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Junior High Summer Institute - Math and Science

Time Block A: Instructor Samuel Bolanos

Samuel Balonas has been teaching computer networking classes at College of the Canyons for many years. This is Samuel’s second year teaching in the Science track for the Jr High Summer Institute.

Time Block C: Instructor Vincent Devlahovich, M.S.

Professor Vincent Devlahovich attended the University of Utah for his undergraduate education before attending California State University, Northridge for his secondary teaching credential and graduate work. His graduate research focused on the origin and transport of volcanic clasts found in the Santa Monica Mountains from their source near Poway, California north of San Diego. He received his M.S. from CSUN in Interdisciplinary Studies with emphasis in Geology, Geomorphology and Tropical Biology and has a long teaching career including CSUN Geological Sciences Department, science and math in Simi Valley Unified school district, Glendale Community College, Moorpark Community College and is currently a full time professor at College of the Canyons. Vincent’s recreational passions are winter sports, hiking, mountain biking and camping, all of which he has done for over 25 years.

Time Block B: Instructor Dr. James Gilmore

James Gilmore has taught mathematics at public and private schools and community colleges for 25 years. He received his BA in Mathematics from UC Berkeley and his MS in Mathematics from CSU Northridge. He has taught all levels of mathematics from arithmetic through calculus and is a full-time member of the College of the Canyons mathematics faculty. He is also the advisor for the Canyons Math Club.

Time Block A – Computer Game Design

Reality Factory, Game Design, Software Activity and Install Software
Level Editor, Game Levels Activity, Create Levels
Modeling & Texturing, Creating Actors Activity, Create Models & Textures, Create Actors
Scripting, Setting Up A Character Pawn - Adding Dialogue Activity, Create Character Pawn
Add Dialogue, Scripting, Objects Activity, Script An Object

Time Block B – Mathematics

Polyhedra: Making models and discovering formulas
Prime Numbers: The amazing and mysterious primes
Fermat's Last Theorem: How a 350 year old puzzle was finally solved
What is Calculus all about?
Logical Parad

Time Block C – Geoscience

This week is a survey of Geoscience topics with emphasis on hands-on engaging laboratory experiences and a survey of local geology of the Santa Clarita area.
The lessons with use a multimedia approach to learning combined with a highly interactive classroom experience that is promised to be fun, fun, fun!

6/15 – Introduction/Minerals: What makes up the Lithosphere ?
6/16 – Rocks: If only rocks could talk (Well they can !)
6/17 – Geology of California
6/18 – Geology of: Santa Clarita
6/19 – Career paths to the Geosciences

Week 1 June 15 - June 19, 2009

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:30 - 9:00 a.m drop off Instructor: Camp Counselor	Drop off (extended care early drop off 8:00 am)	Drop off (extended care early drop off 8:00 am)	Drop off (extended care early drop off 8:00 am)	Drop off (extended care early drop off 8:00 am)	Drop off (extended care early drop off 8:00 am)
9:00 - 10:45 (1 hr 45 min) Block A Instructor: Samuel Bolanos and Lee Hilliard	Game Design: Reality Factory Discussion Game Design Software Activity Install Software	Game Design: Level Editor Discussion Game Levels Activity Create Levels	Game Design: Modeling Discussion Modeling & Texturing Creating Actors Activity Create Models & Textures Create Actors	Game Design: Scripting Discussion Setting Up A Character Pawn - Adding Dialogue Activity Create Character Pawn Add Dialogue	Game Design: Scripting Discussion Objects Activity Script An Object
10:45-11:00 (15 min break) Instructor: Camp Counselor	15 min Break	15 min Break	15 min Break	15 min Break	15 min Break
11:00 - 12:45 (1 hr 45 min) Block B Instructor: James Gilmore	Polyhedra: Making models and discovering formulas	Prime Numbers: The amazing and mysterious primes	Fermat's Last Theorem: How a 350 year old puzzle was finally solved	What is Calculus all about?	Logical Paradoxes
12:45 - 1:45 Instructor: Camp Counselor	60 min Lunch	60 min Lunch	60 min Lunch	60 min Lunch	60 min Lunch
1:45 - 3:30 (1 hr 45 min) Block C Instructor: Vincent Devlahovich	Geoscience: Introduction/Minerals : What make up the Lithosphere ?	Geoscience: Rocks : If only rocks could talk (Well they can !)	Geoscience: Geology of California	Geoscience: Geology of Santa Clarita	Geoscience: Career paths to the Geosciences
3:30 Pick-UP Instructor: Camp Counselor	Pick Up	Pick Up	Pick Up	Pick Up	Pick Up
3:30 - 5:30 Instructor: Camp Counselor	Extended care available to 5:30 for preregistered and prepaid	Extended care available to 5:30 for preregistered and prepaid	Extended care available to 5:30 for preregistered and prepaid	Extended care available to 5:30 for preregistered and prepaid	Extended care available to 5:30 for preregistered and prepaid