Field Trips – Sloan Museum Of Discovery & Longway Planetarium

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Field Trips

Hands-On Field Trips at
Sloan Museum & Longway Planetarium

Create a unique educational experience with a trip to the Sloan Museum of Discovery or the state-of-the-art Longway Planetarium! To see a full list of field trips and outreach programs, download our 2026-2027 Field Trip Education Guide below, or sort by grade level and class type below.

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Reservations & Payments

For reservations, call (810) 237-3409, weekdays 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
or email Reservations@SloanLongway.org.

Group Rates

Sloan Museum of Discovery (20 or more)

  • $6 per student/$6 per adult.

Longway Planetarium (20 or more)

  • $5.50 per student/$5.50 per adult.

PLEASE NOTE:

  • Teachers are admitted at no charge.
  • Chaperones are not charged for Hands-On Science.
  • Chaperones will be charged general admission pricing.
  • Field trips are non-refundable after booking.
  • A fee will be charged to all groups that give less than 72 hours’ notice of cancellation.
  • Groups arriving late for their scheduled program will receive the next available timeslot, and/or may receive a change in scheduled programming.
  • Please request arrangements for students with special needs when you make your reservation.
  • All admission monies must be collected by the teacher prior to arrival. Any uncollected admissions will be charged the regular admission rate.
  • All programs have minimum admission charges.
  • All monies received must be by school-issued check, money order, credit card, or cash. No personal checks, please.
  • The Genesee County Arts Education & Cultural
  • Education Millage benefits do not apply to field trip activities.
  • Field Trips are non-refundable after booking.

FREE Professional Development for 4th Grade Teachers

Presented by The National Energy Education Development Project (NEED).

Attendees receives a FREE Classroom Kit, a $400 value!

“The Science of Energy” | Oct. 14, 2026, 4-7:30 p.m.

Click HERE to complete an online application by 10/1
Seating is limited so please register early.

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FREE* 4th Grade STEM Programs

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Don't Miss Our Current and Upcoming Special Exhibits

Amazing Pollinators

COMING IN 2027 | January 16 - May 2, 2027

Amazing Pollinators is a game-based, role-playing adventure that immerses audiences in the colorful and diverse world of pollinator and plant relationships. This visually stunning exhibit weaves fascinating stories with urgent messages about pollinators, the critical work they do, and their...

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Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission

COMING IN 2027 | May 22-September 5, 2027

Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission is a traveling exhibition that dives deeper than ever before—into the covert military operation behind one of the most significant maritime discoveries of the 20th century. In 1985, oceanographer and naval officer Dr. Robert Ballard was...

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STEM Classes Kindergarten

PLANT IN A BOTTLE

Needs of Living Things

Students will build their own terrarium to take home, while investigating living and non-living things.

NGSS: K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3

PLANT IN A BOTTLE

Needs of Living Things

Students will build their own terrarium to take home, while investigating living and non-living things.

NGSS: K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3

PLANT IN A BOTTLE

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History & Social Studies 4th Grade

CSI HISTORY

Find clues, examine evidence, and get ready to solve historical mysteries! In CSI History, students use artifacts, photographs, and primary and secondary sources to uncover the truth behind historical events, people, and objects. Using critical thinking, teamwork, and detective skills, connect the evidence, solve historical mysteries, and uncover the stories hidden within the past.

GLCE: 4-H3.0.4

CSI HISTORY

Find clues, examine evidence, and get ready to solve historical mysteries! In CSI History, students use artifacts, photographs, and primary and secondary sources to uncover the truth behind historical events, people, and objects. Using critical thinking, teamwork, and detective skills, connect the evidence, solve historical mysteries, and uncover the stories hidden within the past.

GLCE: 4-H3.0.4

CSI HISTORY

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History & Social Studies Kindergarten

IT ALL STARTS WITH ME

Travel back in time to collaboratively explore toys and games that children played with in the past. Students will learn about past, present, and future as they design a toy replica to keep.

GLCE: K-H2.0.1, K-H2.0.2, K-H2.0.3, K-C1.0.1, K-C2.0.2

IT ALL STARTS WITH ME

Travel back in time to collaboratively explore toys and games that children played with in the past. Students will learn about past, present, and future as they design a toy replica to keep.

GLCE: K-H2.0.1, K-H2.0.2, K-H2.0.3, K-C1.0.1, K-C2.0.2

IT ALL STARTS WITH ME

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Planetarium 5th Grade

SKIES OVER MICHIGAN

Live Planetarium Program – Longway Planetarium’s astronomy experts take you on a tour of the night sky over Michigan in this live planetarium lecture. Learn about the rotation of the Earth, how to find the North Star, and which constellations and planets are visible in your backyard tonight. Stargazers can come back to this show again and again to find out about recent astronomical events and for seasonal updates on what’s visible in the night sky over Michigan.

NGSS: 5-LS2-1

SKIES OVER MICHIGAN

Live Planetarium Program – Longway Planetarium’s astronomy experts take you on a tour of the night sky over Michigan in this live planetarium lecture. Learn about the rotation of the Earth, how to find the North Star, and which constellations and planets are visible in your backyard tonight. Stargazers can come back to this show again and again to find out about recent astronomical events and for seasonal updates on what’s visible in the night sky over Michigan.

NGSS: 5-LS2-1

SKIES OVER MICHIGAN

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Planetarium Middle School

SKIES OVER MICHIGAN

Live Planetarium Program – Longway Planetarium’s astronomy experts take you on a tour of the night sky over Michigan in this live planetarium lecture. Learn about the rotation of the Earth, how to find the North Star, and which constellations and planets are visible in your backyard tonight. Stargazers can come back to this show again and again to find out about recent astronomical events and for seasonal updates on what’s visible in the night sky over Michigan.

NGSS: 5-LS2-1

SKIES OVER MICHIGAN

Live Planetarium Program – Longway Planetarium’s astronomy experts take you on a tour of the night sky over Michigan in this live planetarium lecture. Learn about the rotation of the Earth, how to find the North Star, and which constellations and planets are visible in your backyard tonight. Stargazers can come back to this show again and again to find out about recent astronomical events and for seasonal updates on what’s visible in the night sky over Michigan.

