequisites* Intended for those who have not taken a sign language class previously. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 34 (max 35) |
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| R1564: Korean Full! Difficulty: * | Hyunggu Jung | |
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Learn Hanguel, Korean alphabet and Korean lanaguage with Korean food! *Prerequisites* No prerequisites. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) |
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| R1522: Running A One-Man Circus: Creative Writing Difficulty: ** | Kimberly Taylor | |
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Do you like to express yourself with the written word? Have you ever read a good book and wondered, “Wow! How does the author DO that?” Do you need a little help at giving your essays that extra “kick”? Then this class is for you! You can pick up some tips on how to write creative, engaging prose and poetry of all kinds in this class. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—12:45pm Section 2: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 24 (max 25) Section 2: 23 (max 25) |
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| R1426: Latin and the stuff people say using it! Difficulty: ** | Nat Roth | |
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A brief introduction to the wonderful world of Latin. We will go over basic rules of grammar and vocab and then translate some famous and awesome quotations from various writers and leaders.
No prior experience is needed. *Prerequisites* A smile. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—1:45pm Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 21 (max 25) Section 2: Full! (max 25) |
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| R1448: An Introduction to Phonetics with Elvish Writing Full! Difficulty: * | Will Monroe | |
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Ever wondered how speakers of foreign languages and actors that play aliens in sci-fi movies make such bizarre sounds? Want to expand your sound inventory and make some of those sounds yourself? Are you interested in learning how to decipher the flowing Elvish letters from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy? Join us for a tour of the basics of phonetics and you can learn a new alphabet on the side!
The class begins with a look at Tolkien’s Tengwar, a writing system that is closely tied to the science of speech. Once you know the basic rules of the script, you can learn it in only a few hours of practice. We will then explore the full diversity of the sounds of human language, from the simple places and manners of articulation to clicks, ejectives, and more. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm Section 2: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) |
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Materials for this class include:
Slides,
Handout (DOC),
Handout (PDF)
Click here to view all 3 documents for An Introduction to Phonetics with Elvish Writing |
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| R1451: How to Write an Outstanding Persuasive Essay Difficulty: ** | Brittany Johnson | |
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This course will teach students how to write a coherent and persuasive essay by exposing them to the main components of good writing, such as organization, clear and defined thesis, structure, and proofreading. The course will also emphasize the importance of rhetoric. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-9 Enrollment Section 1: 28 (max 30) Section 2: 22 (max 30) |
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| R1420: Arabic for Beginners Difficulty: ** | Eethar Al Hassan | |
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Come learn some Arabic! We will focus on the alphabet and teach you how to write your name. will also go over simple greetings and sentences.
No prerequisites everyone is welcome. *Prerequisites* No prerequisites. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 9 (max 10) Section 2: 9 (max 10) |
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| R1254: So You Want to Be an Author: A Quick and Dirty Guide to Book Publishing Full! Difficulty: *** | Sarah Guan | |
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If you’ve ever wanted to be a published author, this is the course for you. Taught by a Stanford student who has interned for a major New York publishing house, this course will cover the basics of the industry and the publishing process, from the first submission of a manuscript to the finished novel’s release. We will also hold a short pitch workshop, where you will learn how to compellingly present your novel in just a few sentences, and a pitch critique. *Prerequisites* Come prepared to talk about your novel -- to pitch it to the class and to have it critiqued. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) Section 2: Full! (max 10) |
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| R1380: Writing Poetry Full! Difficulty: * | Adriana Rojas-Echenique, Caitlin Woolsey | |
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Read, write, and share poetry together. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) |
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| R1483: Hindi, Hinduism, and Indian Culture Difficulty: * | Kunal Datta | |
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Learn about Hinduism, Indian culture, and Hindi, the language that ties together a country of 1.4 billion people.
At the beginning of the class, the class will vote on whether they want to learn the language or about the culture in general, and we will further proceed. *Prerequisites* An interest and an open mind. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm Section 2: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 7 (max 50) Section 2: 18 (max 50) |
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| R1576: Having FUN with Shakespeare! Difficulty: ** | Molly Thomas | |
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Do you think Shakespeare is boring? Is it hard to understand what people are saying in his plays? Are you tired of sitting in class reading plays that were meant to be performed on stage?
