Jan-May 2011 COSI Programs Catalog for Educators

January through May 2011

COSI Programsfor EducatorsAmazing, educational, and stimulating science resources

that support Ohio Academic Content Standards

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April 13–16, 2011, at COSI

The COSI Team understands that science is a challenging subject for teachers. Materials are difficult to obtain, science experiments can be messy, and science content is constantly being updated. Sometimes what we remember from our gradeschool science class changes. Pluto is no longer considered a planet; in earth science,the focus has shifted from global warming to global climate change. It can be overwhelming. Luckily, the COSI Team can help.

With COSI, you can…

• Reinforce the science concepts your students need to know for the OAA during a visit to COSI on a Grade Level Day designed just for them (page 2).

• Increase your students’ understanding of erosion, and keep your classroom clean, by scheduling an erosion workshop during your field trip (page 4).

• Sharpen your teaching skills and stay current with science content changes by attending a teacher workshop this summer (page 11).

We are here to support you. Let us know how we can help.

The COSI Team

Teaching scienceisn’t easy.

Institutional Sponsors:

ROBERT F. WOLFE &EDGAR T. WOLFE FOUNDATION

Contents:1 Ohio Academic Standards

2 Field Trips

2 Field Trip Grade Level Days

3 Field Trip Workshops & Live Show Combo

4 Field Trip Workshops

5 Homeschool Workshops

6 Toddler Outreach

6 Preschool Outreach

7 Early Childhood Field Trip Workshops

7 Field Trip Workshops with The Zula Patrol

8 COSI On Wheels

9 COSI Science Spot

9 COSI In The Classroom

10 Electronic Education

11 COSI Academy

11 Boys Discover… Engineering!

11 Girls Discover… Archaeology!

11 Custom Professional Development Programs for Teachers

11 Teacher Workshops

12 Limited Engagement Exhibition

12 Extreme Screen Films

12 Seasonal Live Shows

Please note that all dates, prices, and program details are subject to change without notice.

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Ohio Academic Content StandardsLife Science:Including Simple Food Chains, Basic Functions of Organisms, Converting Solar Energy to Chemical Energy, Structure & Function of DNA.

Bugs | pg. 7Workshop, Preschool

Animal Tales | pg.6Outreach Program, Preschool

What’s Wild? | pg. 8COSI On Wheels, Grades K–6

Starship COSI | pg. 8COSI On Wheels, Grades K–6

Good for the Body | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 1–3

Fight Germs, Stay Healthy | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 1–3

Animal Adaptations | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 1–5

Gross Science: Inner Workings of the Human Body | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 4–6

The Watershed Connection | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 4–6

Sugar: Friend or Foe | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 5–8

Cow Eye Dissection | pg. 5Workshop, Grades 6–8

Surgical Suite Total Knee Replacement | pg. 10Videoconference, Grades 6–12

DNA: The Foundation for YOU | pg. 5Workshop, Grades 9–12

In-Depth: Autopsy | pg. 10Videoconference, Grades 10–12

Zula Patrol: Space Probes | pg. 6Outreach Program, Preschool

Roller Coaster Challenge | pg. 7Workshop, Kindergarten

Magnet Fun | pg. 7 Workshop, Kindergarten

Astounding Astronomy | pg. 8COSI On Wheels, Grades K–6

Wanting a Bird’s Eye View | pg. 3Workshop, Grades 1–3

Elementary Robotics | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 1–5

(Alternative) Energy is Elementary | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 1–5

Gadget Works: Simple Machines | pg. 10Videoconference, Grades 2–6

Gadget Works: Force & Motion | pg. 10Videoconference, Grades 2–6


Garbology | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 4–8

Electricity in Progress | pg. 3Workshop/Live Show, Grades 4–8

Exploring Alternative Energy | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 6–8

In Depth: Autopsy | pg. 10Videoconference, Grades 10–12

Physical Sciences: Including Force & Motion, Chemical & Physical Change, and Electricity.

Earth & Space Science: Including Weather, Astronomy, and Processes that Shape the Earth.

Science & Technology: Including Impact on Environment, Influence in our Life, Comparing Benefits with Risks.

