ADAGE

UCF ADAGE SUMMER CAMP - UCF FIELD TRIPS

 

SCHEDULE

 

DAY 3/4: WEDNESDAY JUNE 6 and Thursday June 7 2018

 

Students will select a core theme and stay with the theme locations for the whole period, PART I: 10-12; PART II: 12.30-2.30 with a break from 12-12.30 for a packaged lunch in their location. In addition to the instructors, each group will have 2 SCPS accompanying teachers.

THREE BUSES: LEAVE LAYER AT 9:15AM—ARRIVE UCF AT 9:45AM

THREE BUSES: LEAVE UCF AT 2:45PM—ARRIVE LAYER AT 3:15PM

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DESCRIPTION OF COURSES AND THEMES:

 

Wednesday June 6

 

C1-D1     ANATOMY AND HEALTH

Teaching Academy room 117

PART I  Mind over Matter

Explore the Human Brain, Neuropsychology and the mystery and wonder of how we think and feel.  Explore Metacognition and examine how great minds have developed their own thinking.

Dr. Gillian Eriksson

CEDHP Project ELEVATE

 

PART II  Exploring Medicine and Health

Go on an adventure to discover the way your body works!

This experience will explore many topics in medicine and the implications for leading a healthy life through a range of activities, that include presentations, discussions, robotics, creative art, critical thinking about health issues.  We will learn about anatomy and the body systems, such as the muscular; skeletal; digestive; cardiovascular; nervous; respiratory; immune, etc.

Develop a passport to health!

UCF Medical School Dr. Samsam and UCF Students in Biomedical Sciences.

 

C2-D2:     THE ART OF MATHEMATICS

Teaching Academy room 110

PART I

PART II

Exploring the Magic and Mystery of Art and Design through Math

Students will learn about a variety of artists who use STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) to create their works of art. They will explore ways in which art intersects with mathematics. Drawing and painting skills necessary to create their artwork will be explored. Students will design and create sketches and a finished work of art based on mathematics.  (Options might be creating mandalas, fractal designs, tessellations, etc...) Students will

• interpret and design their own artwork based on the STEAM artwork and artists’ work presented

• discuss the art and be asked their opinions about the artwork

• use critical analysis procedures to describe artwork

• view the work of living/working artists

• use goal setting, planning and appropriate art vocabulary to develop their artwork

Dr. Debra McGann, School of Teaching, Learning and Leadership, CEDHP UCF

 

C3-D3     ENGINEERING CITIES

Teaching Academy room 130

PART I Solar

PART II Natural Hazards

MakerEd – Future cities

Part I: In a time when creating clean energy is essential to the future health of our planet, engineers are looking for every way possible to produce carbon-free power. Using solar power is a great way to accomplish this task. They learn about the benefits of solar power, and how architectural and building engineers integrate photovoltaic panels into the design of buildings.

Part  II: students learn about various natural hazards that may affect cities of the future and specific methods engineers use to prevent these hazards from becoming natural disasters. They study a hypothetical map of an area covered with natural hazards and decide where to place natural disaster prevention devices by applying their critical thinking skills and an understanding of the causes of natural disasters. Students design and build their own model levees. Acting as engineers for their city, teams create sturdy barriers to prevent water from flooding a city in the event of a hurricane.

Dr. Matthew Taylor, STEM Educator, CEDHP, UCF.

 

C4-D4     NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

UCF ARBORETUM

Agriculture and Ecosystem Management in an Urban Setting

The Arboretum is a creative learning community that uses our comprehensive outdoor laboratory to support relevant, experience-based learning, urban ecology research, and human connection with ecosystems and landscapes.  For this program we will address the benefits and challenges of living in the urban/wildland interface.  We will focus on the connectivity between humans and nature by presenting students with the opportunity to appreciate their role in these systems, and understand how their actions effect the world around them both socially and environmentally.

Part I Garden  

We will examine the Urban/Wildland Interface and connectivity between humans and nature.  We will explore this theme through learning stations and activities:

• – growing food, value of organics, health and wellness

• – differences from farming, banker system, seeding, transplanting

• – urban trees and living in the urban wildland interface

• Canal – water movement from campus, value in protecting water, connection between built environments and natural lands

• Pollinator Garden/bees – importance of pollinators in agriculture and nature

We will use creative and critical thinking to decorate plant pots and seed plants of our own.

Part II Natural Lands  

General Introduction of Natural Lands Programs focusing on natural resources and their management, completing topics and activities on:

• Pavilion – solar panels, pervious/impervious surfaces and stormwater (CREOL pond)

• Pine flatwoods/fire – all the super cool and important things J

• Nissa Pond – ephemeral wetlands, carnivorous plants, differences between uplands and wetlands

• Cypress Dome – cypress and how cool they are, topography and how that guides these systems

• Tortoise Burrow Scope? – preferably near pavilion; keystone species, conservation

We will then use critical and creative thinking to explore the larger concepts of connectivity between humans and nature and the urban/wildland interface (living with nature and appreciating it not taking it for granted).

Jennifer Elliott, M.S.

Assistant Director

Arboretum and Landscape & Natural Resources

Team from Arboretum.

 

C5-D5     SIMULATING YOUR FUTURE

Institute of Simulation and Training, Partnership III, room 116

PART I My Future Self

Explore the many options available to you at UCF to create your own possible future with emerging new fields of study.  Learn to understand your interests, motivations and strengths as you plan future possible professions and life choices.

