Some Big Ideas (but not limited to these)
-How does anything fly?
-How many definitions for "average" exist and how are each of them useful?
-How much of any experiment can we improvise and develop ourselves? Can we become an autonomous lab?
-What ideas can we take from nature?
-Why is water unusual from an atomic level to a global level?
-How do magnets work?
-How does the electoral college work?
-Why is decision making such an imprecise process?
-What is energy?
-How big is the universe?
-What is time?
-How do I come up with an original idea?
Course Objectives:
-Appreciate the interconnectedness of all scientific disciplines.
-Develop the ability to solve problems without prescribed tools.
-Be able to qualify sources of data and reference primary resources autonomously.
Skills of the Discipline:
-Data analysis & collection
-Quantifying data credibility
-Problem solving
-Experiment design
-Cross-subject analysis
-Scientific literacy
Learning-to-Learn Skills:
-Working in groups
-Autonomous scholar techniques
-Note taking and data collection
-Presentation skills
Executive Functioning Skills:
-Project planning
-Time management