Discovery Place Education Guide Volume 1, 2014 - 2015 School Year | Page 4

Minimum 15 students 50 Minutes $12 per student (includes Museum admission) Available Monday-Friday class times 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30 D ISCOV E RY P LAC E l Lab Classes | Grades 3 - 8 Discovery Place’s hands-on labs are dedicated to the exploration of matter, energy and living things.  Classes in Explore More Life allow inquiry-based learning about the life sciences while classes in Explore More Stuff allow exploration of physics and chemistry. All curriculum aligns with National Science Standards and North Carolina Essential Standards. Minimum 15 students 50 Minutes $12 per student (includes Museum admission) Available Monday-Friday class times 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30 DISCOVE RY P LAC E l Early Childhood Classes | Grades Pre K - 2 Early Childhood Classes are for young learners through Grade 2.  These inquiry-based classes will have your students exploring topics such as sound, weather, forces and the amazing world in which we live.   All curriculum aligns with National Science Standards and North Carolina Essential Standards. Everything Matters Mini Meteorology Operation Rainforest Get up close to amazing creatures and learn about the habitats, life cycles and adaptations of these lively Museum residents. Learn how to classify these animals into special groups. (K.L.1, 1.L.2, 2.L.1, 2.L.2) Observe and discover the properties of solids, liquids and gases. Conduct exciting experiments involving mixing and changing matter. (K.P.2, 2.P.2) Snow, rain, sunshine or clouds? What will the weather be like today? Use tools to develop skills including measuring, comparing, collecting data and making weather predictions. (K.E.1, 2.E.1, K.E.1.2.3, E.1.1.2) Become a rainforest researcher and study the amazing animals that live in World Alive. Learn about their rainforest home and what special adaptations help them survive in this amazing ecosystem. Come face to face with animals that call the rainforest home. (K.L.1, 1.L.1, 1.L.2, 2.L.1) Can You Hear Me? Explore through fun experiments how sound travels and how we are able to turn vibration into sound. Understand how sound waves, volume and pitch affect how we hear sound. (2.P.1.1, 2.P.1.2) This action packed class is perfect for junior engineers.  Explore forces such as push, pull, and gravity as you participate in a variety of engineering challenges. (K.P.1, P.1) GRADE 5 GRADE 7 Advanced Robotics What’s the Matter? Force and Motion – New! Simple Machines – New! Don’t let the phase fool you – it’s all matter. Perform experiments exploring density and molecular motion and experience sublime changes firsthand as you investigate the phases of matter. (3.P.2.1, 3.P.2.2, 3.P.2.3) Feel and see the forces around us. Experiment with Newton’s Laws of Motion through a variety of hands on activities. (5.P.1.1, 5.P.1.2, 5.P.1.4) Increase your working knowledge of mechanical marvels through fun hands-on activities using gears, levers, inclined planes, wheels and axeles, pulleys and screws. Determine ways to increase your efficiency and mechanical advantage. (7.P.2.2, 7.P.2.3, 7.P.2.4) Make the connection between a robot’s brain and its body. Get an introduction to writing programs for LEGO robots with easy-to-use programming software. Use problem solving skills to complete a challenge through robotic automation. (5.P.1.2, 7.P.1.1) MoveIt or Lose It Amazing Animals I Like to Move It, Move It GRADE 3 Ocean Adventure Dive in and explore the world’s oceans and a vast array of sea life. Navigate the differences between salt water and fresh water. Discover the amazing sea life at Discovery Place through a tour of World Alive. (K.L.1, 1.L.1) Explore the structure and functions of the skeletal and muscular systems of the human body through a variety of guided-inquiry activities and the examination of real human specimens. (3.L.1.1, 3.L.1.2) Students develop a sunny outlook by applying real-world applications of science concepts and procedures and experience weather events firsthand. A variety of experiments and investigations build a better understanding of weather and climate. (5.E.1.1, 5.E.1.2, 7.E.1.2, 7.E.1.4) Ecosystem Explorations DNA Detectives Explore genotypes, phenotypes, alleles and traits. Gain a better understanding of genes and heredity through experimentation. (5.L.1.3, 7. L.2.1,7.L.2.2, 7.L.2.3) Join the rotation revolution powerful enough to alter your world. Learn why the moon appears to change shape each night, why the sun rises and sets and much more. (4.E.1.1, 4.E.1.2) Put on your safari hat and get ready to travel as we explore the many biomes on planet Earth. Students will participate in guided-inquiry activities and discover characteristics of each biome. Students will also get up close and personal with some of our live animal representatives. (5.L.2.1, 5.L.2.2, 5.L.2.3) Animal Behavior and Adaptation GRADE 6 GRADES 5 - 8 Waves of Sound Concepts of Chemistry Make some noise and move some molecules. Get amped up as you investigate the wave properties of sound and its connection to motion. See, hear and feel frequency and amplitude in this sound-driven class. (6.P.1.3) Mix molecules that react in the blink of an eye, investigate rate altering chemical manipulation and watch as it all goes out with a bang. Develop lab safety skills and proper equipment handling techniques while taking part in engaging chemistry experiments. (5.P.2.3, 6.P.2.1, 8.P.1.3) GRADE 4 Earth Moon and the Great Be [ۙ