The Stanford Shakespeare Company is here to save you from blah, uninteresting Shakespeare! In this class, YOU are the directors, and help a small group of our Shakespearean actors perform a scene. Take control of your Shakespeare experience and learn why these plays have been popular for 400 years! Students will not be asked to act in this class. Appropriate for high school students with any exposure to Shakespeare. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 8 (max 25) |
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| S1422: Discovering Indus Civilization brick by baked brick Difficulty: ** | Ranjana Mehra | |
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The story reads like a whodunit. It was 1829. Undivided India was under colonial rule. A British army deserter stumbles upon the ruins of an ancient city near the modern village of Harappa. Thinking that he had at last found Sangala, the capital city of King Porus, who had met Alexander in battle in 326 B.C.E. he notes its location. Years pass by without anybody doing anything. In 1920, while laying the 100 mile long railway line from Lahore to Multan, the British, unravel ruins of an ancient city by using its bricks for ballast, thinking that the baked bricks belong to a modern abandoned city. The excavations finally begin at Mohenjo-Daro. The photo of a seal discovered there makes it to the Illustrated London News in 1924 making Dr. E. Mackay sit up and take notice in Chicago. He realizes that he has an identical seal, with the strange writing. He had found it in the foundation of a Mesopotamian temple in Kish. It was unlike anything that had been excavated in the ruins of Sumerian civilization and had been deemed foreign to the place. This was the connection. He immediately writes to the British guy heading the operations in India. This then was the start of the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization—a civilization with its trade links to the Mesopotamians and coastal cities all along the Persian Gulf. A civilization about which Sargon the great has said to have boasted in the 2200 B. C. E. that its ships docked at the quay of Agade. We will see what they have discovered so far, debunking the myth of its collapse at the hands of Aryan invaders. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 38 (max 60) |
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| S1449: Salt: A World History Full! Difficulty: * | Daniel Virtheim | |
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Salt: We eat it every day. In fact, by and large, we ARE salt.
In this course, inspired by Mark Kurlansky’s masterpiece ‘Salt’, you will learn: why salt is so darn important to our bodies and minds, including the way in which neurons, of which our very selves are constituted, depend on salt to function; why people have done and continue to do crazy things to obtain this unassuming mineral; and why we should think ourselves fabulously lucky the next time we reach for a saltshaker that’s brimming with sodium chloride. *Prerequisites* N/a |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 13) |
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| S1265: Introduction to Linguistics Difficulty: ** | Isaac Bleaman | |
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“Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world.” - Noam Chomsky
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. In other words, linguists are concerned with how humans speak, and not so much with how they SHOULD speak. Language has rules, but these rules are not always what you learn in school. We all know that the plural form of “wug” is “wugs,” even though these aren’t real words. We know you can ask “Aren’t I funny?” but you can’t say “I aren’t funny.” And why exactly are “swimming trunks” plural, but “bikini” is singular? Where, how, and why did we learn all of this? (Credits to Tom Wasow and Jean Berko Gleason for these examples.) This lecture will be an orientation to many of the fun and exciting subfields of study within linguistics, including syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, semantics and pragmatics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and psycholinguistics. Examples will be sure to entertain; we’ll also do fun little problem sets, with prizes for the winners! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 17 (max 150) |
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| S1386: Asian Americans: the Movement and the Moment Full! Difficulty: ** | Van Anh Tran, Victoria Yee | |
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This course aims to provide students with a basic understanding of Asian American history and its impact today. This course supports students who want to become leaders on their campuses and communities by challenging students to analyze and study our world in new ways. *Prerequisites* An interest in learning about issues that affect people of color. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) |
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| S1581: History of games Difficulty: * | Michael Wei | |
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From cricket in the Trobriand Islands to Angry Birds on iPhones, learn the social significance behind games. Students will learn how games inspire cohesion and heroism and brainstorm ways games can solve real world problems. *Prerequisites* Creative mind, enthusiasm for entertainment |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sat 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 29 (max 30) Section 2: Full! (max 30) |
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| S1336: The Happy Human: An Introduction to Secular Humanism Full! Difficulty: ** | Jimmy Grayson | |
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Is it possible for humans to live meaningful and virtuous lives without the promise of an afterlife? Can society function without dogmatic ethical guidelines? Is there a non-religious basis for morality?
This class will explore how the philosophy of Secular Humanism answers these questions, both in principle and in modern practice. Today, millions of people around the world identify as Humanists, finding fulfillment in the use of science and rational thinking to improve life here on Earth. We will draw from short readings and videos, current examples of Humanist issues and practice in the news, and your own questions. Also, students will be able to interactively raise money for a secular charity (the Red Cross) by simply asking good questions or making good comments during class! The class will vote on where the donation should go (Japan earthquake and tsunami relief, for example). |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sat 2:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) Section 2: Full! (max 15) |
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| S1354: The Gumball Challenge: Social Entrepreneurship at your school Difficulty: * | Janelle Tiulentino | |
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Interested in microfinance? Social entrepreneurship? Or unsure about what either of those things even are?
