Grade 8 |
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Gallery Activities
Gallery Activities use select exhibits to investigate a particular topic.
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Walking with Dinosaurs
Students investigate dinosaur footprints — what they can tell us and why — and learn how to calculate the speed of dinosaurs. NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS1.A NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity NGSS Crosscutting concepts Patterns Scale, Proportion, and Quantity Structure and Function NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Using mathematics and computational thinking. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information. Common Core Math Standards Number & Operations in Base Ten Measurement & Data Expressions and Equations Mathematical Practices |
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Kansas SeasKansas was once covered with vast oceans. Discover how we know this and learn about some of the amazing creatures that lived in these seas. NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS4.A, ESS1.C, ESS2.A, ESS2.B NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions NGSS Crosscutting concepts NGSS Science and Engineering Practices |
School Workshops
School Workshops are hands-on programs with activities that take place in the museum's education classroom.
Number of Participants: 15 minimum; 30 maximum (students); Duration: 45 Minutes; Fee: $5 per student (one adult chaperone free for every 5 students)
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Hands-on Geology
How can you tell mica from magnetite or granite from gneiss? Students learn identification techniques in this introduction to minerals, rocks and their formation. NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: ESS1.C, ESS2.A NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems NGSS Crosscutting concepts NGSS Science and Engineering Practices |
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DNA Discovery
This workshop introduces DNA — what it is and how it works. Hands-on activities include DNA extraction and making DNA jewelry. NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS1.A, LS1.B, LS3.A, LS3.B, LS4.A NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas LS1.A: Structure and Function LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits LS3.B: Variation of Traits LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity NGSS Crosscutting Concepts Patterns Cause and Effect Structure and Function • The way an object or living thing is shaped and its substructure determine many of its properties and functions. NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Developing and using models. |
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Cartoon Guide to Energy
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A, PS1.B, PS2.B, PS3.A, PS3.B, PS3.C, PS3.D NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter PS1.B: Chemical Reactions PS2.B: Types of Interactions PS3.A: Definitions of Energy PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer PS3.C: Relationship Between Energy and Forces PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life NGSS Crosscutting Concepts Patterns Cause and Effect Energy and Matter Scale, Proportion, and Quantity Systems and System Models NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Asking questions and defining problems. Developing and using models. |
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Quarks: Ups, Downs and the Universe
Discover what the world is made of. Investigate atoms, states of matter and electrical charge. Be atoms, build atoms and find out what they are made of. NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A, PS2.B NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter PS2.B: Types of Interactions NGSS Crosscutting Concepts Patterns Energy and Matter Scale, Proportion, and Quantity Systems and System Models NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Developing and using models. Using mathematics and computational thinking. Common Core Math Standards Numbers & Operations in Base Ten Numbers & Operations – Fractions Mathematical Practices |