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Next Generation Science Standards & Common Core State Standards.  Download PDF Curriculum Details. 

Subject Areas Covered:

Physical Science, Reading Standards & Literature, Speaking & Listening, Measurement & Data.

Workshop Description:

​Students will build a car with a removable brake and use a spring launcher to explore push and pull forces, and the effects of friction. Then explore and explain how force and friction can change the speed of an object and affect how far it'll go in a push car race.

Education Standards:

NGSS.K-PS2-1, K-PS2.2 (Kindergarten)
Next Generation Science Standards – Physical Science. Students plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object. Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.10 (Kindergarten)
Common Core – Reading Standards for Literature and Informational Text. Students will engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding. 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.2 (Kindergarten)
Common Core - Speaking and Listening. Students confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and
requesting clarification if something is not understood.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.2 (Grade 1)
Common Core – Speaking and Listening. Students ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1, 2.1c, 2.2 (Grade 2)
Common Core – Speaking and Listening. Students participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion. Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A, A.1, MD.D, MD.D.9 (Grade 2)
Common Core – Measurement and Data. Students measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes. Generate measurement data by measuring lengths of several objects to the nearest whole unit, or by making repeated measurements of the same object. Show the measurements by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in whole-number units.

Next Generation Science Standards, International Society for Technology in Education Standards & Common Core State Standards. Download PDF Curriculum Details. 

Subject Areas Covered:

Forces & Motion, Innovative Designer, Global Collaborator, Comprehension and Collaboration.

Workshop Description:

Students will explore the motion of a basketball when scoring a three-point throw and will observe and measure the basketball’s motion to recognize a pattern, record data and make predictions. Will they be able to score a perfect basket every time?

Education Standards:

NGSS 3-PS2-2
Next Generation Science Standards – Grade 3, Forces and Motion. Students who demonstrate understanding can; Make observations and measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.

ISTE 4c 
ISTE Standards for Students – Innovative Designer. Students develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.

ISTE 7c 
ISTE Standards for Students – Global Collaborator. Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal. 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.1 
Common Core – Speaking and Listening. Students engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building
on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Next Generation Science Standards & Common Core State Standards.  

Subject Areas Covered:

Science (Adaption, Inheritance, Evolution and Variation, Biological Processes, Marine Wildlife, Welfare and Conservation)

Geography (Oceans Around The World, Ocean Habitats, Human Impact on the Ocean)

Workshop Description:

Visit creatures at home in the sea! Together we will dive into a world of amazing discovery to explore  the fascinating and diverse habitats in our world’s ocean, and the animals that call them home! Students will discuss what we as humans need to survive, and how animals and all living things have similar needs, then dive in to explore just what makes the perfect underwater home for some of the world’s most amazing creatures.

Education Standards:

K-LS1-1 Life Science: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

K-ESS3-1 Earth and Space Sciences: Earth and Human Activity. Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.

Teacher Resources:

• Pre-Visit Classroom Activity: Rockpool Habitat
• Pre-Visit Classroom Activity: Sea Urchins
• Post-Visit Classroom Activity: Sharks
• Post-Visit Classroom Activity: Make Your Own Aquarium

Next Generation Science Standards & Common Core State Standards.  

Subject Areas Covered:

Science (Adaption, Inheritance, Evolution and Variation, Biological Processes, Marine Wildlife, Welfare and Conservation)

Geography (Oceans Around The World, Ocean Habitats, Human Impact on the Ocean)

Workshop Description:

Invite students to learn about some of our core SEA LIFE creatures! Together they will dive into a world of amazing discovery to learn about three core creatures: sharks, jellyfish and seahorses – understanding their different needs and completing exclusive SEA LIFE quizzes for each. Students will think about the importance of animal welfare and use the core aquarium standards to create tanks for the different creatures, based on their understanding of creatures’ needs and happiness markers.

Education Standards:

1-LS1-1 Life Science: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

2-LS4-1 Life Science: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

4-LS1-1 Life Science: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

3-LS4-3 Life Science: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity. Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all

Teacher Resources:

• Pre-Visit Lesson Plan: Incredible Sea Creatures
• Post-Visit Lesson Plan: Sea Creatures Creative Writing