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June 30-July 25
GRADES 9-12
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
These four-week classes will be taught in person on the De Anza College campus.
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND ENGINEERING
LEGO ROBOTICS AND CODING: MINDSTORMS EV3 Entering Grades 8-12 – Bring LEGO® creations to life
in this fun and hands-on robotics class! Perfect for beginners, the class will teach how to design and code for robots using the LEGO® Mindstorms® EV3 robotics system with Scratch programming software. Students will build awesome robots with motors, sensors and LEGO® TechnicTM pieces, then tackle exciting game challenges and coding experiments. Whether you’re
a budding engineer or just love LEGO® , this class will boost your problem-solving and tech skills while you have a blast completing weekly challenges.
3D PRINTING AND RAPID PROTOTYPING
Entering Grades 9-12 – This course is all about design process and hands-on prototyping with 3D printers in
a professional manufacturing space. Participants will learn the fundamentals of additive manufacturing or 3D printing of polymers, metals and composites, focusing on industry applications and related design principles. In class sessions, we will run live demonstrations with state-of-the-art, industry-grade 3D printers, 3D laser scanners and reverse engineering tools. Students will learn how to design, fabricate and measure test parts, and explore additive manufacturing process limits as well as appropriate applications of these technologies. This course is offered in partnership with the De Anza College Design and Manufacturing Technologies Department.
Register at deanza.edu/academy
For questions, email communityeducation@deanza.edu
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