Mr. Kliewer, Director
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SCIPP
Internship
Balloon Fest
SLAC
Physics Day at
Great America
Family Science
Night
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 Climate Change – Global Warming
 Energy Dependence – Alternative sources
 Faltering Economy –Job outlook
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Skills Needed in Today’s World
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Ability to think:
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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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Sequence of courses
Mission to Planet Earth
Mechatronics
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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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
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Design & build projects
Present your work professionally
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Use your math skills as tools to understanding
Internships
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 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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