NGSS: 5-LS2-1

SKIES OVER MICHIGAN

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Planetarium 1st Grade

“MAGIC GLOBE: A STORY OF THE SEASONS”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Students will explore the seasons in this visually stunning and engaging show. The show will discuss the cause and effect of the seasons including the tilt of the Earth, the motion of the Sun, and how the seasons affect ecosystems on Earth.

NGSS: 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1

“MAGIC GLOBE: A STORY OF THE SEASONS”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Students will explore the seasons in this visually stunning and engaging show. The show will discuss the cause and effect of the seasons including the tilt of the Earth, the motion of the Sun, and how the seasons affect ecosystems on Earth.

NGSS: 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1

“MAGIC GLOBE: A STORY OF THE SEASONS”

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Planetarium 4th Grade

“SHARK KINGDOM”

Full-Dome Feature Film – Shark Kingdom is an epic family adventure in some of the world’s most scenic and remote shark waters. Follow scientists as they dive into the kingdom of sharks, come face to face with these awe-inspiring creatures and uncover their secrets to fight for the future of our shared oceans.

NGSS: 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-3

“SHARK KINGDOM”

Full-Dome Feature Film – Shark Kingdom is an epic family adventure in some of the world’s most scenic and remote shark waters. Follow scientists as they dive into the kingdom of sharks, come face to face with these awe-inspiring creatures and uncover their secrets to fight for the future of our shared oceans.

NGSS: 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-3

“SHARK KINGDOM”

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Planetarium 3rd Grade

“SHARK KINGDOM”

Full-Dome Feature Film – Shark Kingdom is an epic family adventure in some of the world’s most scenic and remote shark waters. Follow scientists as they dive into the kingdom of sharks, come face to face with these awe-inspiring creatures and uncover their secrets to fight for the future of our shared oceans.

NGSS: 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-3

“SHARK KINGDOM”

Full-Dome Feature Film – Shark Kingdom is an epic family adventure in some of the world’s most scenic and remote shark waters. Follow scientists as they dive into the kingdom of sharks, come face to face with these awe-inspiring creatures and uncover their secrets to fight for the future of our shared oceans.

NGSS: 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-3

“SHARK KINGDOM”

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Planetarium 2nd Grade

LANDFORMS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Live Planetarium Program Students will visit various landforms on Earth such as rivers, mountains, or craters, comparing and contrasting their geological characteristics. Students will then travel beyond our home planet to see what similar landforms they can find elsewhere in the Solar System.

NGSS: 2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3

LANDFORMS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Live Planetarium Program Students will visit various landforms on Earth such as rivers, mountains, or craters, comparing and contrasting their geological characteristics. Students will then travel beyond our home planet to see what similar landforms they can find elsewhere in the Solar System.

NGSS: 2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3

LANDFORMS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

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Planetarium 1st Grade

“ONE WORLD, ONE SKY: BIG BIRD’S ADVENTURE”

Full-Dome Feature Film – Join Big Bird, Elmo and their new friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu as they learn about the Sun, the Moon, and the Big Dipper, then blast off in an imaginary rocket to the Moon! Along the way, they invite the audience to sing along to songs about space and celebrate the sky that belongs to everyone. It’s the perfect introduction to space for our littlest astronomers!

NGSS: K-PS3-1, K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-1

“ONE WORLD, ONE SKY: BIG BIRD’S ADVENTURE”

Full-Dome Feature Film – Join Big Bird, Elmo and their new friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu as they learn about the Sun, the Moon, and the Big Dipper, then blast off in an imaginary rocket to the Moon! Along the way, they invite the audience to sing along to songs about space and celebrate the sky that belongs to everyone. It’s the perfect introduction to space for our littlest astronomers!

NGSS: K-PS3-1, K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-1

“ONE WORLD, ONE SKY: BIG BIRD’S ADVENTURE”

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Planetarium Kindergarten

“ONE WORLD, ONE SKY: BIG BIRD’S ADVENTURE”

Full-Dome Feature Film – Join Big Bird, Elmo and their new friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu as they learn about the Sun, the Moon, and the Big Dipper, then blast off in an imaginary rocket to the Moon! Along the way, they invite the audience to sing along to songs about space and celebrate the sky that belongs to everyone. It’s the perfect introduction to space for our littlest astronomers!

NGSS: K-PS3-1, K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-1

“ONE WORLD, ONE SKY: BIG BIRD’S ADVENTURE”

Full-Dome Feature Film – Join Big Bird, Elmo and their new friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu as they learn about the Sun, the Moon, and the Big Dipper, then blast off in an imaginary rocket to the Moon! Along the way, they invite the audience to sing along to songs about space and celebrate the sky that belongs to everyone. It’s the perfect introduction to space for our littlest astronomers!

NGSS: K-PS3-1, K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-1

“ONE WORLD, ONE SKY: BIG BIRD’S ADVENTURE”

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Planetarium Kindergarten

“IN MY BACKYARD”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Students will learn about what can be seen in their backyard. Students will explore creatures and plants, the Moon, the Sun, the Solar System, and the movement of the stars in this engaging show designed for early childhood learning.

NGSS: K-ESS2-1

“IN MY BACKYARD”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Students will learn about what can be seen in their backyard. Students will explore creatures and plants, the Moon, the Sun, the Solar System, and the movement of the stars in this engaging show designed for early childhood learning.

NGSS: K-ESS2-1

“IN MY BACKYARD”

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STEM Classes 2nd Grade

BUZZ TO BLOOM

Discover the amazing partnership between flowers and their pollinators! Students explore how bees and other pollinators help flowering plants by carrying pollen from flower to flower, making it possible for plants to produce seeds. Hands-on activities will help students discover how those seeds provide food for animals and grow into the next generation of plants

NGSS: 2-LS2-2 *Add-on experience: “Amazing Pollinators” Special Interactive Exhibit – pg. 18

BUZZ TO BLOOM

Discover the amazing partnership between flowers and their pollinators! Students explore how bees and other pollinators help flowering plants by carrying pollen from flower to flower, making it possible for plants to produce seeds. Hands-on activities will help students discover how those seeds provide food for animals and grow into the next generation of plants

NGSS: 2-LS2-2 *Add-on experience: “Amazing Pollinators” Special Interactive Exhibit – pg. 18

BUZZ TO BLOOM

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STEM Classes Kindergarten

SHADED SHELTER

Weather / Engineering Challenge
Sunlight is a need of all living things, but too much sun can be harmful. Design and build a shaded shelter for your mini animal figure to rest during hot, sunny days.

