Page 16 - De Anza Community Ed Summer Academy Catalog 2020

June 15-July 10
GRADES 6-9
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ROBOTICS: VEX IQ ROBOTICS AND CODING
(2 hours)
Entering Grades 7-9 – Take the next step in your robotics experience! Students in this class will increase their skills while building and programming robots
using the Vex IQ robotics system. The class will cover programming skills and engineering design with the
Vex IQ system using Modkit software, motors, touch, color, bump and distance sensors. Students will build, design and code a variety of Vex IQ robots, using kits provided in class to complete weekly game challenges. Students will gain confidence, learn teamwork skills and develop their critical thinking abilities. This class is excellent preparation for students interested in Vex IQ Tournaments.
DRAMA and THEATER
ACTING AND THE PRINCIPLES OF
LIVE PERFORMANCE
Entering Grades 6-9 –This course is designed to teach beginning actors the basics of visual performance. Students will learn how to develop characters, analyze scripts and prepare for auditions. Students will improve technique, practice cold readings and improvisation, and learn to improve their voice, diction and movement in developing characters. Each student will be required to read and perform a number of scenes and monologues, and maintain an acting journal.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
SPANISH – BEGINNING LEVEL
Entering Grades 6-9 –Students will learn basic vocabulary and grammar, including practical phrases, in a setting that integrates listening, speaking and reading skills. The class will also explore the culture and customs of Spanish-speaking countries.
Register at deanza.edu/academy 408.864.8817 • communityeducation@deanza.edu
MATHEMATICS
ALGEBRA SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ★
Entering Grades 6 and 7 – This course focuses on the expressions and equations domain of the Common Core State Standards for sixth and seventh grades, with some limited exposure to eighth-grade algebra concepts as well. The course will identify pre-algebraic and algebraic concepts from integrated frameworks for a focused study. Students will use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions and solve problems
by using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations. Students will apply properties of operations as strategies to add, subtract, factor and expand linear expressions with rational coefficients, in addition to using variables to represent quantities in real-world
and mathematical problems. The class will also cover performing arithmetic operations with variables, including those involving whole-number exponents,
in the conventional order. Students will learn about graphing and proportional relationships.
★ Meets Common Core standards
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