Jennifer Sanguiliano, Doctoral Graduate Assistant, Project ELEVATE

CEDHP Project ELEVATE

 

PART II A Simulated World

Explore new technologies in a tour and demonstration at the Institute for Simulation and Training and how they use Augmented and Virtual Reality.

Dr. Kathleen Ingraham

Director, TeachLivE, CEDHP and Institute of Simulation and Training

 

Thursday June 7

 

E1-F1     LITERATURE COMES ALIVE

Curriculum Materials Center, Education Building

PART I

Explore the world of Harry Potter

Enter the Magical World of the Harry Potter books through fun filled activities and games.  The excitement begins as the Sorting Hat selects you for your Hogwarts house.   Then each house will learn about the Care of Magical Creatures, Potions, Quidditch, Herbology, Magical Charms and MORE!  Every young wizard will leave with your own magical wand in hand.  Muggles are welcome!

Amy Dovydaitis; Cynthia Dancel, Pam Jaggernauth, Emma Gisclair &  Rebecca Meadows

Curriculum Materials Center, UCF CEDHP.

 

PART II

Creating a Hero

What actions do we consider heroic? Explore the concept of the hero, and those men and women who were considered heroic in  the past and those who were not recognized as heroes in their time but are now hallowed.  How is a hero different than a villain in wielding their power? We will examine historical heroes, both the facts and sometimes the fiction,  We will examine those who stood up to what was unjust and for the powerless.  We will find heroes  in humble beginnings in life and literature.   We will also have fun creating our own superheroes to tackle the great world challenges!

We will examine those who inspire us, our great achievers and heroes, both past and present, who impact our world and were often unrecognized in their time.   Who are the unsung heroes? Who are your heroes? Using research, creative writing and artwork, we will develop a visual collage of different types of heroes and what inspires them.

Leander Houston-Enjady, UCF Graduate, CEDHP.

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E2-F2     EXPLORING SPECIES

1: Building 20, Room BIO301

PART I BUGS

VISIT THE BUG Closet!  Officially known as the University of Central Florida Collection of Arthropods (UCFC), our collection was founded by Stuart M. Fullerton in 1993, who possessed a lifelong passion for entomology.  UCFC possesses one of the largest completely databased collections in the world with over 560,000 specimen records for insects and other arthropods with more being added daily. Check out the Database and see what entomological wonders reside within Central Florida! We especially pride ourselves on our Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps) and Coleoptera (beetles) holdings.

Shawn Kellor, Department of Biology

UCF CURATOR: Dr. B.Sharanowski, Department of Biology.

PART II

Teaching Academy room 301

Mummies and Mysteries  

Students will learn about Ancient Egypt’s famous funerary practices in a hands-on approach!  Topics include the facts versus the fictions about pyramids and mummies, the political and religious reasons for mummification, Ancient Egyptian mummification, and a chance to aid a teddy bear to enter the Egyptian Afterlife through mummification!

Jennifer Sanguiliano, Doctoral Graduate Assistant Project ELEVATE, UCF.

 

E3-F3     INVENTIONS

Teaching Academy room 130

MakerEd – Ancient Inventions and innovations

PART I Ancient

PART II Modern

Student teams are challenged to design models of Egyptian funerary barges for the purpose of transporting mummies through the underworld to the afterlife. Planning the boat designs requires an understanding of ancient culture and beliefs so the mummies are transported safely through the perils of the underworld. Students design and build prototypes using materials and tools like the ancient Egyptians had at their disposal. Then they do the same with modern materials and techniques, forming an awareness of the similarities and differences of the barge designs between the ancient materials and tools (technologies) and today's technologies, which are evolved from the earlier ways.

Dr. Matthew Taylor, STEM Educator, CEDHP, UCF.

 

E4-F4     LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Teaching Academy room 102

PART I

Virtual Adventures  – World Voyages, Villages and Avatars.

How do others see the world and experience life in their village daily? Take a trip around the world as we get to explore other continents and their cultures and people.  Learn what daily life is like in small villages in remote places.  Using augmented reality, we will interact live within a simulation of students from 3 different countries – South Africa, Korea, Ireland.  What are their homes, schools, sports, celebrations like and how do they compare with your own.  What are the challenges they face locally and what do they think about the challenges the world is facing? Create your own entry for a world digital book to share with other students.

Dr. Gillian Eriksson, School of Teaching, Learning and Leadership, UCF

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PART II

LANGUAGE SPEED LEARNING

How many ways can you say “Hello”? A live experience where you will learn to converse with someone from another country and learn the language and expressions they speak.  Develop your own passport by solving key questions and learn the answers in many foreign languages.

International students from UCF.

 

E5-F5     CITIZEN SCIENCE

Teaching Academy room 117

MAPS, APPS, DRONES

Join us in a fun and interactive workshop that turns STEM into STEAM by incorporating the arts and creativity into Science, Technology and Education.  This is hands-on learning that takes place while flying mini-drones simulating a coastal community.  The importance of imagery in establishing Geographic Information Systems will be covered.  Drones provide updated, high-resolution imagery.

See: http://citizensciencegis.org

UCF Dept. of Sociology and College of Sciences, GIS Cluster.

 

Lain Graham, Doctoral Student, UCF.

Timothy Hawthorne, GIS Citizen Science, UCF.