The Earth is alive! At least, kinda :)! In this class we'll look at an overview of Earth's many moving parts, both what the Earth is like today and how it got this way. We'll be focusing on a variety of different subjects and how they interact, including living systems, climate, and geology! During the five weeks of the program we'll talk about the following topics: - Plate tectonics - A brief history of Earth - The Carbon Cycle - The beginnings of life - How plants changed the world - The Anthropocene: how humans are changing the world This class will mix lectures with interactive lessons as we learn about how the world works :)

High school physics experiments tend to fall in a few categories - they either require expensive equipment, aren’t quantitative, or are just plain boring. But this doesn’t have to be the case! In this class, we’ll use low-cost materials and equipment to measure properties of light, sound, magnetism, and more to explore the world around us. Example labs include: measuring the width of your hair using laser pointers, finding your own height based on air pressure, and determining MIT’s latitude from Earth’s magnetic field! If you want to perform physics experiments that are more than just measuring velocities or forces, and you want to learn about some areas of physics not typically covered in high school, this is the class for you!

Have you ever wondered why hurricanes form? Or the science behind why the weather changes day to day? In this class, we will explore some of the basic physics behind weather, and learn how to read weather maps to make your own forecast!

Join us in listening to and analyzing some of the greatest works of classical orchestra repertoire! We'll explore Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies, and how they reflect his position at the border between the Classical and Romantic eras.

500 years ago, the iconic symphony orchestra that dominated (and continues to dominate) western classical music simply did not exist. So where did it come from? And how did we get to where we are today? This class will explore the structure of orchestras from the Renaissance through today, looking at how innovations in technology and music came together to give us the huge diversity in instruments and styles that we have today.

We're going to take a look at Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, one of the most comprehensive sources on Norse Mythology! We'll talk a bit about the history of the Prose Edda and Norse Mythology, and then look at some of the most popular stories from the Edda :0!

ESP loves to drink juice. Come learn to appreciate the best juice: not Ocean Spray Ruby Red!

Have you ever wondered why English spelling gets so confusing? Wondered where our alphabet came from? Here's all you could have ever wanted to know from the Egyptians to today! We'll talk about the history of English, the Phoenicians, the Greeks, the Etruscans and more!

Ever wondered how talking works? This class will answer questions from "What even is sound?" to "How do we classify the sounds humans make?" and "How different is singing from talking?" We'll touch on the basic ideas of sound physics and phonetics, and give you tools to analyze your own speech!

We're going to take a look at Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, one of the most comprehensive sources on Norse Mythology! We'll talk a bit about the history of the Prose Edda and Norse Mythology, and then look at some of the most popular stories from Norse Mythology.

Come watch us use liquid nitrogen to shatter fruits and rubber balls, freeze bubbles, and levitate chalk! We’ll be making liquid nitrogen ice cream (and you can follow along at home by substituting the liquid nitrogen with salt, ice, and elbow grease). Along the way, we’ll also explain the science of liquid nitrogen and show you a bunch of cool (get it?) demos!

Have you ever wanted to know why English spelling is as weird and messed up as it is? Have you ever wondered where all these different alphabets came from? This class will be an overview of how the English alphabet got to be the way it is, from the invention of writing to today! We look at the Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans in depth, as well as features of English that resulted in certain spelling conventions and confusions.