Ignite The Mind HOMESCHOOL STEAM ENRICHMENT (Grades 9-12)

Students will choose a particular phenomenon of interest which covers many of the requirements of the Colorado Academic Standards (CAS) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which includes using mathematical concepts.  Maximum number of students is 15.

• History of the universe, solar system and Earth.  
• Gravity, solar phenomena, electromagnetic radiation, and impact events that influence the planet’s geosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere 
• The theory of plate tectonics and geological, physical, and geographical features of Earth. 
• Climate and energy transfer among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. 
• Renewable and nonrenewable resources. 
• The interaction of Earth's surface with water, air, gravity, and biological activity which cause physical and chemical changes 
• Natural hazards and their national and global impacts such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and thunderstorms.

Spring 2024 will cover Life Science standards:  

• Cycle of matter and energy in  ecosystem

• Populations interactions with abiotic factors in an ecosystem 

• Biomolecules produced by organisms / Cellular metabolism

• Photosynthesis and cellular respiration

• Passive and active transport of substances across membranes in cells.

• Cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems

• Heritable genes which encode for the production of proteins 

• Evolution and the heritable characteristics of populations