Bugs | pg. 7Workshop, Preschool

Cycle of Seasons | pg. 6Outreach Program, Preschool

Current Conditions | pg. 8COSI On Wheels, Grades K–6



Erosion | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 3–5


Weather Watch | pg. 10Videoconference, Grades 4–7


Wild Weather | pg. 3 Workshop/Live Show, Grades 4–8

Changing Earth’s Surface | pg. 4 Workshop, Grades 6–8

Astronomy | pg. 3Workshop/Live Show, Grades 8–12

Processes That Change the Earth | pg. 5Workshop, Grades 9–10

Climate Change | pg. 5Workshop, Grades 9–12

Let’s Get Movin’ | pg. 6Outreach Program, Preschool

Zula Patrol: Space Probes | pg. 6Outreach Program, Preschool

Simple Machines | pg. 7Workshop, Preschool

Roller Coaster Challenge | pg. 7Workshop, Kindergarten

Magnet Fun | pg. 7 Workshop, Kindergarten

Investigating Energy | pg. 8COSI On Wheels, Grades K–6

It’s Simply Chemistry | pg. 8COSI On Wheels, Grades K–6


Magnets Are Fun | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 1–3

Science of Sounds | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 1–3

Wanting a Bird’s Eye View | pg. 3Workshop, Grades 1–3

Science In Motion | pg. 3Workshop/Live Show, Grades 1–3

Elementary Robotics | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 1–5


A Visit from George Washington Carver | pg. 9Workshop, Grades 1–6

Gadget Works: Force & Motion | pg. 10Videoconference, Grades 2–6

CSI COSI | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 4–6


Weather Watch | pg. 10Videoconference, Grades 4–7


Chemical & Physical Change | pg. 3 Workshop/Live Show, Grades 4–8,

Electricity In Progress | pg. 3 Workshop/Live Show, Grades 4–8

Wild Weather | pg. 3 Workshop/Live Show, Grades 4–8

The Light Fantastic | pg. 3 Workshop/Live Show, Grades 5–6

Crazy Coasters | pg. 4 Workshop, Grades 6–8

Robotics | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 6–8

Exploring Alternative Energy | pg. 4Workshop, Grades 6–8

Energy In Motion | pg. 3 Workshop/Live Show, Grades 7–9

Catapults, Trebuchets, and Physics—Oh My | pg. 5 Workshop, Grades 9–12

Animation | pg. 4 Workshop, Grades 9–12

Legends Of Flight | pg. 12 Extreme Screen Film, All grade levels

Mysteries of the Great Lakes | pg. 12 Extreme Screen Film, All grade levels

See COSI's Grade Level Days

for more content-rich programs.

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All programs tie to Inquiry Science Standards.

Field Tripsto COSIField trips to COSI support student learning in multiple content areas. The COSI Team can design a custom field trip that connects your curriculum to our resources. Need help paying for your field trip? Ask about our Community Access Program or visit cosi.org/community-access-program.

First GradeFebruary 9, 2011 OR March 23, 2011Magnets, motion, animals, and energy. Physical Science: 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7

Life Science: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4

Earth and Space Science: 1.1, 1.2

Second GradeJanuary 12, 2011 OR February 16, 2011Light, sound, weather, and the needs of living things. Physical Science: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Life Science: 2.6

Earth and Space Science: 2.3, 2.4, 2.5

Third GradeJanuary 19, 2011OR February 23, 2011Force, motion, and habitats.Physical Science: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

Life Science: 3.2, 3.5

Earth and Space Science: 3.2

Fourth GradeJanuary 26, 2011 OR March 2, 2011Chemical-physical change, weather, and plants. Physical Science: 4.1, 4.2, 4.4

Life Science: 4.4, 4.5


Fifth GradeFebruary 2, 2011 OR March 9, 2011Energy and environments. Physical Science: 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7

Life Science: 5.4


Sixth & Seventh GradesMarch 16, 2011 OR March 30, 2011Energy, Cells, Chemical and Physical Change and Earth Science.Physical Science: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.6, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

Life Science: 6.2, 6.7, 6.8, 7.1, 7.2, 7.7

Earth and Space Science: 6.1, 7.3, 7.9

Field Trip Grade Level Days Let COSI help your students prep for the OAA!Ensure your students are learning science that aligns to your curriculum: schedule your field trip on a Grade Level Day (GLD). Each GLD includes special activities and demonstrations aligned to Ohio standards for your specific grade. GLD activities begin at 10am and end at 2pm unless otherwise noted.

Register: Call 614.228.2674Cost: Included with group rate admissionOnline: cosi.org/grade-days

Basic Field TripAll Grades | $8 Per PersonVisit cosi.org/fieldtrips to plan your field trip.

Field Trip + 45-Minute Field Trip WorkshopAll Grades | $12 Per Student | $8 Per Chaperone/TeacherTo choose your workshop see page 4, or visit cosi.org/field-trip-workshops.

Field Trip + 45-Minute Extreme Screen FilmAll Grades | $12 Per PersonSee page 12 to choose your film, or visit cosi.org/theater.

Field Trip + 75-Minute Field Trip Workshop & Live Show Combo All Grades | $13 Per Student | $8 Per Chaperone/TeacherTo choose your workshop & live show combos see page 3, or visit cosi.org/field-trip-workshops.

Completely Structured Field Trip All Grades | $19 Per Student | $8 Per Chaperone/TeacherAvailable September, 2010 – March, 2011The COSI Team designs a program that enhances your curriculum, including workshops, movies, shows and scavenger hunts. Email [email protected] to set up your trip.

Register: Call 614.228.2674

Overnight Field TripGrades 3–6 | $34 Per Person | Thursday, February 24, Thursday, March 10, and Thursday, May 5, 2011Explore all COSI has to offer, including special workshops aligned to Ohio Academic Content Standards. Includes workshop activities, exclusive access to COSI’s Adventure exhibition, an Extreme Screen movie, COSI admission, snack, and breakfast (add a dinner for just $10 more per person). Have a group of 250 or more? Call us about a custom date.

Register: Call 614.228.2674Online: cosi.org/overnight-learning

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Field Trip Workshops & Live Show CombosCombine a COSI show with a hands-on workshop!Students participate in a live show led by a COSI Educator, then try activities themselves with hands-on lessons.Includes teacher guides with pre-visit and post-visit lessons, websites, and vocabulary words that connect to Ohio Academic Content Standards. Each program runs a total of 75 minutes unless otherwise noted.

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Science In MotionGrades 1–3Watch an explosive demonstration of force and motion, then explore up close the science of moving bodies. Physical Science: 3.1-4

Scientific Inquiry: 1.1-3, 2.1-5, 3.1-2, 3.4

Scientific Ways of Knowing: 1.2, 1.3, 2.4, 3.4, 3.5

Wanting a Bird’s Eye View Grades 1–3Students will attend a performance of TheFlight Show, a humorous and enthusiasticoverview of the history of failed attempts athuman aviation. After the show, students willtry hands-on experiments, learning moreabout force and motion and how humanscan (and can't ) fly.Science & Technology: 1.1-2, 2.1-3, 3.1-2, 3.5

Physical Science: 1.5-6, 3.2-4

Scientific Inquiry: 2.4

Chemical & Physical Change Grades 4–8See an explosive show that highlights chemical and physical changes in daily life,then investigate chemical and physicalchange with your own experiments. Physical Science: 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 5.2, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

Scientific Inquiry: 4.1, 5.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1

Scientific Ways of Knowing: 5.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.3.