The Gumball Challenge is a competition that you can run at YOUR school and get students involved in both of those things, completely hands-on. The Gumball Challenge has been run at high schools and colleges across the country and internationally, and we’ve raised over $28,000 over the last 2 years— just from giving out $27 “mini-loans” to competing teams. Wanna know more? Wanna learn how to get started, and join the Gumball network? Take this class! *Prerequisites* -Creativity -Enthusiasm -Being open to anything outside the box |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—1:45pm Section 2: Sat 2:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 15 (max 28) Section 2: Full! (max 28) |
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| S1479: The Financial Crisis: What really caused it and what are we doing now? Difficulty: * | Lucas Puente | |
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This course will explain what really happened in the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis and we we can expect to go from here. The U.S. will be the primary country examined, though others will be discussed. *Prerequisites* none |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 5 (max 130) |
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| S1255: Anthropology 101 Full! Difficulty: ** | Nathaniel Eisen | |
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For all you Community fans, unfortunately I’m not John Oliver. But hopefully I’m a better teacher. If you don’t watch Community, don’t worry about it, I’m glad you have better things to do with your time. What was I talking about? Right, anthropology. What is anthropology? At its broadest, it’s the study of culture. Ok, but what’s culture? It’s hard to get a straight answer from an anthropologist about this, but basically culture is how a group of people makes sense of the world. Some of the questions we’ll talk about in this class are: How does the community you grow up in determine your views on family, food, the body, politics, nature, life? Who decides your identity? Is culture just something natives in Papua New Guinea have or is there a suburban American culture? Why is Community so darn funny? This won’t just be a ‘me talking at you’ class, so come ready to think and talk. See you there! *Prerequisites* None! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) |
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| S1307: Inside Islam Difficulty: ** | Fatema AlGharbi | |
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In this class we will learn more about some practices and beliefs in Islam, the pilgrimage to Mecca, the belief in God and the Prophet Mohammed. Do muslims believe in the Virgin Mary ? Do they believe in Jesus? How do they pray? And more other interesting stuff. *Prerequisites* None .. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 9 (max 30) |
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| S1342: AP Econ Micro in 4 hours Difficulty: ** | Tyler Adams | |
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I’m going to teach everything you need to know for the AP Microeconomics exam in 4 hours.
This is great review for those of you who are taking the AP exam in a few weeks! For those of you who aren’t in AP Econ, don’t fret! You can still learn quite a bit from this course. P.S. I can’t promise you that we get through everything, but I will make my best attempt. *Prerequisites* Decent mathematical background. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 47 (max 100) |
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| S1399: Breaking Down Negative Stereotypes Difficulty: * | Dushy Kenthirarajah, Jason Okonofua | |
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What are stereotypes and how are they perpetuated? What can individuals do to breakdown negative stereotypes? What is the role of the media in perpetuating stereotypes and how can the media be used to breakdown negative stereotypes? *Prerequisites* grade 9-12 |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 53 (max 65) |
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| S1520: Discussions on Cultural Anthropology Difficulty: ** | Kimberly Taylor | |
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What is culture? What does it do? How does it develop? We’ll explore these questions and more in a group discussion about culture. We’ll also spend a little time on the basics and ethics of cultural anthropology. *Prerequisites* This is a discussion-based course, and thus a willingness to participate in and contribute to the discussion is a must! |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: 19 (max 20) |
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| S1363: Buddhism: What it teaches us about the human mind Difficulty: ** | Shane Wong | |
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This course will explore Buddhist ideas of human emotion and thought, and how it teaches us to find greater happiness. This will include a demonstration of mindful breathing, and the brain science behind mindfulness. *Prerequisites* none |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm Section 2: Sun 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) Section 2: 13 (max 15) |
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| S1223: Where did religion come from? Full! Difficulty: ** | Amy Estersohn | |
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In this course, we’ll discuss some hypotheses on the origins of human spirituality through looking at history, biology, sociology, and psychology. Note that we will not discuss whether religion is right or wrong, good or bad, or whether “God” exists- we will instead ponder the nature of religious organizations. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sun 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) Section 2: Full! (max 30) |
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| S1318: An Introduction to Hinduism Difficulty: * | Somik Raha | |
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This class presents an introduction to Hinduism from a practitioner’s perspective. The class will cover a short history of where Hinduism comes from, and given its massive diversity, share its fundamental principles that allow it to accept such diverse worldviews as dualism, nondualism, qualified-nondualism, atheism, agnosticism, etc.
Hindu philosophy provides a framework to understand the psychology of religion itself, and demands a scientific attitude toward self-development. The class will introduce the four yogas that can be used to broadly understand different religions. We will discuss the benefits and traps of each yoga. The class will be interactive and be driven by students’ questions. *Prerequisites* An open mind |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 11 (max 130) |
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| S1302: Psychology's Greatest Hits Difficulty: * | Aaron Sharp | |
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What happens to your personality when a 6-foot rod shoots through your brain?
