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178 Courses
Digging into the Past
Grades 4–5
History and Social Science
In this interactive course, we’ll step into the shoes of real archaeologists to uncover facts about the past through artifacts, historical records, and scientific data. You will develop critical...
Modality
Online
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
or Verbal - CTY-Level
Disease Dynamics and Data Modeling
Grades 7–11
Mathematics
When the threat of pandemic looms, all eyes turn to the experts. Each outbreak is unique and raises different concerns; in providing answers, infectious diseases specialists rely on data and accurate...
Modality
Online
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
Dream It, Code It, Build It
Grades 7–10
Robotics and Technology
Are you ready to create your own mobile app? In this course, you’ll dive into the world of app development using MIT App Inventor, a visual, block-based programming tool that makes coding fun and...
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Modality
Online
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
Economic Chaos: Understanding Volatile Markets
Grades 7–11
Mathematics
What does it mean when bubbles burst, stock markets crash, and hyperinflation takes off? How do these major economic events affect businesses and individuals around the world? COVID-19 was one such...
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Modality
Online
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
Electrical Engineering
Grades 7–11
Science and Engineering
The first transistor, created at Bell Laboratories in 1947, was about 4 centimeters in size. Today, millions of transistors fit on a single computer processor chip,about the size of a postage stamp...
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Waitlist Available
Modality
In Person
Identification Level
Quantitative - Advanced CTY-Level
Environmental Science: Exploring Our Changing Earth
Grades 2–3
Science and Engineering
Why do animals adapt? What are the advantages of renewable energy? What do environmental scientists do? In this course, we'll answer these questions and others as we learn about different types of...
Modality
Online
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
Epidemiology
Grades 9–12
Science and Engineering
From Covid-19 to HIV to malaria, infectious diseases remain one of the world's leading causes of death. How do scientists compile and use statistics to combat outbreaks? In this course, you and your...
Filling up fast!
Modality
In Person
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
or Verbal - CTY-Level
Everyday Science
Grades 2–3
Science and Engineering
What can a bucket of water or lounging beneath a shade tree teach you about science? Archimedes discovered the principle of buoyancy in a bathtub, and Newton allegedly discovered gravity while sitting...
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Modality
Online
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
or Verbal - CTY-Level
Examining the Evidence
Grades 5–6
Science and Engineering
How can an abandoned car, devoid of license plates, help detectives solve a jewel heist? How can a single strand of hair keep a man from going to jail? In this course, you will uncover the answers to...
Modality
In Person
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
Excursions in Pre-algebra
Grades 5–6
Mathematics
Explore how mathematics relates to food, art, and history in this interactive pre-algebra course. Through weekly meetings, collaborative activities, and hands-on projects, you’ll sharpen your...
Modality
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Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
Exploring Ethics
Grades 7–11
History and Social Science
We all face ethical choices. How do we know what is good or bad, or right or wrong? Are there standards of ethics by which we can judge people or their actions? In this course, you'll reflect on...
Modality
No sections are open for enrollment at this time.
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Identification Level
Verbal - Advanced CTY-Level
Fast-Paced High School Biology
Grades 7–11
Science and Engineering
This course covers material ordinarily included in a year-long introductory course in high school biology, typically a prerequisite for AP® or IB Biology. We'll begin with the smallest unit, the atom...
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Modality
In Person
Identification Level
Quantitative - Advanced CTY-Level
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