Wild Weather Grades 4–8Touch a cloud during COSI’s Weather Show, then perform your own amazingweather experiments. Physical Science: 4.1, 4.4-5, 5.2-3, 7.2, 7.3, 8.4

Earth & Space Science: 4.1-4, 7.3, 7.9



Electricity In Progress Grades 4–8Explore the history of electricity through two 15-minute shows, a 30-minute hands-on exploration, and a 30-minute experience in COSI’sProgress exhibition.Science & Technology: 4.1,4.2, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1

Physical Science: 5.3, 5.4, 6.7, 7.5, 8.4



The Light FantasticGrades 5–6View our explosive demonstrations on the chemistry of light and color, then experiment yourself with different ways of making the world light up. Physical Science: 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.2, 6.4

Scientific Inquiry: 5.1, 6.2, 6.3

Scientific Ways of Knowing: 5.2, 6.3, 6.4

Energy in Motion Grades 7–9Energy concepts come to life in this combined show and workshop experience.Explore ideas such as kinetic and potentialenergy, unbalanced forces, and the motions they cause. Physical Science: 8.1-3, 9.13


Scientific Ways of Knowing: 7.3

Astronomy* Grades 8–12Roam the universe with a presentation from an Ohio State University astronomerand conduct experiments that reinforce gravitational force and interstellar distances. *This workshop runs 90 minutes.Earth & Space Science: 8.1-2, 8.5-8, 9.2-3

Scientific Inquiry: 8.1, 9.3

Register: Please call 614.228.2674Cost: $5 per student with group rate admission. Inquire for program capacity.Online: cosi.org/workshops-ft

New! Science of SoundsGrades 1–3Students will discover that soundsare created by vibrating objects andhow different things make sound.Physical Sciences 2.1, 2.2



Fight Germs, Stay HealthyGrades 1–3Discover how our bodies protect usfrom germs and what we can do tokeep germs from making us sick. Life Science: 1.5, 2.2



Magnets Are FunGrades 1–3Discover how magnets push andpull, classify objects by material,and build and race a maglev train. Physical Science:

K.1-5, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5-7, 3.1-4, 4.5, 5.3-4



Good for the Body: Physical ConditioningGrades 1–3

Supported by:

Learn the importance of physicalconditioning using COSI's Labs in Life and the President's Physical Fitness Challenge.Life Science: 2.5

Scientific Inquiry: 1.3, 2.1

Scientific Way s of Knowing: 1.2

New! Animal Adaptations Grades 1–5Explore animal adaptations, relateanimal structures to their habitat and survival functions. Discover if a change in an animal's habitatcan be beneficial or harmful. For real-life examples, be sure to explore COSI's limited engagement exhibition, Geckos: From Tails to Toepads.Life Science: 1.3, 1.5, 2.6, 3.2, 3.6, 5.6

Elementary RoboticsGrades 1–5Discover how a robot is made and how it performs its tasks by building a simple robot using LEGO WeDo robots and performing very basic programming. This workshop runs 60 minutes.Physical Science: 3.1, 3.2

Science & Technology:

1.2, 1.6, 2.3, 3.4, 4.3, 5.3

(Alternative) Energy is ElementaryGrades 1–5Discover how energy can be attained from many sources. Identify which energy resources are limited in supply.Earth & Space Science: 1.2

Physical Science: 1.8, 1.9

Science and Technology: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1,

2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1

ErosionGrades 3–5Learn how water reshapes Earth'sland surface by eroding rock andsoil. Identify which factors causeerosion to occur at different rates.Earth & Space Science: 3.3, 3.5, 4.8-10, 5.6

Scientific Inquiry: 3.1-2, 3.4, 4.1, 5.1

Scientific Ways of Knowing: 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 5.2

Gross Science: Inner Workings of the Human BodyGrades 4–6Explore the circulatory and digestive system, investigate runny noses and upset stomachs.Life Science: 6.1

Scientific Inquiry: 4.1, 5.1, 6.2, 6.3


New! The Watershed ConnectionGrades 4–6

Supported by:

Investigate a watershed. Learn howEarth's renewable resources can bemaintained and how Earth’s surfacechanges with natural and human-caused behaviors.Earth & Space Science: 3.5, 4.8, 4.10, 5.5, 5.6

Physical Science: 4.4

Life Science: 5.6

Science & Technology 4.3, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2

Scientific Way of Knowing: 6.3

CSI COSIGrades 4–6Observe a crime scene, investigate clues, and use chemistry to solve a mystery.Physical Science: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3


GarbologyGrades 4–8Students will understand their impact on a landfill. Learn how the supply of non-renewable resources is limited and can be extended through recycling,reusing, and reducing consumption.Physical Science: 4.2, 4.3

Earth & Space Science: 5.5

Technology: Understanding Technology: 5.1, 6.2

Technology: Science and Technology:

5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.2

Crazy CoastersGrades 6–8Learn how roller coasters use potential and kinetic energy and gravity. Students apply thisknowledge when they build theirown roller coaster. Physical Science: 7.2, 8.1-3



Sugar: Friend or FoeGrades 5–8Examine a simple food chain to understand how photosyntheticcells convert solar energy intochemical energy in food. Life Science: 5.1-4, 7.7

Scientific Inquiry:

4.1, 5.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1


RoboticsGrades 6–8Become part of an engineeringteam to create basic programmingfor your robot using LEGO Mindstorm robots. This workshopruns 60 minutes.Physical Science: 8.1, 8.2

Science & Technology 6.5, 7.5, 8.3, 8.4

Exploring Alternative EnergyGrades 6–8Learn how electric energy can beproduced from a variety of sources.Learn how to determine what is arenewable resource and what isn't.Physical Science: 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8

Science and Technology: 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 8.2

Changing Earth’s SurfaceGrades 6–8 (Limit 30 students)Experience how landforms are created through a combination of destructive and constructive forces.Earth & Space Science: 8.13

Scientific Inquiry: 6.2, 6.3, 7.3, 7.4, 8.1

Scientific Ways of Knowing: 6.3, 6.4, 7.3.

