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"Sow" Many Seeds"
What are seeds? Why do they need to travel? How do they get a new home? Students will learn about seeds, seed dispersal and then create and test their own "traveling" seeds.
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Strand B - Energy
Strand F - Processes of Life
Strand G - How Living Things Interact
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Marvelous Magnets
What makes something a magnet? How does a magnet work? Students will understand
magnetism and use their knowledge to play magnetic games.
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Strand A - The Nature of Matter
Strand C - Force and Motion |
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Crazy Camouflage
Students will explore the world of camouflage, color change and unique adaptations that help animals hide from their enemies.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with IMAX films - Deep Sea 3D, Wild Safari 3D: A South
African Adventure • Exhibits - EcoScapes
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Strand G - How Living Things Interact
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Rockin' Reptiles
What makes an animal a reptile? Do snakes have ears? What is a dewlap? Do reptiles have eyelids? Meet museum reptiles to learn the answers to these
questions and lots of fascinating facts about reptiles.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with IMAX films - Galapagos 3D • Exhibits - Ecoscapes.
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Strand F - Processes of Life
Strand G - How Living Things Interact
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Invisible Forces
Watch things float in space! See balloons bounce off nails! It’s not magic...it’s the effect of invisible forces. Join us for some fun with the invisible forces of
magnetism, pressure and gravity.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with IMAX film - Space Station 3D
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Strand C - Force and Motion |
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Reef Rascals
Join us for a lesson about how sea creatures have adapted to their environment. Did you know that a sea star has cousins? Meet the entire sea star family and learn how they are related.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with IMAX films - Coral Reef Adventure, Deep Sea 3D, Galapagos 3D, Sharks 3D • Exhibits - EcoScapes | | Reef Rascals
Strand F - Processes of Life
Strand G - How Living Things Interact with their Environment
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Star Lab
Did you know that the night sky is one big picture book? Stargaze in our portable planetarium to learn about constellations and the stories told by different cultures as they view the same night sky.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with IMAX films - Magnificent Desolation: A Walk on the Moon 3D, Space Station 3D • Exhibits - MarsQuest, Runways to Rockets: Our Place in Aerospace - Aviation Station
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Strand E - Earth and Space
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Our planet is continually moving and changing. Why does the earth move under our feet? How is the earth changing right now? Students will understand plate tectonics and its effects on our planet.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with IMAX films - Forces of Nature
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Strand D - Processes that Shape the Earth |
| | Science of Toys
Who thought science could be this much fun? In this hands-on lab, students will discover how simple children's toys can illustrate scientific concepts. | | Science of Toys
Strand C - Forces and Motion
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Mars: Our Next Door Neighbor
What is it about Mars that makes this planet so unique? Why is it called the Red Planet? Find out in this out-of-this-world demonstration.
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Strand E - Earth and Space
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May the force be with you!
How do we push a rocket into space? How do we roller skate? Enjoy exciting
demonstrations that explain Newton’s laws of force and motion.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with IMAX films - Space Station 3D, Magnificent Desolation: A Walk on the
Moon 3D • Exhibits - Runways to Rockets: Our Place in Aerospace, MarsQuest
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Strand B - Energy
Strand C - Force and Motion
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Classified Information
Some animals have a spine, some don't. Meet our vertebrate and invertebrate animal ambassadors to learn about
the ways these different animals live and grow.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with IMAX films - Coral Reef Adventure, Galapagos 3D, Deep Sea 3D, Sharks 3D, Dinosaur Hunters 3D |
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Strand F - Processes of Life
Strand G - How Living Things Interact with their Environment
SC.G. 2.2.1, 2.2.3 |
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Microbes Mini Zoo
Do you know what lives in pond water?
Students will learn how to prepare and view slides so they can explore the microscopic world of plants and animals.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with IMAX film - Coral Reef Adventure, Deep Sea 3D
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Strand G - How Living Things Interact with their Environment
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Students will understand the reflection of light and combine their understanding with graphing to create unusual works of art that are indecipherable when viewed from a normal perspective.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with Exhibits -Runways to Rockets: Our Place In Aerospace
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Strand B - Energy
Math Strands
Strand C: Geometry and Spatial Sense
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| | Fantastic Fossils
How do scientists determine the age of fossils? How do fossils help us understand modern-day animals? Join us to uncover clues from the past.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with IMAX films - T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous 3D, Whales, Galapagos 3D, Dinosaur Hunters 3D • Exhibit -
Dino-Might! | | Fantastic Fossils
Strand F - Processes of Life
Strand G - How Living Things Interact with their Environment |
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Animals of Egypt
Learn how animals survive in the inhospitable destert environment. Demonstrations will explain why camels are able to walk on sand.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with IMAX® films "Mysteries of
Egypt" and "Mystery of the Nile."
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Strand C - Force and Motion
Strand G - How Living Things Interact with their Environment |
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Learn to Fly
How do we escape Earth's gravity? Why do satellites stay in orbit? Find the answers in demonstrations about gravity, weightlessness and orbit.
Teacher Tip: Great program match with IMAX film - Space Station 3D, Magnificent Desolation: A Walk on the Moon 3D • Exhibits - Runways to Rockets: Our
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Strand C - Force and Motion
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Zap, Crackle, Pop!
How do we generate electricity? What causes lightning? Watch as our Van de Graaff generator and Tesla coil help students understand electricity.
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Strand B - Energy
Strand C - Force and Motion |
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