At Your School: Science-to-Go™!
For Science-to-Go!™ call (216) 231-8002
• Experience the wonders of nature in your classroom
• See Museum specimens, real instruments, models and simulations
• 50-minute, hands-on science lessons.
• Based on PreK-6 Ohio Academic Content Standards.
• School staff participation required
Topics
Wildlife in the City – for Preschool
Go wild learning about local wildlife! Using interactive games and songs, students will learn all about our local plants and animals.
E&S: 3; L: 3, 5; Phys: 3; ScI: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7; ScWK: 1, 2
Teacher Guide for Wildlife in the City
Digging for Dinos – for Preschool
Pretend to be paleontologists and dig up casts of dinosaur fossils, match skeletons with models, compare different types of dinosaur teeth and touch a real dinosaur fossil.
L: 2, 5; Phys: 3; S&T: 1, 3, 4; ScI: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7; ScWK: 1, 2
Teacher Guide for Digging for Dinos
Is It Alive? – for Preschool-grade 1
What makes living and nonliving things different? Explore the characteristics of living organisms and learn about their basic needs and adaptations.
L: 1, 2, 3, 5; Phys: 2, 3; ScI: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7; ScWK: 1, 2
Grade K: L: 1, 2, 4, 5; Phys: 2; ScI: 4, 5, 6, 9
Grade 1: E&S 1; L: 1; ScI: 4, 8
Teacher Guide for Is It Alive?
States of Matter – for grades K-3 (also available via Distance Learning)
Through hands-on activities and demonstrations, students will explore the physical states of solids, liquids and gases, discover what makes each state unique.
Grade K: ScI: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7; ScWK: 1
Grade 1: Phys: 2, 3; ScI: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
Grade 2: ScI: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10; ScWK: 4
Grade 3: ScI: 4, 5, 6; ScWK: 2
Teacher Guide for States of Matter
Adaptations of Ohio Animals – for grades K-3
Explore how Ohio's animals adapt to their changing habitats by using real animal skulls and skins.
Grade K: L: 5, 6; ScI: 4; ScWK: 1, 3
Grade 1: E&S: 3; L: 1, 3, 4, 5; ScI: 8
Grade 2: L: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8; ScI: 2, 10; ScWK: 4
Grade 3: L: 2, 3, 6; ScI: 5, 6; ScWK: 2
Teacher Guide for Adaptations of Ohio Animals
Water – for grades K-4
Students will get their hands wet as they learn about the water cycle, states of matter, and properties of water: magnification, refraction, reflection, cohesion, and density.
Grade K: ScI: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7; ScWK: 1
Grade 1: Phys: 2, 3; ScI: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
Grade 2: ScI: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10; ScWK: 4
Grade 3: ScI: 4, 5, 6; ScWK: 2
Grade 4: E&S: 2, 3; Phys: 1, 4; ScI: 4; ScWK: 2
Teacher Guide for The Wonder of Water (grades k-2)
Teacher Guide for The Wonder of Water (grades 3-4)
Can't Stop Classifying – for grades 3-6
Why is the opossum classified in the same family as the kangaroo? Students will hone their skills by sorting and grouping different objects as they investigate the importance of unique and shared characteristics.
Grade 3: L: 3; ScI: 4, 5, 6; ScWK: 2
Grade 4: L: 3
Grade 6: E&S: 2, 3; ScI: 3
Teacher Guide for Can't Stop Classifying
Forces & Motion – for grades 3-5 (also available via Distance Learning)
Almost 300 years ago, Sir Isaac Newton was hit on the head by a falling apple and the law of gravitation was born. Learn all about his laws of motion as well as gravity, friction, and velocity.
Grade 3: Phys: 3, 4; ScI: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6; ScWK: 2
Grade 4: ScI: 1, 3, 4; ScWK: 2, 3, 4
Grade 5: ScI: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Teacher Guide for Forces & Motion
Simple Machines – for grades 3-6 (Updated!)
Students will experiment with simple machines, investigate how they work and explore how they help us accomplish both simple and complex tasks.
Grade 3: S&T: 1, 4; ScI: 1, 4, 5, 6; ScWK: 2
Grade 4: ScI: 1, 4; ScWK: 2
Grade 5: ScI: 1, 3
Grade 6: ScI: 2, 3
Teacher Guide for Simple Machines
Food Chains, Habitats and Us – for grades 4-6 (also available via Distance Learning)
Discover how energy travels from animal to animal in the food chain and how human activity, like pesticide use, can impact that chain.
Grade 4: L: 5
Grade 5: L: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; S&T: 1
Grade 6: L: 8
Teacher Guide for Food Chains, Habitats and Us
Alternative Energy & Sustainability – for grades 4-6 (New!)
Investigate how conservation and innovation work together to use energy more efficiently. Learn about new energy technologies and compare their environmental impact to conventional energy sources.
Grade 4: S&T: 1, 2; ScI: 1, 3, 4, 5; MathL Measurement 5, Data analysis and probability 1, 2
Grade 5: E&S: 5, 6; Phys: 1, 2, 3, 4; S&T: 1, 3; ScI: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6; Math: Measurement 5, Data analysis and probability 1, 3, 10
Grade 6: Phys: 5, 6, 7, 8; S&T: 1, 2, 5; ScI: 2; Math: Data analysis and probability 1, 6
Archaeology: Dig into the Past – for grades 4-6
Dig into a mock archaeological site. Students will interact with real and replica artifacts from the site and use them to learn about prehistoric Ohio people.
Grade 4: Hist: 2; People: 1; Sk&M: 4, 5, 6, 10; ScI: 1; ScWK: 1, 2, 3, 4
Grade 5: Hist: 2; Sk&M: 6, 9; SI: 1, 3; ScWK: 1, 5
Grade 6: Hist: 3 Geog: 5; Sk&M: 6, 7; ScI: 1, 2, 3; ScWK: 2
Teacher Guide for Archaeology: Dig into the Past
Weather – for grades 4-7
Your classroom will be a flurry of activity while students study the reason for season changes, learn to read and interpret weather maps, and investigate simple weather instruments.
Grade 4: E&S: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Phys: 4; ScI: 1, 2, 4; ScWK: 2
Grade 7: E&S: 3, 4, 5, 8; ScI: 4, 5, 7
Teacher Guide for Weather
Big Science Assembly — for grades 4-6
Get your students excited about science inquiry and the scientific method by manipulating the properties of air. Big demonstrations, from hot air balloons to Bernoulli’s toilet paper effect, keep your students engaged.
Grade 4: E&S: 1; Phys: 1, 4, 5; ScI: 2, 3; ScWK: 2, 3, 4, 5
Grade 5: Phys: 1; ScI: 1, 2, 3; ScWK: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Grade 6: Phys: 3, 4; ScWK: 1, 2, 4
For Science-to-Go!™ call (216) 231-8002
Science Standards:
E&S:Earth and Space Sciences
L:Life Sciences
Phys:Physical Sciences
S&T:Science and Technology
ScI:Scientific Inquiry
ScWK:Scientific Ways of Knowing
Social Studies Standards:
Hist:History
People:People in Societies
Geog:Geography
Sk&M:SocialStudies Skills and Methods
Health Standards:
H: National Health Standards