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1 Endeavour Institute Mr. Kliewer, Director
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2 Fun Endeavours
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3 SLAC SCIPP Internship Physics Day at Great America Balloon Fest Family Science Night
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4 Global Problems Climate Change – Global Warming Energy Dependence – Alternative sources Faltering Economy –Job outlook
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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