NGSS: K-PS3-2, PS3.B, K-LS1-1, LS1.C

SHADED SHELTER

Weather / Engineering Challenge
Sunlight is a need of all living things, but too much sun can be harmful. Design and build a shaded shelter for your mini animal figure to rest during hot, sunny days.

NGSS: K-PS3-2, PS3.B, K-LS1-1, LS1.C

SHADED SHELTER

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STEM Classes Kindergarten

CREATE WITH SHAPES

“The shapes could not untwine. Then rushing to the rescue came a straight and narrow line!” Students will explore geometry as they engage in a read-aloud of Anne Miranda’s Tangled, save and sort shapes caught in a tangled trap, and create balancing shape structures.

CCSS: K.G.A.1, K.G.A.3, K.G.B.5

CREATE WITH SHAPES

“The shapes could not untwine. Then rushing to the rescue came a straight and narrow line!” Students will explore geometry as they engage in a read-aloud of Anne Miranda’s Tangled, save and sort shapes caught in a tangled trap, and create balancing shape structures.

CCSS: K.G.A.1, K.G.A.3, K.G.B.5

CREATE WITH SHAPES

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STEM Classes Kindergarten

PROTECT THE PIGS

The Big Bad Wolf is back for more! Protect the three little pigs from their furry predator by helping them build strong, safe houses. Students will use open-ended materials to plan, design, and build a structure to keep the pigs safe from the Big Bad Wolf’s “huff and puff” antics.

NGSS: K-PS2-1, K-LS1-1, ETS1.A, ETS1.B; CCSS: RL.K.10

PROTECT THE PIGS

The Big Bad Wolf is back for more! Protect the three little pigs from their furry predator by helping them build strong, safe houses. Students will use open-ended materials to plan, design, and build a structure to keep the pigs safe from the Big Bad Wolf’s “huff and puff” antics.

NGSS: K-PS2-1, K-LS1-1, ETS1.A, ETS1.B; CCSS: RL.K.10

PROTECT THE PIGS

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STEM Classes Kindergarten

TRIP TRAP BRIDGE- BUILDING

Storybook STEM

“Who’s that tripping over my bridge?!” the troll shouted angrily. Oh no! That grumpy old troll is at it again. Students will be engineers as they plan, design, and build a bridge to escape the clutches of the mean troll.

NGSS: K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-1, ETS1.A, ETS1.B

TRIP TRAP BRIDGE- BUILDING

Storybook STEM

“Who’s that tripping over my bridge?!” the troll shouted angrily. Oh no! That grumpy old troll is at it again. Students will be engineers as they plan, design, and build a bridge to escape the clutches of the mean troll.

NGSS: K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-1, ETS1.A, ETS1.B

TRIP TRAP BRIDGE- BUILDING

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STEM Classes Kindergarten

SHEEP IN A JEEP

Forces and Motion

Use a ramp, a sheep, and a jeep to investigate how pushes and pulls make objects travel various distances.

NGSS: K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2

SHEEP IN A JEEP

Forces and Motion

Use a ramp, a sheep, and a jeep to investigate how pushes and pulls make objects travel various distances.

NGSS: K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2

SHEEP IN A JEEP

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STEM Classes Kindergarten

RAMP IT UP

Engineering Challenge

Students will engage in a cooperative, play-based investigation to determine how an object’s design affects the way it travels. They will also apply this knowledge to a cardboard chassis as they build a model car to take home.

NGSS: K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2, K-2-ETS1-2

RAMP IT UP

Engineering Challenge

Students will engage in a cooperative, play-based investigation to determine how an object’s design affects the way it travels. They will also apply this knowledge to a cardboard chassis as they build a model car to take home.

NGSS: K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2, K-2-ETS1-2

RAMP IT UP

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Planetarium 1st Grade

“ACCIDENTAL ASTRONAUTS”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Follow the adventures of Cy and Annie as they embark on an unexpected journey to space. Students will learn about the properties of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Topics include the day/night cycle, phases, composition, and temperature of the Moon, as well as physical and electromagnetic properties of the Sun.

NGSS: 1-ESS1-1

“ACCIDENTAL ASTRONAUTS”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Follow the adventures of Cy and Annie as they embark on an unexpected journey to space. Students will learn about the properties of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Topics include the day/night cycle, phases, composition, and temperature of the Moon, as well as physical and electromagnetic properties of the Sun.

NGSS: 1-ESS1-1

“ACCIDENTAL ASTRONAUTS”

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History & Social Studies 1st Grade

IF I COULD BUILD A CITY

What is a community? It’s never too soon to learn how communities work. Join our educators as they focus on the importance of transportation, location, communication, and infrastructure to help “build a city” and make it successful. Each team will discuss, plan, and build a two-dimensional model city.

GLCE: 1-G5.0.1, 1-E1.0.1

IF I COULD BUILD A CITY

What is a community? It’s never too soon to learn how communities work. Join our educators as they focus on the importance of transportation, location, communication, and infrastructure to help “build a city” and make it successful. Each team will discuss, plan, and build a two-dimensional model city.

GLCE: 1-G5.0.1, 1-E1.0.1

IF I COULD BUILD A CITY

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History & Social Studies 1st Grade

TIME TRAVELERS

Students will travel back in time to explore historical objects and learn about people from the past through hands-on activities. Compare and contrast historical artifacts with the objects used in the present, and think about what people in the future may use for a similar purpose.

GLCE: 1-H2.0.5, 1-H2.0.6

TIME TRAVELERS

Students will travel back in time to explore historical objects and learn about people from the past through hands-on activities. Compare and contrast historical artifacts with the objects used in the present, and think about what people in the future may use for a similar purpose.

GLCE: 1-H2.0.5, 1-H2.0.6

TIME TRAVELERS

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STEM Classes 1st Grade

LIGHT & SHADOWS

Investigate the properties of this form of energy, while exploring shadows, mirrors and the light spectrum. Discover how you can block, reflect, and bend light with hands-on activities.

