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
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