Get ready to blast off into space as we dive deep into the sun, moon, Earth and our solar system. There is something about space that sparks curiosity in all of us and this exploration will take students on an adventure into the mystery of space.

In this exploration, students will have the opportunity to:

• Dive deeper into the revolution and rotation of Earth

• Create a hands on model to show how day and night occurs

• Explore the sky and cloud patterns

Scratch uses words, numbers and complex thinking processes to create fun games and animations. It is a higher level coding class designed for coders that are comfortable with reading and math. Students do not need to have taken Scratch Jr. to be a part of this exploration, but should ideally have consistent reading and math skills.

In this exploration, scholars will have the opportunity to:

• Think creatively and work collaboratively

• Dive deeper into the area of computer science and coding

• Create interactive programs using coding blocks

• Investigate how positive and negative numbers can be used when using various coding blocks

Does a computer communicate the same way that we do? Does it understand English? Spanish? No. Deep down, a computer is translating every piece of information that it gets into its own simply processed language called binary. In this exploration, students will learn how to understand the language of the computer.

In this exploration, scholars will have the opportunity to:

• Learn about how binary is used in computers

• Explore decoding and encoding messages in binary

• Create an art project with their name encoded in binary