AnimationGrades 9–12Create your own animated filmusing stop-motion software. Learnhow advancements in science and technology have made the art of animation more efficient and cost effective. This workshopruns 60 minutes.Physical Science: 9.21

Science & Technology: 9.1

Field Trip WorkshopsStructure your COSI field trip with an interactive workshop that improves your students’ understanding of science concepts, connects to COSI exhibitions,and nurtures scientific inquiry. Includes teacher guides with pre-visit and post-visit lessons, websites, and vocabulary words that connect to state standards.Workshops require at least 15 students and are limited to 35 students. Workshops run 45 minutes unless otherwise noted.

Program available as a COSI In The Classroom traveling workshop in central Ohio; see page 9.

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Homeschool WorkshopsSingle-day science workshops for students ages 6–13 Parents, learn with your children using materials that you might not have at home (LEGO Mindstorm Robots, stop-motion animation software, alternative energy sources, and more) to better understand real and relevant science concepts. Workshops include pre- and post-visit lessons for use at home to further your child's science inquiry. Participants socialize with other young scientists while exploring science careers, too!

Homeschool Workshop Topics (each workshop meets once for two hours):

Sound | January 6, 2011 (10am–Noon OR 1pm–3pm)Explore the science of sound. We’ll learn about the vibration of waves that make sound and the ways they travel through air and other media.

Intermediate Robotics | February 3, 2011 (10am–Noon OR 1pm–3pm)Become part of an engineering team as you learn to build and program a LEGO Mindstorm robot.

Gross Science | March 3, 2011 (10am–Noon OR 1pm–3pm)Explore the human body and some of the ways your body protects itself. Gain a better understanding of blood, runny noses, and upset stomachs. Design your own “wound” to amaze (and gross out) friends and family.

Animation | April 7, 2011(10am–Noon OR 1pm–3pm)Learn how advancements in science and technology have made the art of animation more efficient and cost effective. Create your own animated film, too!

Register: Call 614.228.2674 (registration closes one week before workshop)Cost: COSI Members $20 for one parent & one child, or reserve three workshops together for $54 (COSI Members only); additional family members, $10; nonmembers $40 for one parent & one child; additional family members, $20. Online: cosi.org/homeschool

Special LAB Workshop!

Cow Eye Dissection Grades 6–8Students work in pairs to explore the tissues of the eye; learn how it works to allow us to see. Please note this workshop runs 60 minutes.

Register: Call614.228.2674Cost: $5 per student withgroup rate admission.Life Science: 6.2, 6.7, 7.1Scientific Inquiry: 6.1, 6.2, 7.4, 8.1


Climate ChangeGrades 9–12Using a scientific focus, learn how human behavior affects the basic processes of natural ecosystems.Earth & Space Science: 10.1, 10.5, 10.6, 11.4, 11.9, 11.13

Scientific Inquiry: 9.1, 9.3, 9.5, 9.6, 10.4, 11.1, 11.2, 11.5, 12.1, 12.5

Exercise PhysiologyGrades 9–12

Supported by:

Build upon the research completed by Ohio StateUniversity professors in COSI's working Labs inLife to discover the importance of exercise and healthy living.Scientific Ways of Knowing: 9.1, 9.2, 10.5


Processes That Change the EarthGrades 9–10Students will learn what causes the slow movement of material within the Earth.Earth & Space Science: 9.5-7

Scientific Inquiry: 8.1, 9.1, 9.3, 9.5, 9.6, 10.4

DNA: The Foundation for YOUGrades 9–12Using the concepts of Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics, students will learn the history of the discovery of DNA and howit relates to inheritance. Life Science: 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 12.1, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6.

Scientific Inquiry: 9.1, 9.3, 9.5, 9.6, 10.4, 11.1,11.2, 11.5, 12.1, 12.5

Catapults, Trebuchets, and Physics, Oh My!Grades 9–12Students will discover that motion is a measurable quantity that depends on the observer’s frame of reference and how friction restrains that force. Physical Sciences 9.21, 9.22, 9.24, 9.25, 12.5


Register: Call 614.228.2674Cost: $4 per student with group rate admission.Online: cosi.org

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Early Childhood Science Toddler OutreachHands-on science for ages 18–36 months delivered right to your child care center.

COSI's Early Childhood Team will bring science right into your toddler classroom. Our workshops begin by reading a popular early childhood book, followed by hands-on activities that promote fine motor, gross motor, language, cognitive, and creative expression. These experiences are closely connected with Ohio's Infant and Toddler Guidelines. Toddler Outreach is available in Franklin County and its contiguous Ohio counties.

COSI conducts each program at your school with one COSI Outreach Educator and school-provided adult volunteers (teachers, aides, or parents). Each program is 45 minutes long and can accommodate up to 15 toddlers (18 to 36 months).

New! Science at Your FingertipsBased on Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni.Touch, feel, and experiment withnew materials. Bring out your students’ inner scientist!Supports Cognitive Development,

Language and Communication

FrogsBased on Five Green and Speckled Frogs by Priscilla Burris.Frogs are fascinating! Come hop,jump, and ribbit as we discoverthese amazing creatures.Supports Cognitive Development,


My HandsBased on My Hands by Aliki.Develop both fine and gross motor skills while exploring what our hands can do. Supports Motor Development:

Large Muscle/Small Muscle

SpaceBased on I Want to Be an Astronaut by Byron Barton.Explore and discover what youwould see if you were an astronauton a mission to outer space. Supports Cognitive Development,


Preschool OutreachHands-on science for ages 3–5 delivered right to your preschool.