How far would you be willing to go if someone in a lab coat was telling you to? How I can alter your memory for events after they happen? Come see the highlight reel from the field of Psychology. It’ll blow your mind. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 2: Sun 10:00am—10:45am Section 3: Sat 11:00am—11:45am Section 4: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 44 (max 50) Section 2: 45 (max 50) Section 3: 45 (max 50) Section 4: 42 (max 50) |
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| S1330: LGBTQ Representation in Media Difficulty: * | Monica Alcazar, Isabella Arzeno, Juan Flores | |
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The course deals with how mainstream media portrays members of the LGBTQ community. The discussion will revolve around the breaking-down of those stereotypes. *Prerequisites* Students must be open minded, as well as interested in and sensitive to LGBTQ identities. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 2: Sun 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 14 (max 15) Section 2: Full! (max 15) |
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| S1358: Advanced Geography Contest Full! Difficulty: *** | Renata Aryanti, Igor Geller | |
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Think you know where things are on the world map? Come challenge yourself by participating in the World Geography Contest! *Prerequisites* Know your way around the world map. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) |
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| S1383: We Are America: Crash Course on American Government Full! Difficulty: * | Alex Holtzman, Juany Torres | |
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This is a crash course on government and the ways you can shape our American future. We will cover fundamentals, things you might want to know for polite dinner conversation, weird and wacky facts, and most importantly how you can get involved now. *Prerequisites* Just a desire to learn about our government. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 12:00pm—12:45pm Section 2: Sat 10:00am—10:45am Section 3: Sat 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) Section 2: Full! (max 30) Section 3: Full! (max 30) |
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| S1405: The Journey of an Orphan People Difficulty: * | Monica Erviti, Ken Xiong | |
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This class will be a brief history of the Hmong people, tracing them from their roots in China, to their role in the Secret War, to their place in the modern world. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sun 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: 19 (max 20) |
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| S1345: Invention and Innovation using Patented Toys Difficulty: ** | Howard Peters | |
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A fun talk about the amazing world of invention and innovation using patented toys and familiar everyday objects.
Toys include the SLINKY, FRISBEE, YO-YO, Monopoly, Lincoln Logs, etc. Familiar objects include McDonald’s French Fry Sleeve & Big Mac Clamshell container, sleeve for STARBUCK’s coffee cup, etc. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to be an inventor. ( A 15 inch tall active model of the robot R2D2 from STAR WARS may make a short appearance.) A free drawing will be held at the conclusion for attendees for some patented toys-with a copy of the US patent. *Prerequisites* none |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm Section 2: Sat 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 95 (max 100) Section 2: 97 (max 100) |
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| S1579: Immigration in Modern America Difficulty: ** | Pamela Martinez, Jessica Rivas, Erica Yuen | |
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The United States has always been a country of immigrants. However, a lot of debate has risen in recent years due to a relatively new idea of “undocumented” immigrants. Come learn more about the issue, possible solutions, and root of the problem! *Prerequisites* None. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 4 (max 18) |
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| S1317: We can Improve the Environment and our Self Esteem Difficulty: ** | Tom Kabat | |
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Let’s talk about greenhouse gas problems, and what we can do about them. Let’s explore the consumer culture and compare it to the maker culture. Let’s look at the dependent driver culture and compare it to the independent bike culture. We can explore needs vs. wants and actual interests vs. stated positions. Let’s discuss the good life and the lasting legacy. Let’s make a draft plan for a good life. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 5 (max 12) |
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| S1346: How to be “pre-law” in college! Difficulty: ** | Zoe Wolford | |
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Are you interested in pursuing a career in law? Do you not know what you need to do in college to prepare for this? The Stanford Pre-Law Society will explain the in and outs of being “pre-law” in college. *Prerequisites* Interest in law |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sun 2:00pm—2:45pm Section 3: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm Section 4: Sat 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 20) Section 2: Full! (max 20) Section 3: 14 (max 20) Section 4: 19 (max 20) |
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| S1478: Current Events and Trends Difficulty: ** | Ben Lei | |
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The goal of this class is to overwhelm your worldview with interesting ideas and perspectives from disparate fields. Join our discussion of current developments in international politics, business, science, and technology—I will outline major topics and excellent sources for staying up to date on them. Are you ready for an exhilarating look at today’s world? |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm Section 2: Sun 11:00am—12:45pm Section 3: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm Section 4: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 10 (max 12) Section 2: Full! (max 12) Section 3: Full! (max 12) Section 4: 10 (max 12) |
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| S1356: Pick the Country Difficulty: * | Renata Aryanti, Igor Geller | |
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Learn how to use geography maps while playing fun games with your peers. We will have some maps, trivia questions, and prizes.
