1 Endeavour Institute Mr. Kliewer, Director

2 Fun Endeavours

3 SLAC SCIPP Internship Physics Day at Great America Balloon Fest Family Science Night

4 Global Problems Climate Change – Global Warming Energy Dependence – Alternative sources Faltering Economy –Job outlook

5 Skills Needed in Today’s World Ability to think: – Creatively – Analytically – Critically Numeracy – Use mathematics as a tool for understanding Literacy – Communicate accurately and effectively Operacy – The ability to do: organize, plan, succeed.

6 What is the Endeavour Academy? Sequence of courses 1. Mission to Planet Earth 2. Mechatronics 3. Design Engineering Applied Science, Engineering, & Math Hands-on, real applications Designed to help you succeed in a college education and a high-tech career

7 What Will You Do? Learn by doing in actual application – Electronics, models, bridges, towers – Robotics, Microprocessors, BOE-Bot – SLAC, Physics Day at Great America – Balloon Fest – Atmospheric instrumentation – Earthquakes & Seismometers Develop the skills of a professional engineer – Design & build projects – Present your work professionally – Use your math skills as tools to understanding – Internships

8 What’s in It for You? Fun and exciting The high school graduation requirement in physical science The UC and MIT entrance requirement for lab science CalPoly: “Special Consideration” in admissions process.