NGSS: 1-PS4-2, 1-PS4-3

LIGHT & SHADOWS

Investigate the properties of this form of energy, while exploring shadows, mirrors and the light spectrum. Discover how you can block, reflect, and bend light with hands-on activities.

NGSS: 1-PS4-2, 1-PS4-3

LIGHT & SHADOWS

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STEM Classes 1st Grade

LIGHT SURPRISE BOX

Students will use tools and materials to design their own light surprise box. This project will shine light on the concept that objects can only be seen if there is light to illuminate them.

NGSS: 1-PS4-2

LIGHT SURPRISE BOX

Students will use tools and materials to design their own light surprise box. This project will shine light on the concept that objects can only be seen if there is light to illuminate them.

NGSS: 1-PS4-2

LIGHT SURPRISE BOX

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STEM Classes 1st Grade

SOUND

What makes sound? Students will find out as they investigate vibrations, pitch, and loudness with fun hands-on activities.

NGSS: 1-PS4-1, 1-LS1-1

SOUND

What makes sound? Students will find out as they investigate vibrations, pitch, and loudness with fun hands-on activities.

NGSS: 1-PS4-1, 1-LS1-1

SOUND

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STEM Classes 1st Grade

BUILD YOUR OWN ECOSYSTEM – PLANT PARTS

Students will build an independent ecosystem to take home, while exploring plant parts. See how each of these structures help plants survive and grow.

NGSS: 1-LS1-1

BUILD YOUR OWN ECOSYSTEM – PLANT PARTS

Students will build an independent ecosystem to take home, while exploring plant parts. See how each of these structures help plants survive and grow.

NGSS: 1-LS1-1

BUILD YOUR OWN ECOSYSTEM – PLANT PARTS

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STEM Classes 1st Grade

MOON PHASE BOOKS

Make a glow-in-the-dark moon phase book that will help students explore the predictable pattern of the shapes of the Moon we can see on Earth.

NGSS: 1-ESS1-1

MOON PHASE BOOKS

Make a glow-in-the-dark moon phase book that will help students explore the predictable pattern of the shapes of the Moon we can see on Earth.

NGSS: 1-ESS1-1

MOON PHASE BOOKS

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Planetarium 1st Grade

“MAGIC GLOBE: A STORY OF THE SEASONS”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Students will explore the seasons in this visually stunning and engaging show. The show will discuss the cause and effect of the seasons including the tilt of the Earth, the motion of the Sun, and how the seasons affect ecosystems on Earth.

NGSS: 1-PS4-3, 1-ESS1-2

“MAGIC GLOBE: A STORY OF THE SEASONS”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Students will explore the seasons in this visually stunning and engaging show. The show will discuss the cause and effect of the seasons including the tilt of the Earth, the motion of the Sun, and how the seasons affect ecosystems on Earth.

NGSS: 1-PS4-3, 1-ESS1-2

“MAGIC GLOBE: A STORY OF THE SEASONS”

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Planetarium 1st Grade

“IN MY BACKYARD”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Students will learn about what can be seen in their backyard. Students will explore creatures and plants, the Moon, the Sun, the Solar System, and the movement of the stars in this engaging show designed for early childhood learning.

NGSS: 1-ESS1-1

“IN MY BACKYARD”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Students will learn about what can be seen in their backyard. Students will explore creatures and plants, the Moon, the Sun, the Solar System, and the movement of the stars in this engaging show designed for early childhood learning.

NGSS: 1-ESS1-1

“IN MY BACKYARD”

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STEM Classes 2nd Grade

LANDFORMS

Explore Earth! Students will use clay to sculpt mountains, valleys, plains, plateaus, and other major landforms. Investigate where onearth these landforms can be found and what forces help shape our world. Discover the many different landforms that are located in our state of Michigan.

NGSS: 2-ESS2-2

LANDFORMS

Explore Earth! Students will use clay to sculpt mountains, valleys, plains, plateaus, and other major landforms. Investigate where onearth these landforms can be found and what forces help shape our world. Discover the many different landforms that are located in our state of Michigan.

NGSS: 2-ESS2-2

LANDFORMS

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STEM Classes 2nd Grade

WATER FILTRATION

Explore how water is treated in a municipal water treatment system while students select materials to design, build and test their own filtration system.

NGSS: 2-ESS2-3

WATER FILTRATION

Explore how water is treated in a municipal water treatment system while students select materials to design, build and test their own filtration system.

NGSS: 2-ESS2-3

WATER FILTRATION

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STEM Classes 2nd Grade

GROUNDWATER

Build and manipulate a model groundwater system, while learning how removing, adding, and polluting water impacts our underground water system.

NGSS: 2-ESS2-3

GROUNDWATER

Build and manipulate a model groundwater system, while learning how removing, adding, and polluting water impacts our underground water system.

NGSS: 2-ESS2-3

GROUNDWATER

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STEM Classes 2nd Grade

BIRD FEEDERS

Maker Project

Birds help move seeds from place to place. Explore the different ways animals help disperse seeds, while designing and building your own bird feeder to take home.

NGSS: 2-LS2-2

BIRD FEEDERS

Maker Project

Birds help move seeds from place to place. Explore the different ways animals help disperse seeds, while designing and building your own bird feeder to take home.

NGSS: 2-LS2-2

BIRD FEEDERS

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History & Social Studies 2nd Grade

RESOURCEFUL RED HEN

Using her entrepreneurial skills, the Little Red Hen invested natural, capital, and human resources to produce some delicious goods! The cat, dog, and mouse learned a hard lesson about incentives and opportunity costs. Using a reader’s theater format, kids will hear the story of “The Little Red Hen.” Students will use natural, capital, and human resources to plant wheat seeds to take home.

GLCE: 2-E1.0.1, 2-E1.0.4

RESOURCEFUL RED HEN

Using her entrepreneurial skills, the Little Red Hen invested natural, capital, and human resources to produce some delicious goods! The cat, dog, and mouse learned a hard lesson about incentives and opportunity costs. Using a reader’s theater format, kids will hear the story of “The Little Red Hen.” Students will use natural, capital, and human resources to plant wheat seeds to take home.