If you were in this class during previous Splash, you may want to try our advance class this time (S1358. Advanced Geography Contest). *Prerequisites* excitement about different countries. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-9 Enrollment Section 1: 11 (max 15) |
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| S1231: The World in Flux: The Past, Present and Future of Development Difficulty: ** | Matthew McDevitt | |
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A colossal analysis of the progression that development has taken over the past 100 years across the globe. In-depth discussions about views and stereotypes held about quality of life in developing countries, income differentials in the “developed world” and ways of continuing the trend towards development. World bank data and countless maps will be utilized in tandem to visualize the progression of humanity over the past century. *Prerequisites* Moderate knowledge of world events, substantial knowledge of history and an understanding of basic economic indicators |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—11:45am Section 2: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 29 (max 30) Section 2: 7 (max 30) |
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| S1473: Introduction to Interpersonal and Group Communication Difficulty: * | Tim Jaconette | |
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Have you ever wanted to take over a campus club and be the top student leader in that organization? This class will teach you the communication techniques you need in order to rise to a position of prominence in an organized group. You will learn how to make the more experienced students in the organization want to pick you as a future leader. When it comes to organizations that elect their leaders, you will acquire a toolkit of interpersonal communication strategies to help you win that election. You will learn about how to motivate teams of students. You will learn some of the politics behind group decision making. If you someday hope to be a successful member of your school’s student council, this might be a good class for you to take. If you want to be the president of a campus club when you attend college, this also might be a good class for you to take. *Prerequisites* Anyone can take this class. This is the second time this class is being offered at Splash. It was a success last time so it is being offered again. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 194 (max 200) |
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| S1481: What Should a Modern Human Know? Full! Difficulty: ** | Ben Lei | |
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Are there certain skills and knowledge that you wish everyone had?
In this fun seminar, we will discuss what foundational skills and knowledge a modern person should know. By the end of the seminar, we will have compiled a list of all of our ideas. The goal is to expose all participants to the various skills they can develop to become as epic as they want to be. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sun 5:00pm—5:45pm Section 3: Sat 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 12) Section 2: Full! (max 12) Section 3: Full! (max 12) |
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| S1513: American Political Challenges and Opportunities Difficulty: ** | Albert Tomasso | |
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Not long ago, America was known as a global leader with good schools, solid infrastructure, a healthy economy, a strong military, and an effective national government. Yet contemporary challenges to each of these institutions, coupled with political gridlock in Washington, have left many Americans unsure of the fate of the country or its place in the world. How can we renew a people and revitalize a nation? In a vigorous discussion we will explore an array of solutions in answer to this question and ultimately aim to appreciate the opportunities for innovation that arise in such an era. *Prerequisites* Basic interest in contemporary American politics and government and some awareness of Current Events. Students with particular interests are encouraged to email me so we can explore those ideas in class! Students who took this class Fall 2010 are most welcome to participate again! Please email me before arriving and note that some of the same material will be covered. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sat 4:00pm—5:45pm Section 3: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 4: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 19 (max 30) Section 2: 26 (max 30) Section 3: 14 (max 30) Section 4: 19 (max 30) |
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Materials for this class include:
FYI: Brooks - National Greatness Agenda, Splash Fall 2010,
***FYI: Albert's LETTER TO STUDENTS, Splash Fall 2010,
FYI: Friedman - Who Will Tell the People, Splash Fall 2010
Click here to view all 4 documents for American Political Challenges and Opportunities |
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| S1224: Case Studies of Religious Organizations: “Cults” and New Religious Movements Difficulty: ** | Amy Estersohn | |
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This class is an optional extension of my “Where did religions come from?” class, in which we will be discussing the nature of new religious movements, particularly the movements that popular media has called “cults.” We’ll discuss the historical and cultural shifts that help give rise to new religious groups and consider the social dynamics of these organizations. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 24 (max 40) |
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| S1225: Decision-Making and the Human Brain Difficulty: ** | Amy Estersohn | |
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Think you’re good at making unbiased decisions? Think again! In this class, we’ll explore some of the classic errors the human brain commits in decision-making, decisions that can cost companies millions of dollars and can affect the way you see your life. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sat 5:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 96 (max 100) Section 2: 98 (max 100) |
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| S1296: The (surprisingly old) History of America's Regional Cultures Difficulty: ** | Jack Singal | |
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We all know that people from different parts of the country - the South, the East Coast, the Midwest, California, and so on - have different attitudes, behaviors, accents, politics, food, and many of the other markers of distinct cultures. In this class we will get a historical perspective on why that came to be, linking American history with Europe and the rest of the world in a way that is seldom done in the classroom. You may not see your nation in the same way afterwards. *Prerequisites* An open mind and an interest in history and culture. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
10-12 Enrollment Section 1: 13 (max 100) |
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| S1442: Technology in the Classroom Full! Difficulty: * | Karla Van Havel | |
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Learn ideas and applications that can help with projects and reports you are doing for school or work. Be part of a conversation about which technologies should be allowed in a classroom and how much is too much technology before it becomes a distraction. Discuss where technology is going next and brainstorm the next big hit. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) |
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| S1561: The Psychology of Facebook Difficulty: * | Forrest Lin | |
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Addicted to Facebook?