Students sharpen their powers of observation during an interactive group demonstration andhands-on activity centers. Each program is 45–50 minutes long and accommodates 20 students.Available in Franklin, Licking, Delaware, Union, Madison, Pickaway, and Fairfield Counties. If you are outside this area, programming may be available for an additional travel fee. Please call 614.228.2674 for more information.

Let’s Get Movin’COSI’s “fitness instructor” leads a fun exercise routine to strengthen understanding of spatial concepts. Physical Science: Force & Motion EL.4, 5

Scientific Inquiry: Doing Scientific Inquiry EL.1, 6, 7

Cycle of SeasonsIdentify and observe different characteristics of the four seasons. Earth & Space Science:

Processes that Change the Earth EL.4, 6, 7

Scientific Inquiry: Doing Scientific Inquiry EL.5, 6

Animal TalesThrough observation, young zoologists discover common needs and habitats among living things.Life Science: Characteristics & Structure of Life EL.1, 2

Scientific Inquiry: Doing Scientific Inquiry EL.1, 6, 7

New! Zula Patrol: Space ProbesHelps students understand that both astronautsand robots are sent to space. Take a closer look at robots and discover how they are different than the average machine and how they assist with space exploration.Physical Science: EL.1, 4

Science & Technology: EL.1, 4

Scientific Inquiry: EL.1, 2

Register: Call 614.228.2674Cost: $120 for the first session and $75 for additional same-day, same topic sessions. ZulaPatrol Space Probes: $145 for the first sessionand $90 for each additional same-day session.Online: cosi.org


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Register: Call 614.228.2674Cost: $100 for the first session and $75 for additional same-day, same topic sessions. Have three or more classrooms? Reserve a three-hour block for $275 (same topic).Online: cosi.org/toddler-outreach

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Education ResourcesEarly Childhood Field Trip WorkshopsCOSI’s Early Childhood Field Trip Workshops can help with those “hard to teach” science concepts. Get down and dirty in our Early Childhood Workshop Space and explore a variety of topics. Have a difficult topic you don’t see listed below? Work with our Program Manager to suggest a topic and design your own workshop (additional costs may apply). Early Childhood Field Trip Workshops include hands-on activities, post-visit activities for the teachers, and pre-printed take home letters for each student.

Field Trip Workshops with The Zula PatrolEarly Childhood Workshops based on the children’s hit TV show The Zula Patrol.

Preschool (up to 24 students)BugsExplore insects and arachnids as your class meets a LIVE hissing cockroach. Earth & Space Science: EL.3

Life Science: EL. 1, 2, 3, 5

Math: Data Analysis and Probability EL.1, 2

English Language Arts: Research EL. 1, 4

Simple MachinesFocus on the forces that move objects as your class explores simple machines like pulleys, ramps, and catapults.Physical Sciences: EL.2, 3, 5

English Language Arts: Acquisition of Vocabulary EL.1

English Language Arts: Reading Application EL.1

Kindergarten (up to 24 students)Roller Coaster ChallengeExplore force and motion as your classworks together to build a roller coaster. Put the force of gravity to work in COSI'smarble challenge!Physical Science: K.1, 4, 5

Science & Technology: K.2

Mathematics: Measurement K.2

Magnet FunExplore the magnetic power of attract and repel and learn what magnets can and cannot stick to.Physical Science: K.1, 3, 5

Science & Technology: K.2

Mathematics: Geometry & Spatial Sense K.1

Preschool & Kindergarten (up to 24 students)The Zula Patrol will guide your class through an exploration of space! We'll learn about rockets, planets and stars as we zoom through the galaxy. Science: Space EL 1; Science: Physical Sciences EL. 7

English Language Arts: Acquisition of Vocabulary EL. 1

English Language Arts: Research EL. 4

Register: Call 614.228.2674Cost: $85 for groups of 1–14 students plus group rate admission; $100 for groups of 15–24 students plus group rate admission. Adult chaperones must accompany the group attending the workshop; ratio requirements are one adult per every five students. Chaperones are admitted free to the workshop with group rate admission. Online: cosi.org


Early Childhood Teacher Professional Development“Step Up to Quality” Approved Professional Development for Early Childhood is now available from COSI. Call 614.228.2674 and ask for Program Director for pricing and details. Available topics include:

• Offering infant environments that promote science through multiple intelligences

• Empowering infant teachers to build home connections

• Building positive relationships with families

• Science Inquiry in the Early Years

Register: Call 614.228.2674Cost: $65 for groups of 1–14 students plus group rate admission; $80 for groups of 15–24students plus group rate admission. Adult chaperones must accompany the group attending the workshop; ratio requirements are one adult per every five students. Chaperones are admitted free to the workshop with group rate admission. Online: cosi.org

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The Incredible Human Machine

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Explore the digestive, nervous, and circulatory systems, plus learn about nutrients and how exercise keeps a body healthy.National Science Education Standards: E.F.1b, E.F.1c, E.F.1d, M.F.1a, M.F.1c, M.F.1e

Investigating Energy

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Students test the power of wind, learn about energy conservation, and explore how sound waves can locate underground energy sources. Earth & Space Science: K-2D, 3-5C; Science & Technology K-2A, K-2B, 3-5A;

Life Sciences 3-5D; Scientific Inquiry K-2A, K-2B, 3-5A, 3-5B, 3-5C;

Physical Science: K-2C, 3-5C, 3-5D, 3-5E, 3-5F

It’s Simply Chemistry

Supporting Sponsor:

Create endothermic and exothermic reactions, make a container of super-slime to take home, experience a chemical reaction that produces light without heat, and more.Physical Science: K-2A, 3-5A, 3-5B, 3-5D; Scientific Ways of Knowing: 3-5BScientific Inquiry: K-2A, K-2B, K-2C, 3-5A, 3-5B

Current Conditions

Supporting Sponsor:

With the help of COSI’s “meteorologist in training,” explore how weather affects everyday life, and how technology is used by top forecasters. Earth & Space Sciences K-2C, 3-5D; Physical Science 3-5D; Science & Technology 3-5A;

Scientific Inquiry K-2B, 3-5A, 3-5B; Scientific Ways of Knowing K-2A

What’s Wild?Learn about wildlife diversity, animal habitats, and how wildlife biologists use technology to manage animal populations. Earth & Space Science: K-2B, 3-5C; Science & Technology 3-5A; Life Sciences K-2A, K-2B, K-2C, 3-5A, 3-5B, 3-5C;

Scientific Inquiry K-2A, K-2B, K-2C, 3-5A, 3-5B, 3-5C; Physical Sciences K-2A, 3-5B;

Scientific Ways of Knowing K-2A, K-2B, K-2C, 3-5B, 3-5C

Education Partner: ODNR, Division of Wildlife

New! Astounding AstronomyWe'll leave our home planet on a journey to the Sun and the otherplanets of our amazing Solar System. We'll explore the incrediblevariety of planetary environments and discover Earth is the only planetthat can support life – or is it?Earth & Space Sciences: K-2A, 3-5A; Life Science: K-2B, 3-5C; Physical Science: K-2B, K-2C, 3-5C, 3-5D

Science and Technology: 3-5A; Scientific Inquiry: 3-5B

COSI On Wheels 2011–2012For up to 500 K–6 students!

A Midwest favorite since 1982, COSI On Wheels introduces dynamic science topics to your entire school with a high-energy assembly followed by hands-on activities that enhance science inquiry skills and encourage teamwork.

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COSI On Wheels reservations open

February 7, 2011, at 9am, for the 2011–2012 school year!

2011–2012 Programs:

Register: Online at cosi.org/cosi-on-wheels or call 614.228.2674Cost: Varies by distance from COSI; $1,030 for most central Ohio schools. $1,060 for other Ohio schools. Out-of-state schools, please call 614.228.2674 for a price quote. Need help funding a COSI On Wheels visit? Many schools receive financial assistance from their PTA and PTO groups.

Reserve early...programs sell out fast!

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COSI In The ClassroomHands-on science lessons facilitated in your classroom by the COSI Team

A COSI Educator will bring all the materials for these one-hour workshops to your classroom. Accommodates up to 35 students per workshop. Price includesteacher guides with pre-visit and post-visit lessons, websites, and vocabulary words. Available in Ohio's Franklin, Union, Delaware, Madison, Pickaway,Fairfield, & Licking Counties. If you don’t see a program that meets your needs, contact us at [email protected]. We are here to support you.

New! Science of Sounds Grades K–3Students will discover that soundsare created by vibrating objects andhow different things make sound.Physical Science: 2.1, 2.2



Magnets Are Fun! Grades K–3Discover how magnets push andpull, classify objects by material,and build and race a maglev train.Physical Science:

K.1-5, 1.1, 1.3 1.5-7, 3.1-4, 4.5, 5.3-4



Fight Germs, Stay HealthyGrades 1–3Discover how our bodies protect us from germs and what we can doto keep germs from making us sick. Life Science: 1.5, 2.2



A Visit from George Washington CarverGrades 1–6Dr. Carver will describe his life andtimes, and engage your students in a science experiment that highlightshis illustrious career.Physical Science: 1.3, 1.4, 4.1, 4.3, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4

Social Studies, People in Societies: 2.4, 5.3

New! Science of SportsCan be modified to accommodate learners in grades 1–6Understand the force and motion science behind the sports.Participants will explore their owncenter of mass, velocity, and also get to see firsthand why safetyequipment is necessary.Physical Science: K.5, 2.2, 1.1, 3.2-4

Life Science: 6.2

Scientific ways of knowing:

K.1, K.4, 1.2, 2.1, 2.4, 3.5, 5.6

Scientific Inquiry:

K.1-2, K.7, 1.1, 1.5-6, 2.7, 3.2, 4.3, 5.3

Gross Science: Inner Workings of the Human BodyGrades 4–6Explore the circulatory and digestive system, investigate runny noses and upset stomachs.Life Science: 1.3, 3.2, 6.1

Scientific Inquiry: 1.1-3, 2.1-5, 3.1-2, 3.4, 4.1,

5.1, 6.2, 6.3

Scientific Ways of Knowing:

1.2, 1.3, 2.4, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 5.2, 6.3, 6.4

New! Electricity: Beyond Batteries and Bulbs Available After February 15, 2011

Grades 4–6Supported by:

Discover that an electrical current in a circuit can produce thermal energy, light, sound and magnetic forces.Physical Science: 5.3, 5.4

Scientific Inquiry: 4.4, 4.5, 5.4, 5.6, 6.4

Garbology Grades 4–8Students will understand their impact on a land fill. Learn how the supply of many non-renewableresources is limited and can be extended through recycling, reusing and reducing.Physical Science: 4.2, 4.3



Sugar: Friend or FoeGrades 5–8Examine a simple food chain to understand how photosynthetic cells convert solar energy into chemical energy in food. Life Science: 5.1-4, 7.7



Crazy Coasters Grades 6–8Learn how roller coasters use potential and kinetic energy and gravity. Students apply thisknowledge when they build theirown roller coaster.Physical Science: 7.2, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.5



DNA: The Foundation for YOUGrades 9–12Using the concepts of Mendelianand non-Mendelian genetics, students will learn the history of the discovery of DNA and how it relates to inheritance. Life Science: 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 12.1, 12.4,

12.5, 12.6.

