Information Technology/Computer Science

Students learn about encryption and write secret messages using a cryptography wheel.

In this activity, students will explore how monochrome photographic images are stored on a computer.

Participants examine current and potential energy sources used for transportation.

Participants explore the current topic of self-driving cars and use it as a platform to learn about the big ideas behind computational thinking.

Participants explore the challenges of space exploration by designing, building and testing a space probe to land on Mars.

Students participate in a series of exciting virtual quizzes.

The principles of electricity and magnetism can be used to communicate - for example by using an electromagnet to make a Morse code transmitter.

Students learn about how data in computers is stored and transmitted as a series of zeros and ones and complete an activity to represent words and numbers using just these two symbols.

Assemble and use this cryptograph wheel to send coded messages to your friends! Cryptograph wheels help you solve "Caesar" or "shift" cyphers.

This activity consists of coding and engineering/physics problems that students go through on how to launch a rocket and get to Mars.

Participants will be introduced to coding and will give instructions to program a car.

A virtual interview with a scientist where volunteers lead an interactive session about themselves, their interest in science, their career path, etc.

Students will learn about the current topic of self-driving cars and use it as a platform to learn about the big ideas behind computational thinking.

Explore binary code and how computers use it to store information.

Learn media literacy skills including the recognition of "fake news", critically analyze sources of information, and understand the impact of science communication on our lives