Can’t understand why everyone and their mother uses this social networking site? Come learn the hidden secrets that make Facebook one of the most popular sites in the world. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—11:45am Section 3: Sun 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 1: 13 (max 15) Section 3: Full! (max 15) |
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| S1562: Scams, Hacked Accounts, and Social Engineering Difficulty: ** | Forrest Lin | |
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Facebook account hacked?
It probably wasn’t some guy in his mother’s basement trying your password until it worked. Come learn how social engineering is used to compromise even the most hard-to-guess passwords. |
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Meeting Times
Section 2: Sun 2:00pm—2:45pm Section 3: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
8-12 Enrollment Section 2: Full! (max 10) Section 3: 9 (max 10) |
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| S1568: Sustainable Behavior Change in Your Community! Difficulty: * | Nicole Greenspan | |
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Learn effective strategies for promoting sustainable behavior change on your campus and community. We’ll go over several strategies from community-based social marketing, social and behavioral psychology, sociology, and design thinking! Use these successful behavior change strategies to start building the widespread public support and participation we need for a more sustainable future. Learn about more sustainable behavior and take home your own “behavior change kit” including CFL bulbs, shower timers and more! |
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Meeting Time
Section 2: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 2: 31 (max 32) |
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Visual and Performing Arts
| V1269: Improvisation Full! Difficulty: * | Aysha Kureishi | |
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Improvisation for Beginners. Similar to the popular TV show “Whose line is it anyway?” We’ll play improvisation games, and learn how to think and act on the spot in a fun, relaxed environment. Develop your creativity, learn how to think quickly, and be prepared to laugh! *Prerequisites* None. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 11:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-9 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 8) |
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| V1431: Perspective Drawing Full! Difficulty: ** | Jessica Ji | |
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Learn the basics about drawing in perspective, and bring home a pretty sketch! *Prerequisites* A good attitude and a desire to learn. =) |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-9 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) |
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| V1480: Hip Hop, Don't Stop! Full! Difficulty: ** | Jessica Jin | |
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Come learn some fly choreography, have fun freestyling, and get down with your funky self! *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 16) |
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| V1324: Belly Dance Basics Difficulty: * | Lacey Kitch | |
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The art of belly dance is beautiful, fun, and not as hard as you would think! Belly dance is all about finding comfort with your body and feeling empowered to shine as a performer. We’ll teach you the basics of belly dance, from hip circles and snake arms to undulations and shimmies, and we’ll provide the coin belts. All you need to do is show up (wearing comfortable clothes). *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—1:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 16 (max 20) |
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| V1533: !Bollywood Masala! Difficulty: ** | Nitya Rajeshuni | |
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Have you ever wanted to break it down Bollywood style? Well, here’s the chance! Students will be taught a Bollywood routine as well as introduced to a background on Hindi Film and Bollywood musical number. *Prerequisites* some preliminary dancing experience would be helpful, but not required |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 12 (max 16) |
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| V1544: The Art of A Capella Singing Difficulty: ** | Sydney Beache | |
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Have you always wanted to sing awesome harmonies like the people on The Sing Off and Glee? Here’s your chance! Everyday People, Stanford University’s only Hip-hop, Motown, R&B, and Soul A Capella group is teaching a class on the basics of performance a capella. We will run the class in the style of a rehearsal. This process will include warming up, song teaching, and putting each part together to form some great music!
The foundation of our rehearsal is the warm up—exercising our vocal chords and expanding our range is a necessary part of building our vocal control. We will teach some basic scales that serve to expand our range, exercises in volume control, and some fun warm ups to prepare us to sing with emotion. We dedicate the next part of our rehearsal to learning songs. Each song arrangement has four parts: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Each section has a vital role in forming the rich background accompaniment to each song. The Everyday People arrangement of “You’re All I Need to Get By” is a perfect example of the focus that goes into each background part of the song. We will break each individual section down, and then build each part back up. It is always a fun experience to listen to the contrast between each isolated section and the blended final product of everyone singing together. After warming up with us and hearing us perform a song, you will now be equipped with the skills to learn a song! We will be teaching one of our most fun songs: a fusion of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”, and Blackstreet’s “No Diggity”. We love this song because it has a great beat, ALWAYS helps us get into singing! *Prerequisites* A love for singing! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 13 (max 15) |
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| V1389: Hip Hop Dance Full! Difficulty: * | Karen Lum | |
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Learn hip hop choreography, freestyling, and get some exercise - all to your favorite hip hop music! *Prerequisites* None, no experience needed |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 4:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 25) |
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| V1555: Kinetic Sculpture Full! Difficulty: ** | Lili Hsu | |
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Brief introduction to some famous artists who build kinetic sculptures (Calder, Arthur Ganson, Theo Jansen). Taking inspiration from these artists and their various approaches to moving structures and the (literal) motivation behind them, students will play with simple materials to create moving or interact-able structures that are either humorous, beautiful, or both. Along the way we will likely encounter some physics (since that’s how the world works). *Prerequisites* urge to build things, creativity, willingness to participate in experiential learning |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 2:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 8) |
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| V1574: Design by Numbers: Programming and Interactive Visual Art Full! Difficulty: ** | J.D. Zamfirescu-Pereira | |
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Learn how to create interactive designs by programming! We’ll start with a whirlwind introduction to programming and then work with different kinds of sensors to make computer art that reacts to you.