GLCE: 2-E1.0.1, 2-E1.0.4

RESOURCEFUL RED HEN

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STEM Classes 2nd Grade

GALACTIC GOO

Chemistry at its finest and most fun! Matter, molecules, and polymers will be discussed in this hands-on activity. Each student willmake and take home a bag of their own goo!

NGSS: 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2, 2-PS1-3, 2-PS1-4

GALACTIC GOO

Chemistry at its finest and most fun! Matter, molecules, and polymers will be discussed in this hands-on activity. Each student willmake and take home a bag of their own goo!

NGSS: 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2, 2-PS1-3, 2-PS1-4

GALACTIC GOO

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STEM Classes 2nd Grade

CREEPING SAND DUNES

Engineering Challenge

A sand dune is pushed closer and closer to a house by the wind. Is there a way to save the structure? Students will be invited to design, build, and test a solution to the creeping sand dune and save the house.

NGSS: 4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS3-2

CREEPING SAND DUNES

Engineering Challenge

A sand dune is pushed closer and closer to a house by the wind. Is there a way to save the structure? Students will be invited to design, build, and test a solution to the creeping sand dune and save the house.

NGSS: 4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS3-2

CREEPING SAND DUNES

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STEM Classes 2nd Grade

BUILD YOUR OWN ECOSYSTEM – NEEDS OF LIVING THINGS

Investigate ecosystems and the water cycle, and learn what living things need to survive. Students will build an independent ecosystem to take home. Work collaboratively to design an investigation that explores how light affects plant growth.

NGSS: 2-LS2-1

BUILD YOUR OWN ECOSYSTEM – NEEDS OF LIVING THINGS

Investigate ecosystems and the water cycle, and learn what living things need to survive. Students will build an independent ecosystem to take home. Work collaboratively to design an investigation that explores how light affects plant growth.

NGSS: 2-LS2-1

BUILD YOUR OWN ECOSYSTEM – NEEDS OF LIVING THINGS

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STEM Classes 2nd Grade

ICE CREAM

A sweet way to study solids, liquids, and gases! Working in groups, students will use beakers, measuring cups, and measuringspoons to mix up solids and liquids into an ice cream base. Educators will add the “magic liquid” that changes their liquid into solid ice cream. Each student gets some ice cream to taste.

NGSS: 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-3, 2-PS1-4

ICE CREAM

A sweet way to study solids, liquids, and gases! Working in groups, students will use beakers, measuring cups, and measuringspoons to mix up solids and liquids into an ice cream base. Educators will add the “magic liquid” that changes their liquid into solid ice cream. Each student gets some ice cream to taste.

NGSS: 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-3, 2-PS1-4

ICE CREAM

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History & Social Studies 2nd Grade

IF I COULD BUILD A CITY

What is a community? It’s never too soon to learn how communities work. Join our educators as they focus on the importance of transportation, location, communication, and infrastructure to help “build a city” and make it successful. Each team will discuss, plan, and build a two-dimensional model city.

GLCE: 2-G2.0.2, 2-G4.0.1, 2-G4.0.2, 2-G5.0.1, 2-G5.0.2, 2-E1.0.2

IF I COULD BUILD A CITY

What is a community? It’s never too soon to learn how communities work. Join our educators as they focus on the importance of transportation, location, communication, and infrastructure to help “build a city” and make it successful. Each team will discuss, plan, and build a two-dimensional model city.

GLCE: 2-G2.0.2, 2-G4.0.1, 2-G4.0.2, 2-G5.0.1, 2-G5.0.2, 2-E1.0.2

IF I COULD BUILD A CITY

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Planetarium 3rd Grade

“ACCIDENTAL ASTRONAUTS”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Follow the adventures of Cy and Annie as they embark on an unexpected journey to space. Students will learn about the properties of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Topics include the day/night cycle, phases, composition, and temperature of the Moon, as well as physical and electromagnetic properties of the Sun.

NGSS: 1-ESS1-1

“ACCIDENTAL ASTRONAUTS”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Follow the adventures of Cy and Annie as they embark on an unexpected journey to space. Students will learn about the properties of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Topics include the day/night cycle, phases, composition, and temperature of the Moon, as well as physical and electromagnetic properties of the Sun.

NGSS: 1-ESS1-1

“ACCIDENTAL ASTRONAUTS”

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History & Social Studies 3rd Grade

RESOURCEFUL RED HEN

Using her entrepreneurial skills, the Little Red Hen invested natural, capital, and human resources to produce some delicious goods! The cat, dog, and mouse learned a hard lesson about incentives and opportunity costs. Using a reader’s theater format, kids will hear the story of “The Little Red Hen.” Students will use natural, capital, and human resources to plant wheat seeds to take home.

GLCE: 3-E1.0.1, 3-E1.0.2, 3-E1.0.4

RESOURCEFUL RED HEN

Using her entrepreneurial skills, the Little Red Hen invested natural, capital, and human resources to produce some delicious goods! The cat, dog, and mouse learned a hard lesson about incentives and opportunity costs. Using a reader’s theater format, kids will hear the story of “The Little Red Hen.” Students will use natural, capital, and human resources to plant wheat seeds to take home.

GLCE: 3-E1.0.1, 3-E1.0.2, 3-E1.0.4

RESOURCEFUL RED HEN

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History & Social Studies 3rd Grade

LANDFORMS

Explore Earth! Students will use clay to sculpt mountains, valleys, plains, plateaus, and other major landforms. Investigate where on earth these landforms can be found and what forces help shape our world. Discover the many different landforms that are located in our state of Michigan.

GLCE: 3-G1.0.1, 3-G1.0.2

LANDFORMS

Explore Earth! Students will use clay to sculpt mountains, valleys, plains, plateaus, and other major landforms. Investigate where on earth these landforms can be found and what forces help shape our world. Discover the many different landforms that are located in our state of Michigan.

GLCE: 3-G1.0.1, 3-G1.0.2

LANDFORMS

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History & Social Studies 3rd Grade

PIONEER JOURNEY

Students will travel back in time to the opening of the Erie Canal and learn how it led to a significant population growth in Michigan. Go on a journey with a pioneer family who is migrating from New York to the wilderness of Michigan through hands-on activities. Discover how pioneers had to make difficult decisions, and trek through the harsh landscape with few possessions.

