2023 GPU Class Catalog

[230] We are Stars 135 Participants

[238] Traveling Technology Free 25 Participants Have you ever wondered how people traveled without GPS? Do you think you could find your way around using just a map? In this class you will learn how to read an Atlas, reach destinations using maps, use tools to plan a road trip and receive take-home material to use on your next adventure. [239] Tree-mendous Care 20 Participants What do trees need to be healthy? In this session, you will see how the campus arboretum is maintained at Michigan State University. Experience basic instruction in tree climbing with ropes and saddles. Learn from arborists about the care that trees need and see demonstrations of tree spraying and injection techniques. See how MSU repurposes wood from trees that are removed from campus. Leave with ideas for tree care in your community! [240] Veterinary Nursing — A Bandaging Lab 30 Participants Work through a case where a veterinary patient experiences a broken leg. We will discuss findings and patient care from the veterinary nurses perspective. We’ll bandage the legs of stuffed puppies demonstrating the bandage techniques required by surgery. [241] Virtual Bargaining as Workers and Managers 10 Participants Experience how workers and managers bargain in a small virtual labor market. [242] What’s Lurking in the Water? Exploring the Red Cedar River 30 Participants Learn about water in a river by observing the animals that live in the Red Cedar River. We’ll handle live river critters and mammal furs and learn how to fillet a fish.

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the universe by following the formation of hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of carbon and the molecules for life. Narrated by Andy Serkis. [231] Sled Dog School 20 Participants Learn about the world of sled dogs as we head to Sled Dog School.

[232] Spartans Talk Dollars and Cents 25 Participants

Let’s talk money! Being ready for the future and knowing how to manage your money is an important life skill. Join MSU Extension staff as you explore the world of finances and increase your money smart knowledge through fun, hands-on activities. [233] Sparty On! Photo Editing With Free Online Tools 30 Participants Learn how to use web-based apps to edit, retouch and combine images. We’ll create a Spartan-themed collage and talk about careers that use these types of tools.

[234] Teamwork and Timbers 15 Participants

Assemble a 1/4 scale timber frame barn and learn about barn construction tools and timber frame barn history.

[235] The Hidden Maze 10 Participants

In an escape room format, students will explore disability, impacts of disability and common barriers in society, and engage with an experience of what it means to navigate our society with a disability.

[243] Who Stole the Last Cookie? 25 Participants How do courts and the law determine what

[237] Time Travel — from MAC to MSU 20 Participants

Rewind the clock! See the past — in the present. Enjoy an enlightening stroll around the beautiful historic area of campus. We’ll take a walking tour through the history of the ever-changing campus and see how student life has changed from the 1800s. We’ll travel through time from the oldest point on campus to one of the newest – and imagine the future beyond!

happened and when? What if taking the last cookie was a crime? How do you prove your innocence and your family member’s guilt?

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