This class will go fast, so come prepared to not remember everything! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 10) |
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| V1246: Chinese calligraphy Difficulty: * | Christina Kao | |
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Do you know that Chinese calligraphy has developed into eight different styles throughout history? Interested in knowing what makes it so different from all other written languages/ the influence it has on ancient Chinese literature and art? Or simply just want to experience it for once/ be bad ass for being able to write your name in eight different calligraphy styles?
This is a workshop/class on the basics/ history/new developments of Chinese calligraphy. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 9 (max 10) |
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| V1463: How to Read Music Full! Difficulty: * | Michelle Zeman | |
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Always liked the look of sheet music, but never knew how to make sense of it? This is the class for you! We’ll learn the basic fundamentals of reading music - key signatures, rhythm, chords, etc. Lessons will be based on vocalization, so be prepared for some light singing. No solos, I promise! *Prerequisites* Intended for students who are NOT proficient at an instrument or singing. If you already know these basics, check out the more advanced music theory class being offered! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 12:00pm—12:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) |
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| V1565: Caribbean Music - Steel Pan Workshop Full! Difficulty: * | Will Tucker | |
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Have you ever heard the tropical music of a steel pan (steel drum) and wondered how such brilliant sounds could come from a former oil barrel? Are you interested in Calypso, Soca music, Carnival, or the islands of Trinidad and Tobago? Or do you just want to have a lot of fun and learn a new instrument?
Join members of Cardinal Calypso, Stanford’s steel pan ensemble, as we introduce you to the steel pan. We’ll go over the history and culture surrounding the instrument, how to build and tune a pan, and of course, we’ll teach you a song! Check out our website for more info and videos! http://stanford.edu/group/calypso/cgi-bin/?p=home *Prerequisites* Previous musical experience helpful, but not required! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 11:00am—12:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 24) |
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| V1370: European Art: Explore Your Creativity! Difficulty: ** | Heather Altman, Carmen Avram, Deanna Chase | |
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This class will introduce students to the vast and magnificent history of European art. Following an overview of some of the most influential eras/people in European art students will have the chance to let their imagination run wild and create their own artistic masterpiece. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-9 Enrollment Section 1: 14 (max 15) Section 2: Full! (max 15) |
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| V1528: Improv: Making It Up As You Go Along! Full! Difficulty: ** | Kimberly Taylor | |
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In the theater arts, improvisation is the art of making your performance up as you go along. Getting up and performing with no preparation might sound a little daunting, but it’s actually both really easy and a whole lot of fun! You’ll learn how to do it with some theater games, then you’ll improvise a short scene of your own with a small group. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 25) |
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| V1239: Learn to Play the Ukulele Full! Difficulty: ** | Scott Meyer | |
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This class is for the absolute beginner with stringed instruments. (It’s fine if you play a different instrument, and this is the first time you ever tried to learn a string instrument.) You will be absolutely bored if you already know how to play a stringed instrument.
We will learn “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole and a couple Beatles’ songs. If you don’t know the songs “Eleanor Rigby” and “Let It Be”, listen to it a few times before the day of Splash. By the end of class, you will be able to play all these songs. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm Section 2: Sun 2:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 6) Section 2: Full! (max 6) |
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| V1425: Improv For Life! Difficulty: * | Sophia Carter-Kahn, Mona Thompson | |
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Want to feel more comfortable speaking in public, thinking on your feet, or just communicating with other humans? Us, too. Come join some members of SImps (Stanford Improvisors) as we teach improv exercises that will help you expand your mind, learn how to say YES, and just have fun playing and creating! We will also be playing lots of fun improv games. You will laugh and learn. And also look cool. Guaranteed. *Prerequisites* An open mind and a love for fun. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am Section 2: Sun 3:00pm—3:45pm |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 15) Section 2: 14 (max 15) |
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| V1243: Introduction to Harmony and Tuning Difficulty: ** | Derek Czajka | |
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What is harmony, and why do we hear it? When we say that two or more musical notes are in harmony, what about those notes is causing us to perceive them as such? How do we use these harmonic intervals to construct scales in which we can play music? Might there be a use in deliberately singing and playing out of tune? We’ll explore these questions with an introduction to the harmonic series, and by using various techniques to construct diatonic and chromatic scales. *Prerequisites* Familiarity with musical intervals like octaves, perfect fifths, and major thirds; tolerance of math |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm Section 2: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) Section 2: 8 (max 20) |
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| V1351: Beginning Cross-Step Waltz (Leads sign up for this class!) Difficulty: ** | Jeremy Cole, Charlene Felton | |