GLCE: 3-H3.0.1, 3-H3.0.2, 3-H3.0.3, 3-H3.0.7, 3-G5.0.1, 3-G5.0.2

PIONEER JOURNEY

Students will travel back in time to the opening of the Erie Canal and learn how it led to a significant population growth in Michigan. Go on a journey with a pioneer family who is migrating from New York to the wilderness of Michigan through hands-on activities. Discover how pioneers had to make difficult decisions, and trek through the harsh landscape with few possessions.

GLCE: 3-H3.0.1, 3-H3.0.2, 3-H3.0.3, 3-H3.0.7, 3-G5.0.1, 3-G5.0.2

PIONEER JOURNEY

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STEM Classes 3rd Grade

BUILD YOUR OWN ECOSYSTEM – CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS

Investigate ecosystems and the water cycle, and learn what living things need to survive. Students will build an independent ecosystem to take home. Work collaboratively to design an investigation that explores how changing environmental features affect plant growth.

NGSS: 3-LS4-4

BUILD YOUR OWN ECOSYSTEM – CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS

Investigate ecosystems and the water cycle, and learn what living things need to survive. Students will build an independent ecosystem to take home. Work collaboratively to design an investigation that explores how changing environmental features affect plant growth.

NGSS: 3-LS4-4

BUILD YOUR OWN ECOSYSTEM – CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS

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History & Social Studies 3rd Grade

ANISHINABEK: CONNECTING WITH THE LAND

Explore how the people of the Three Fires Confederacy (Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi) adapted to and used their environment and natural resources to meet their basic needs for survival. Investigate primary sources, visual evidence, artifacts, and replicas through hands-on activities in order to answer historical questions about daily life for the Anishinabek in the early history of Michigan.

GLCE: 3-H3.0.1, 3-H3.0.2, 3-H3.0.4, 3-H3.0.5, 3-G5.0.1, 3-G5.0.2, 3-G4.0.4

ANISHINABEK: CONNECTING WITH THE LAND

Explore how the people of the Three Fires Confederacy (Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi) adapted to and used their environment and natural resources to meet their basic needs for survival. Investigate primary sources, visual evidence, artifacts, and replicas through hands-on activities in order to answer historical questions about daily life for the Anishinabek in the early history of Michigan.

GLCE: 3-H3.0.1, 3-H3.0.2, 3-H3.0.4, 3-H3.0.5, 3-G5.0.1, 3-G5.0.2, 3-G4.0.4

ANISHINABEK: CONNECTING WITH THE LAND

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STEM Classes 3rd Grade

FOSSIL SCIENCE

Make a plaster fossil model to take home and touch real fossils, while learning how fossils are formed and how they provide evidence of life long ago.

NGSS: 3-LS4-1

FOSSIL SCIENCE

Make a plaster fossil model to take home and touch real fossils, while learning how fossils are formed and how they provide evidence of life long ago.

NGSS: 3-LS4-1

FOSSIL SCIENCE

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STEM Classes 3rd Grade

TORNADO CONSTRUCTION

Engineering Challenge

The wind howls as the tornado touches down. Can you design a house that can withstand the forces of a twister? Design, build, and test a wind resistant structure.

NGSS: 3-ESS3-1

TORNADO CONSTRUCTION

Engineering Challenge

The wind howls as the tornado touches down. Can you design a house that can withstand the forces of a twister? Design, build, and test a wind resistant structure.

NGSS: 3-ESS3-1

TORNADO CONSTRUCTION

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STEM Classes 3rd Grade

CRANKY CONTRAPTIONS

Maker Project

Twist, crank, push, pull, spin. Are you ready to create a moving sculpture? Discover patterns of motion, while designing a cranking mechanism that puts your artwork in motion.

NGSS: 3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-2

CRANKY CONTRAPTIONS

Maker Project

Twist, crank, push, pull, spin. Are you ready to create a moving sculpture? Discover patterns of motion, while designing a cranking mechanism that puts your artwork in motion.

NGSS: 3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-2

CRANKY CONTRAPTIONS

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History & Social Studies 3rd Grade

HISTORY DETECTIVES

Working in teams, uncover the history behind mysteriously abandoned artifacts from the past. Investigate each object using keen detective skills, historical thinking, visual evidence, and primary and secondary sources. Can you figure out what the mystery objects are?

GLCE: 3-H3.0.1, 3-H3.0.2, 3-H3.0.7

HISTORY DETECTIVES

Working in teams, uncover the history behind mysteriously abandoned artifacts from the past. Investigate each object using keen detective skills, historical thinking, visual evidence, and primary and secondary sources. Can you figure out what the mystery objects are?

GLCE: 3-H3.0.1, 3-H3.0.2, 3-H3.0.7

HISTORY DETECTIVES

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STEM Classes 3rd Grade

AMUSEMENT PARK SCIENCE

Investigate balanced and unbalanced forces acting on a marble as students use a variety of interesting materials to build a roller coaster that moves a marble through upside-down loops, curves, and drops.

NGSS: 3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-2

AMUSEMENT PARK SCIENCE

Investigate balanced and unbalanced forces acting on a marble as students use a variety of interesting materials to build a roller coaster that moves a marble through upside-down loops, curves, and drops.

NGSS: 3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-2

AMUSEMENT PARK SCIENCE

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Planetarium 3rd Grade

MOTION OF THE SKIES

Live Planetarium Program

The program investigates the motion of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and stars in the sky. Students investigate the causes of motion including Earth’s rotation, the orbits of the Earth, Moon, and planets. Students will use this knowledge to predict future motions and occurrences in the sky.

NGSS: 3-PS2-2

MOTION OF THE SKIES

Live Planetarium Program

The program investigates the motion of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and stars in the sky. Students investigate the causes of motion including Earth’s rotation, the orbits of the Earth, Moon, and planets. Students will use this knowledge to predict future motions and occurrences in the sky.

NGSS: 3-PS2-2

MOTION OF THE SKIES

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STEM Classes 4th Grade

JITTER CRITTERS

Maker Project

Students will create their own vibrating critter using a battery and vibrating motor from a cell phone.

