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Workshops for Students

Due to limited workshop space, registration may close before the deadline.

  1. Craft Your Own Soap : There is a great amount of chemistry behind making and crafting soap. Learn the chemistry and do the crafting by adding herbs and or essential oils. You will take home the soap you craft.
    Presenter : Rachel Snelling, Gavilan College Chemistry Instructor 

  2. CSI - Where the Evidence Never Lies !: Students will enjoy using deductive reasoning and scientific methodology to solve a realistic crime!
    Presenter : Rey Morales, Biology instructor, Gavilan College 

  3. The Heart of The Matter: Learn about the heart’s function and form through the dissection (that means cutting up) of a lamb’s heart.
    Presenter: Russell Malley, retired Gavilan College Biology instructor 

  4. A Cow’s Eye View : Learn about the eye’s function and form through the dissection (that means cutting up) of a cow’s eyeball.
    Presenter
    : Dennis Harrigan, D.V.M., Veterinarian, Gilroy Veterinary Hospital 

  5. The Secret Life of Strawberries : What makes strawberries tick? Extract DNA from a strawberry and take it home!
    Presenter
    : Patrick Yuh, Biology Instructor, Gavilan College 
  6. Canceled 

  7. Build a Hovercraft: Build a working model of this amazing vehicle which travels on a cushion of air. Presenters: Gavilan College STEM and MESA students
  8. Genes and Genomics - Learn about genes and the possibility you inherited particular things from your parents. Use this to imagine your own “animal” from unusual pairs of “parents”.
    Presenters
    : Students from WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering), UC Santa Cruz 

  9. Chemistry at Work: Catalysts and Polymers - Discover what these are while making your own Slime and “Elephant Toothpaste”. Elephant not included.
    Presenters
    : Students from the UC Santa Cruz Chemistry Club 

  10. Canceled
  11. Build Your Own Wind Turbine - As more and more wind turbines are being used to reduce the carbon footprint of producing power, you will learn about the physics involved and you will make your own wind turbine.
    Presenters
    : Students in the Gavilan College Climate Club 

  12. Build Your Own Electric Motor : There are many motors in your life other than in a car. In this session, build your own electric motor.
    Presenters
    : Students in the Gavilan College Engineering Club 

  13. Build a Trebuchet!: Be an 11th century engineer and build a medieval defense machine.
    Presenters
    : Gavilan College STEM and MESA students 

  14. Canceled



Talleres Para Estudiantes

Debido al espacio seminario, la inscripción podrá cerrarse antes de la fecha límite.

  1. Crea tu propio jabón : hay una gran cantidad de química detrás de la fabricación y elaboración del jabón. Aprende la química y haz la elaboración por agregando hierbas y/o aceites esenciales. Te llevarás a casa el jabón que elabores.
    Presentadora
    : Rachel Snelling, Instructora de Química de Gavilan College 

  2. CSI: ¡Donde la Evidencia Nunca Miente! : ¡Los estudiantes disfrutarán utilizando el razonamiento deductivo y la metodología científica para resolver un crimen realista!
    Presentador
    : Rey Morales, Instructor de Biología, de Gavilan Colegio 

  3. El Corazón Del Asunto : Aprenda sobre la función y la forma del corazón a través de la disección (cortar) el corazón de un cordero.
    Presentador
    : Russell Malley, Instructor jubilado del Colegio Gavilan 

  4. Vista de un Ojo de Vaca : Aprenda sobre la función y la forma del ojo a través de la disección (cortar) el globo ocular de una vaca.
    Presentador
    : Dennis Harrigan, DVM, veterinario, Hospital veterinario de Gilroy 

  5. La vida secreta de las fresas : ¿Qué hace que las fresas funcionen? ¡Extrae ADN de una fresa y llévalo a casa!
    Presentador
    : Patrick Yuh, Instructor de biología, Gavilan College 

  6. Cancelado
  7. Construya un Aerodeslizador: Construya un modelo de trabajo de este increíble vehículo que viaja en un colchón de aire. Presentadores: Estudiantes de STEM y MESA de Gavilan College
  8. Genes y genómica : aprenda sobre los genes y la posibilidad de que haya heredado cosas particulares de sus padres. Use esto para imaginar su propio “animal” de pares inusuales de “padres”            Presentadores : Estudiantes de WiSE (Mujeres en Ciencias e Ingeniería), UC Santa Cruz 

  9. Química en el Trabajo: Catalizadores y Polímeros - Descubre cuáles son, mientras haces tu propio Slime y “Pasta de dientes de elefante”. Elefante no incluido.
    Presentadores
    : Estudiantes del Club de Química UC Santa Cruz 

  10. Cancelado
  11. Construya su propia turbina eólica - A medida que más y más turbinas eólicas son utilizadas para reducir la huella de carbono de la producción de energía, aprende sobre la física involucrada y harás tu propia turbina eólica.
    Presentadores
    : Estudiantes del Club del Clima del Colegio Gavilán

  12. Construya su propio motor eléctrico : hay muchos motores en su vida que no sea un automóvil. En esta sesión, construya su propio motor eléctrico.
    Presentador
    : David Argudo, instructor de física e ingeniería, Gavilan College 

  13. ¡Construye un Trebuchet!: Sé un ingeniero del siglo XI y construye una máquina de defensa
    Presentadores
    : Estudiantes de STEM y MESA de Gavilan College 

  14. Cancelado

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