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Cross Step Waltz is one of the most creative forms of waltz, and one of the easiest to learn. Whether you are a veteran dancer, or still can’t tell your left foot from your right, this class has something to offer you. We will begin with the basics, and by the time we’re done, you will be amazed by how much you’ve learned! *Prerequisites* None! This class is suitable for people who have never danced before as well as those with some dance experience Please wear clothes you are comfortable moving in, and bring either socks you don't mind getting dirty, or dance shoes. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 3 (max 12) |
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| V1436: Beginning Cross-Step Waltz (Follows sign up for this class!) Difficulty: ** | Jeremy Cole, Charlene Felton | |
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Cross Step Waltz is one of the most creative forms of waltz, and one of the easiest to learn. Whether you are a veteran dancer, or still can’t tell your left foot from your right, this class has something to offer you. We will begin with the basics, and by the time we’re done, you will be amazed by how much you’ve learned! *Prerequisites* None! This class is suitable for people who have never danced before as well as those with some dance experience Please wear clothes you are comfortable moving in, and bring either socks you don't mind getting dirty, or dance shoes. |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 2 (max 12) |
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| V1464: The Power of the Word: Writing and Performing Spoken Poetry Difficulty: * | Lyla Johnston | |
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Spoken word is a powerful tool used by youth to express ideas and emotions or raise awareness about social or political issues. In this course students will see examples from professional spoken word artists and will be writing their own poetry on any topic they choose. Performance is be encouraged but will remain optional. *Prerequisites* None. |
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Meeting Times
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm Section 2: Sun 4:00pm—5:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 98 (max 100) Section 2: 33 (max 100) |
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| V1248: Keyboard Composition and Classical Music Theory Difficulty: ** | Julie Tibshirani, Brett Wines | |
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The course will be divided into the following three sections:
(1) melody writing (2) harmonizing w/ chord progressions (3) typical keyboard voicing After each section will be a 5-20 minute practice session in which each student will begin a short composition incorporating the material most recently learned. *Prerequisites* Students should: • Know the concept of a key in music (i.e. C major, as opposed to C# major) • Know what scales and chords are • Have basic proficiency with an instrument, preferably piano |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 12 (max 20) |
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| V1292: Beginning Ballet Full! Difficulty: ** | Elena Ayala-Hurtado, Laura Drohan | |
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Beginning Ballet technique, designed for those with little to no experience. Wear clothes that are easy to move or exercise in, and be prepared to dance in either dance shoes, socks, or barefoot. *Prerequisites* None |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—10:45am |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 20) |
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| V1308: Intermediate Ballet Full! Difficulty: ** | Elena Ayala-Hurtado, Laura Drohan | |
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Intermediate Ballet technique, designed for those with some previous ballet experience. Wear clothes that are easy to move or exercise in, and be prepared to dance in either dance shoes, socks, or barefoot. *Prerequisites* Prior knowledge of beginning level ballet. |
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| V1313: Intro to Salsa!!! Difficulty: ** | Taylor Kinney, Christian Solares | |
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In this workshop, we will learn a little bit about the history of salsa and other partner dances… and then we will GET MOVING!!! We’ll learn a solo dance pattern as well as several partnering moves that can be put together in different patterns when dancing socially. Be prepared for an upbeat dance class that will get you moving, laughing, and rocking out to the irresistible beat of salsa music!!! *Prerequisites* Love to dance, but never done salsa before? Never danced before?? Great!!! The only prerequisite for this class is a desire to learn! (Although energy and a the ability to let loose definitely help!) |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 3:00pm—4:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: 28 (max 30) |
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| V1314: Beginning Ballroom Full! Difficulty: ** | Taylor Kinney, Christian Solares | |
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Have you ever watched “So You Think You Can Dance” and wished you knew how to do the Swing, Tango, Salsa, Cha Cha, Rumba, Waltz, or any of the other partner dances? After this class you may not be able to pull off crazy lifts and tricks, but you will learn the basic steps (and some fun flashy steps too!!!) for Tango, swing, cha cha and night club 2-step. *Prerequisites* Never done ballroom before, but love to dance??? Never DANCED before, but love music and want to learn??? PERFECT. A desire to learn, energy, and a willingness to let loose, be open to a new style of dance, and have fun are the only prerequisites for this class!!!!!!!!!! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sat 1:00pm—2:45pm |
Grades:
7-12 Enrollment Section 1: Full! (max 30) |
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| V1569: African Dance Workshop Difficulty: * | Nicole Greenspan | |
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Learn African Dance and Drum from members of Stanford’s Kuumba African Dance and Drum Ensemble. Have fun, and get a great workout!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJK6Rz6339w Come in clothes to dance! |
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Meeting Time
Section 1: Sun 10:00am—11:45am |
Grades:
9-12 Enrollment Section 1: 11 (max 30) |
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