NGSS: 4-PS3-2, 4-PS3-4

JITTER CRITTERS

Maker Project

Students will create their own vibrating critter using a battery and vibrating motor from a cell phone.

NGSS: 4-PS3-2, 4-PS3-4

JITTER CRITTERS

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STEM Classes 4th Grade

EYE DISSECTION

Students will explore the structure and function of an eye while learning how objects are seen when light reflects off the surface and enters the eye. Students will dissect a sheep eye.

NGSS: 4-PS4-2, 4-LS1-2

EYE DISSECTION

Students will explore the structure and function of an eye while learning how objects are seen when light reflects off the surface and enters the eye. Students will dissect a sheep eye.

NGSS: 4-PS4-2, 4-LS1-2

EYE DISSECTION

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STEM Classes 4th Grade

MARKER ROBOTS

Maker Project

Using markers, a battery, a motor, and a hot glue stick, students will build a simple robot that draws. Will it draw a circle? Dotted lines? You won’t know until you turn it on and let it go! Students will explore electrical circuits and the forces necessary to make their robots move.

NGSS: 4-PS3-2, 4-PS3-4

MARKER ROBOTS

Maker Project

Using markers, a battery, a motor, and a hot glue stick, students will build a simple robot that draws. Will it draw a circle? Dotted lines? You won’t know until you turn it on and let it go! Students will explore electrical circuits and the forces necessary to make their robots move.

NGSS: 4-PS3-2, 4-PS3-4

MARKER ROBOTS

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STEM Classes 4th Grade

EARTHQUAKE CONSTRUCTION

Engineering Challenge

Seismic waves move energy through the earth. Students will work in teams to engineer earthquake resistant towers. Students will test their designs on the earthquake shake table to see if they can survive the quake.

NGSS: 4-PS4-1, 4-ESS3-2

EARTHQUAKE CONSTRUCTION

Engineering Challenge

Seismic waves move energy through the earth. Students will work in teams to engineer earthquake resistant towers. Students will test their designs on the earthquake shake table to see if they can survive the quake.

NGSS: 4-PS4-1, 4-ESS3-2

EARTHQUAKE CONSTRUCTION

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STEM Classes 4th Grade

CATCH A WAVE

Energy moves in waves! Students will use duct tape, skewers, and modeling clay to build wave models that demonstrate how energy moves through matter. Students will explore mechanical waves, wave frequency, and amplitude.

NGSS: 4-PS4-1

CATCH A WAVE

Energy moves in waves! Students will use duct tape, skewers, and modeling clay to build wave models that demonstrate how energy moves through matter. Students will explore mechanical waves, wave frequency, and amplitude.

NGSS: 4-PS4-1

CATCH A WAVE

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Planetarium 4th Grade

AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD

Live Planetarium Program

Students will examine how the Earth can change from long-term processes such as erosion and tectonic drift to fast processes including deforestation, volcanoes, and severe weather events. Satellite images and simulations will be used to show changes using real data from agencies such as NOAA and NASA.

NGSS: 4-ESS1-2, 4-ESS3-2

AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD

Live Planetarium Program

Students will examine how the Earth can change from long-term processes such as erosion and tectonic drift to fast processes including deforestation, volcanoes, and severe weather events. Satellite images and simulations will be used to show changes using real data from agencies such as NOAA and NASA.

NGSS: 4-ESS1-2, 4-ESS3-2

AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD

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STEM Classes 4th Grade

FOSSIL SCIENCE

Make a plaster fossil model to take home and touch real fossils, while learning how fossils are formed and how the presence and types of fossils can provide clues to the formation of rock layers.

NGSS: 4-ESS1-1

FOSSIL SCIENCE

Make a plaster fossil model to take home and touch real fossils, while learning how fossils are formed and how the presence and types of fossils can provide clues to the formation of rock layers.

NGSS: 4-ESS1-1

FOSSIL SCIENCE

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STEM Classes 4th Grade

CREEPING SAND DUNES

Engineering Challenge

A sand dune is pushed closer and closer to a house by the wind. Is there a way to save the structure? Students will be invited to design, build, and test a solution to the creeping sand dune and save the house.

NGSS: 4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS3-2

CREEPING SAND DUNES

Engineering Challenge

A sand dune is pushed closer and closer to a house by the wind. Is there a way to save the structure? Students will be invited to design, build, and test a solution to the creeping sand dune and save the house.

NGSS: 4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS3-2

CREEPING SAND DUNES

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STEM Classes 5th Grade

MYSTERY POWDER

Someone has spilled white powder in the Learning Lab. Students will use observation and a series of chemical tests to collect data on known powders and then compare that data to the unknown powder’s tests to identify it.

NGSS: 5-PS1-3

MYSTERY POWDER

Someone has spilled white powder in the Learning Lab. Students will use observation and a series of chemical tests to collect data on known powders and then compare that data to the unknown powder’s tests to identify it.

NGSS: 5-PS1-3

MYSTERY POWDER

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STEM Classes 5th Grade

TRASH CART DERBY

Maker Project

Humans make tons of trash. Why not reuse some refuse and save it from the landfill? Use clean trashables and your engineering and design skills to build a trash cart to use in the Trash Cart Derby drag race. Investigate useful properties of materials, build and test axles and wheels, and explore how shapes affect motion in this fun and creative class.

NGSS: 5-ESS3-1

TRASH CART DERBY

Maker Project

Humans make tons of trash. Why not reuse some refuse and save it from the landfill? Use clean trashables and your engineering and design skills to build a trash cart to use in the Trash Cart Derby drag race. Investigate useful properties of materials, build and test axles and wheels, and explore how shapes affect motion in this fun and creative class.

NGSS: 5-ESS3-1

TRASH CART DERBY

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History & Social Studies 5th Grade

HISTORY DETECTIVES

Working in teams, uncover the history behind mysteriously abandoned artifacts from the past. Investigate each object using keen detective skills, historical thinking, visual evidence, and primary and secondary sources. Can you figure out what the mystery objects are?

GLCE: 5-U1.4.1

HISTORY DETECTIVES

Working in teams, uncover the history behind mysteriously abandoned artifacts from the past. Investigate each object using keen detective skills, historical thinking, visual evidence, and primary and secondary sources. Can you figure out what the mystery objects are?

