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Using your engineering skills, can you make it to space in a single class section? In this hands-on course, students will be introduced to the basics of aerospace engineering though the video game “Kerbal Space Program”. Students will explore orbital mechanics, aerodynamics, and rocket design through the game’s simple user interface. This class focuses on experimentation and no math is required, but mathematical topics can be explored through supplemental problems and discussion with the instructor.

Using the video game CellCraft, students will explore some of the most fascinating objects on the planet: living cells! They will learn the how the basic components of the animal cell work together to perform complex tasks, defend the cell from viruses, and help the cell adapt to new environments. They will answer important questions such as: How do cells resist thousands of deadly viral invaders without an immune system? How can scientists manipulate cells like "machines" to achieve fun, interesting, or important goals? Can cell biology save a planet of *mysterious* aliens?

Using your engineering skills, can you make it to orbit in a single class section? In this hands-on course, students will be introduced to the basics of aerospace engineering though the video game "Kerbal Space Program". Students will explore orbital mechanics, aerodynamics, and rocket design through the game's simple user interface. This class focuses on experimentation and no math is required, but mathematical topics can be explored through supplimental problems and discussion with the instructor.