Scientific Inquiry: 9.1, 9.3, 9.5, 9.6, 10.4, 11.1,

11.2, 11.5, 12.1, 12.5

Register: Call 614.228.2674Cost: $150 per session Online: cosi.org

COSI delivers energy and excitement to your school festival, fundraiser, or afterhours event! COSI's Science Spot traveling science exhibition gives your guests the opportunity to play, explore, and learn about science together.

Register: cosi.org/science-spot or call 614.228.2674Cost: Starting at $150 per hour (non-profit rate) with a three-hour minimum. Please call 614.228.2674, or visit cosi.org/science-spot for details.

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Electronic EducationScience Delivered To Your School At The Speed of LightVideoconferencing Programs for Grades 2 and Up

Gadget Works: Simple MachinesGrades 2–6 Help Professor Gadgeteer identify simple machines inside windup toys. 60 minutes.Science and Technology: 2.4, 3.4, 4.3

Scientific Inquiry: 2.5, 2.7-8, 3.5-6, 4.1, 5.3


Register: Online at cosi.org/video-visitsCost: $220 per videoconference connection (includes materials kit for 30 students). Extra kits are $65.

Gadget Works: Force & MotionGrades 2–6 Along with Professor Gadgeteer, students learnabout the forces and motion that help movewind-up toys by tracing the flow of energy asthey take apart the toys. 60 minutes.Science & Technology: 3.1-5, 4.3, 6.5

Scientific Inquiry: 2.10, 3.1-2, 3.5-6, 4.1

Scientific Ways of Knowing: 3.2, 4.2

Register: Online at cosi.org/video-visitsCost: $220 per videoconference connection (includes materials kit for 30 students). Extra kits are $65.

Elementary ExpertsGrades 2–6 Gross functions of the human body, Harry Potterscience, sounds, reptiles, spiders, and more!These interactive programs will guide your students through exciting topics with the help ofa trained COSI educator. Check our website forexciting upcoming topics. 60 minutes.Scientific Inquiry: 2.3-9, 3.2-6, 4.1, 4.6, 5.1-3

Scientific Ways of Knowing: 2.1, 2.4, 3.2, 4.1-4, 5.3

(Additional standards vary by program topic)

Register: Online at cosi.org/expertsCost: $165 per videoconference connection (includes materials kit for 30 students). Extra kits are $35

Weather WatchGrades 4–7 Work with COSI's Storm Spotter to learn howchanges in air pressure and temperature can affect the weather. Students will also take anduse readings from barometers and thermometersto help them predict basic weather patterns.60 minutes. Earth & Space Science: 4.1-6, 7.5-7, 7.9

Physical Science: 4.1-3, 5.1-3, 6.2-3, 7.1

Scientific Ways of Knowing: 4.2, 4.4, 5.2, 5.4-5, 6.1-4, 7.1

Register: Online at cosi.org/weather-watchCost: $220 per videoconference connection (includes materials kit for 30 students). Extra kits are $65.

Surgical Suite: Total Knee ReplacementGrades 6–Adult

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See live surgery in real time. Connect to an operating room and watch a total knee replacement surgery as it happens from yourclassroom or COSI. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions of the surgical staff and learn more about different medical careers. 90 minutes. Life Sciences: 6.2, 10.27

Science & Technology: 6.2, 10.2, 12.1-2

Scientific Inquiry: 9.3

Scientific Ways of Knowing: 9.1, 9.4, 9.7, 10.4-5, 10.7, 11.11

Register: Online at cosi.org/surgical-suite(to connect via videoconference) or call614.228.2674 (to participate from COSI).Cost: $275 per videoconference connection (includes materials kit for 30 students); $10 per person for student groups participatingfrom COSI. Exhibits admission available for anadditional $5 per person. Extra kits are $105.Advance reservations required.

ExpertsGrades 7–12 Students interact with experts in science, math,or technology fields. Work with the expert tosolve challenging questions that apply to thefield. These programs put real faces to the topics you teach. Visit COSI online for excitingupcoming topics. 60 minutes. Scientific Inquiry: 8.3, 9.6, 10.4, 11.3-5

Scientific Ways of Knowing: 7.3, 9.1, 9.8-9, 10.7, 11.2, 11.11, 12.7

(Additional standards vary by program topic)

Register: Online at cosi.org/expertsCost: $165 per videoconference connection(includes teacher information packet.)

In Depth: AutopsyGrades 10–Adult

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Dr. Larry Tate, retired forensic pathologist, joins your students live from COSI as they observe a recorded autopsy from beginning to end. Use the information gathered during the program and post-visit activities to determinethe cause of death. Connect from your school or bring your students to our Galaxy Theater to experience this procedure at COSI. 90 minutes. Life Science: 10.27, 11.1

Science and Technology: 9.1, 12.1-2

Scientific Inquiry: 9.3, 10.4, 11.4-5, 12.1

Scientific Ways of Knowing: 10.3-5, 10.7, 11.1, 11.11, 12.1

Register: Online at cosi.org/in-depth (to connect via videoconference) or call614.228.2674 (to participate from COSI).Cost: $290 per videoconference connection (includes materials kit for 30 students); $13 per person for student groups participatingfrom COSI. Exhibits admission available for anadditional $3 per person. Extra kits are $105.Advance reservations required.

Videoconference Teacher Training Just for teachers!

This fun and interactive session is designed to introduce teachers to COSI's videoconferencing programs. You'll try hands-on activities and get a chance to ask questions to learn how COSI’s electronic programming can be used to enhance your curriculum. This program can be adjusted to accommodate different grade levels.

Register: Online at cosi.org/video-teacher-trainingCost: $90 per videoconference connection (includes materials for 30 teachers). Extra kits are $65.


