Learn to cook La Pasta alla Carbonara, a traditional Italian pasta dish from central Italy.

To Get:
2 large eggs and 2 large yolks, room temperature
1 ounce (about 1/3 packed cup) grated pecorino Romano, plus additional for serving
1 ounce (about 1/3 packed cup) grated Parmesan
Coarsely ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 ½ ounces of slab guanciale (see recipe), pancetta or bacon, sliced into pieces about 1/4 inch thick by 1/3 inch square
12 ounces spaghetti (about 3/4 box)


Prerequisites
Some cooking experience

Explore the art of origami or folded paper. Together, we will discuss the history of origami and create some origami of our own!

This class is a hands on creative opportunity to learn about literature for children. We will dissect our favorite classics and then begin to build our OWN STORIES. You will leave knowing the five elements of a perfect bedtime story and so much more!

Philosophy of Mind covers a number of essential questions in philosophy. For instance, are the mind and body separate? When we talk about colors and shapes, are we all actually seeing the same thing? Why exactly do we experience things the way that we do? In this class, we will talk in depth about all of these questions and more.

The purpose of this course is to provide a wide array of creative writing experiences. Writing is my passion and it was not until my first year in university when I realized that there was so much more to writing than meets the eye. Rather than learning about the classic literary giants in each field, I would like to introduce students to a diverse set of modern authors who write about relatable problems such as acceptance, social media, racism/sexism/xenophobia. Creative writing is an outlet of expression and I believe this course can help foster the next wave of young writers.

The three main creative writing fields I will teach is creative nonfiction, poetry and screenwriting. In each category, I will teach its history, formatting, technical vocabulary and purpose for writing. We will read examples from a wide-array of authors to expand their literary understanding of the world. Then students will have the opportunity to workshop their own pieces in class.

Symbolic logic has applications in a variety of subjects, including mathematics, biology, and philosophy. We will cover how to express logical statements using the basic symbols. Then we will learn how to create truth tables to evaluate if the expressions are true or false.

This course teaches students how math can be used to model and predict the trajectory of an infectious disease. We will specifically examine a simple mathematical model that quantifies the behavior of this kind of phenomenon.


Prerequisites
Basic math knowledge helpful, but not required.

Palm oil is found in an astonishing number of processed foods, including Cheese-Its, Sour Patch Kids, and Oreos, just to name a few! Palm oil use in our foods is increasing, and it is causing harmful effects on the environment and especially on orangutans. In this course you will learn how palm oil is made, why it is so dangerous for the environment, and how it is contributing to the extinction of orangutans. You will also learn ways to limit your palm oil use and help save the orangutans!

After briefly covering genes and chromosomes, we will explore how test crosses are used to predict phenotypes and genotypes of future generations. Various patterns of inheritance will be discussed. This knowledge can be used to analyze pedigrees and to learn about other applications of genetics in testing and screening for diseases.

What is evolution? Is it a fact or a theory? Did we really come from chimpanzees? Are humans still evolving? This class will go over evolution, its mechanisms, speciation and biodiversity related topics. Speaking of misconceptions, did you know that "meme" was a term first coined by an evolutionary biologist? Although its meaning has since been altered, both senses of the word are useful when discussing evolution. Using a hands on activity and various memes/videos we will address 10 distinct misconceptions to help you "evolve" your understanding of evolutionary biology!

No prior experience with evolution is necessary, enjoyment of memes encouraged.


Prerequisites
General Biology preferred but not necessary

You probably know that the internet is a great place to find all kinds of things like memes, recordings of Tik Toks, the directions to your friend's houses, and recipes for cakes you can make in a mug. But what about the more important stuff? Did you know that, publicly available on the internet, there is the information to figure out why there's that weird abandoned lot in your neighborhood? Or why the cops are racing past your house in the middle of the night? Or, even more surprising, that Border Patrol was using predator drones to spy on protestors in Minneapolis? Crazier still, using only publicly available information on the internet, people just like you and me have tracked down the soldiers involved in shooting down a passenger airliner over Ukraine, and are actively watching human rights abuses by dictators and despots all over the world. This class is about how you can use the internet to find out not only the stuff that everyone knows, but to figure out some things people have long forgotten or really want to stay hidden.