GLCE: 5-U1.4.1

HISTORY DETECTIVES

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STEM Classes 5th Grade

WATER FILTRATION

Engineering Challenge

Where does the water come from? Where does it go? Students will explore the hydrosphere as they clean dirty water with filtration systems that they design, build, and test.

NGSS: 5-ESS2-2

WATER FILTRATION

Engineering Challenge

Where does the water come from? Where does it go? Students will explore the hydrosphere as they clean dirty water with filtration systems that they design, build, and test.

NGSS: 5-ESS2-2

WATER FILTRATION

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STEM Classes 5th Grade

MOON PHASES & ECLIPSES

Students will make a glow-in-the- dark Moon phase book and an eclipse project, while exploring the motion of the Earth and Moon.

NGSS: 5-ESS1-2

MOON PHASES & ECLIPSES

Students will make a glow-in-the- dark Moon phase book and an eclipse project, while exploring the motion of the Earth and Moon.

NGSS: 5-ESS1-2

MOON PHASES & ECLIPSES

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STEM Classes 5th Grade

PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CHANGES

Students will explore how matter changes, while observing changes in state of matter and making separating mixtures. Students will follow procedures and look for evidence of chemical changes, while measuring and mixing chemicals to create chemical reactions.

NGSS: 5-PS1-2

PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CHANGES

Students will explore how matter changes, while observing changes in state of matter and making separating mixtures. Students will follow procedures and look for evidence of chemical changes, while measuring and mixing chemicals to create chemical reactions.

NGSS: 5-PS1-2

PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CHANGES

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Planetarium 5th Grade

“WE ARE STARS”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Where did it all come from? Students will learn about the evolution of the Universe from the earliest moments of the Big Bang to the beginnings of life on Earth. Other topics include the formation of stars, nuclear fusion in stars, and the creation of elements from fusion.

NGSS: 5-PS1-1, 5-ESS1-1

“WE ARE STARS”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Where did it all come from? Students will learn about the evolution of the Universe from the earliest moments of the Big Bang to the beginnings of life on Earth. Other topics include the formation of stars, nuclear fusion in stars, and the creation of elements from fusion.

NGSS: 5-PS1-1, 5-ESS1-1

“WE ARE STARS”

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Planetarium 5th Grade

“STARS: THE POWERHOUSES OF THE UNIVERSE”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Stars focuses on the lives of stars, how they are born, what happens when they die, and how human understanding of the universe changes over time. Cultural connections to the stars are explored through Native American, Ancient Egyptian, and Ancient Greek connections. The history of the Solar System is discussed starting with Copernicus through Einstein.

NGSS: 5-ESS1-1

“STARS: THE POWERHOUSES OF THE UNIVERSE”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Stars focuses on the lives of stars, how they are born, what happens when they die, and how human understanding of the universe changes over time. Cultural connections to the stars are explored through Native American, Ancient Egyptian, and Ancient Greek connections. The history of the Solar System is discussed starting with Copernicus through Einstein.

NGSS: 5-ESS1-1

“STARS: THE POWERHOUSES OF THE UNIVERSE”

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STEM Classes Middle School

STAR FINDER

Explore the apparent motion of the stars across the night sky and see why each season has its unique constellations. Build and learn how to use a star finder to identify seasonal constellations.

NGSS: MS-ESS1-1

STAR FINDER

Explore the apparent motion of the stars across the night sky and see why each season has its unique constellations. Build and learn how to use a star finder to identify seasonal constellations.

NGSS: MS-ESS1-1

STAR FINDER

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STEM Classes Middle School

TRASH CART DERBY

Maker Project

Humans make tons of trash. Why not reuse some refuse and save it from the landfill? Use clean trashables and your engineering and design skills to build a trash cart to use in the Trash Cart Derby drag race. Investigate useful properties of materials, build and test axle and wheels, and explore how shapes affect motion in this fun and creative class.

NGSS: MS-ESS3-3

TRASH CART DERBY

Maker Project

Humans make tons of trash. Why not reuse some refuse and save it from the landfill? Use clean trashables and your engineering and design skills to build a trash cart to use in the Trash Cart Derby drag race. Investigate useful properties of materials, build and test axle and wheels, and explore how shapes affect motion in this fun and creative class.

NGSS: MS-ESS3-3

TRASH CART DERBY

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STEM Classes Middle School

EYE DISSECTION

Students will explore the structure and function of an eye while learning how objects are seen when light reflects off a surface and enters the eye. Students will dissect a sheep eye.

NGSS: MS-LS1-8

EYE DISSECTION

Students will explore the structure and function of an eye while learning how objects are seen when light reflects off a surface and enters the eye. Students will dissect a sheep eye.

NGSS: MS-LS1-8

EYE DISSECTION

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Planetarium Middle School

“WE ARE STARS”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Where did it all come from? Students will learn about the evolution of the universe from the earliest moments of the Big Bang to the beginnings of Life on Earth. Other topics include the formation of stars, nuclear fusion in stars, and the creation of elements from fusion.

NGSS: MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-3, MS-LS1-6, MS-PS1-1, MS-PS5-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3

“WE ARE STARS”

Full-Dome Feature Film

Where did it all come from? Students will learn about the evolution of the universe from the earliest moments of the Big Bang to the beginnings of Life on Earth. Other topics include the formation of stars, nuclear fusion in stars, and the creation of elements from fusion.

NGSS: MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-3, MS-LS1-6, MS-PS1-1, MS-PS5-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3

“WE ARE STARS”

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Planetarium Middle School

BUILDING A BETTER TOMORROW

Live Planetarium Program

This program discusses the human impact on our world. The effects of resource consumption, pollution, and harmful emissions will be analyzed in a data driven process. Present and future solutions to minimize human impact will be explored on both an individual and global scale.

NGSS: MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-4, MS-ESS5

BUILDING A BETTER TOMORROW

Live Planetarium Program

This program discusses the human impact on our world. The effects of resource consumption, pollution, and harmful emissions will be analyzed in a data driven process. Present and future solutions to minimize human impact will be explored on both an individual and global scale.

NGSS: MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-4, MS-ESS5

BUILDING A BETTER TOMORROW

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