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COSI AcademyDay-long science career programs for high school students.

Boys Discover…Engineering!COSI’s day-long career exploration program for boys in grades 6–8Saturday, February 12, 2011 (9am–3:15pm)

Presented by:

Scholarships provided by:

Boys meet professional engineers, explore careers in engineering, participate inhands-on workshops, and have a great time learning and meeting new friends.Girls Discover...Engineering! program will return November 12, 2011.

Girls Discover…Archaeology!COSI’s day-long career exploration program for girls in grades 6–8Saturday, April 9, 2011 (9am–3:15pm)

Girls meet professional and student archaeologists, explore careers in archaeology, participate in hands-on workshops, and have a great time learning and meeting new friends.

Register: Download registration forms online and fax to 614.629.3226 (advance registration is required).Cost: $40 per person (includes two workshops, lunch, a souvenir t-shirt, and COSI admission). Scholarships Available.Online: cosi.org/mentoring


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Have a high schooler who's passionate about science? Register for any ofthese upcoming COSI Academy programs to experience a Saturday ofhands-on activities spotlighting a critical science topic, plus take a field tripfor exclusive access to an Ohio science laboratory or facility.

2011 COSI Academy ProgramsJanuary 8, 2011: Genetic Counseling, with partner Nationwide Children's HospitalFebruary 5, 2011: Engineering to Help Others, with partner Engineers Without BordersMarch 5, 2011: Medical Technology & Laboratory Science, with partner LabCorpApril 2, 2011: Nutrition, with partner Abbott NutritionMay 7, 2011: Chemistry and Life Sciences, with partner Scotts Miracle-Gro

Cost: $40 per program Register: 614.629.3159 or [email protected]: cosi.org

Save the date!

COSI’s Teacher Resource Fair

August 2, 2011

Special Programs for Middle-School Students

COSI Summer 2011Teacher Workshops Save the date for these Professional Development opportunities coming to COSI this summer! Please email [email protected] for details.

June 14-16: Integrating Science and MathematicsPreK–8 Teachers | Force and motion, measurement, probability, behavior, growth, and change.

June 16-17: Integrating Science & LiteraturePreK–8 Teachers | Astronomy, Earth's resources, habitats, environment, and sound.

June 21-22: Inquiry into GeologyPreK–6 Teachers | Rocks, minerals, soil, forces that change the earth, fossils, and dinosaurs.

June 23-24: Science Inquiry & Applications in Physical Science for ElementaryPreK–6 Teachers | Force and motion, properties of matter, energy, and states of matter.

July 19-20: Inquiry into RoboticsGrades 4–-8 Teachers | LEGO WeDo / LEGO Mindstorms robotics kits, programming robots, and careers in robotics.

July 21-22: Inquiry into EnergyGrades 4–8 Teachers | Conservation of mass & energy, matter and motion, light and sound energy, cycles of matter, and flow of energy.

July 26-27: Inquiry into PlantsPreK–3 Teachers | Plant life cycles, observations of living things, behavior, growth, and change.

July 28-29: Science Inquiry & Applications for Early ElementaryPreK–3 Teachers | Explore atmosphere & weather, living things, life cycles, Earth's resources, and the sky.

Custom Professional Development Programsfor TeachersPresented by:

We'll specially tailor COSI teacher workshops to the needs of teachers in your school district. Available topics include:

Programs can be offered for college credit through Ashland University or Ohio State University for additional fee. For details and pricing, email COSI [email protected].

• CSI: The Science of Solving Crimes

• Science & Literature• Science & Mathematics• Science Process Skills• Shifting from Hands-On

to Inquiry• Preschool Science

• Inquiry Into Chemical & Physical Change

• Inquiry Into Electricity • Inquiry Into Erosion• Inquiry Into Force & Motion • Inquiry Into Genetics• Inquiry Into Light

& Shadows• Inquiry Into Weather

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ScholarshipsAvailable!

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So Cold, It's Hot January 5 – February 27, 2011If you think it's cold outside, come in to the Gadgets Stage for an explosive look at our favorite frozen demos, from dry ice to liquid oxygen. The show climaxes with a three-barreled liquid-nitrogen explosion.

Science of Fireworks May 18 – July 19, 2011Explore the science behind the oohs, aahs, and wows, with lots of explosions along the way. How do fireworks get in the air? Why do they blow up? And what's with allthose colors? Don't miss the grand finale, with a roomful of colorful explosions that bring it all together.

Seasonal Live ShowsIncluded with COSI Membership or General Admission. Please check with COSI's Box Office when you arrive for exact showtimes.

Dinosaurs: Explore, Escape, SurviveExhibition showing May 28 – September 5, 2011Dinosaurs stomp into COSI this summer, in a limited engagement exhibition featuring giant animatronic dinos,simulator pods where you'll hunt, eat, and flee predators,and a maze where you'll uncover facts and fossils like a paleontologist in a Mesozoic adventure.

Limited Engagement Exhibitions

Extreme Screen FilmsAnnual Presenting Media Sponsor:

Gadgets Stage Presenting Sponsor:

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Mysteries of the Great LakesShowing January 5 – May 27, 2011Follow a drop of water's 400-year-journey from the headwaters of Lake Superior to the edge of Lake Ontario. Along the way, the water passes by towering cliffs dotted with early Native American pictographs, caribou and moose grazing on theshores, over giant prehistoric sturgeon lurking among thousands of shipwrecks and past nearly 40 million people who live along the more than 10,000 miles of coastline.

Legends of Flight Showing now through March 13, 2011

Film Sponsors:

Fly in the cockpit of some of history’s most amazing aircraft – including a Stearman wooden biplane, Harrier Jump Jet, and Super

Constellation. Discover the design challenges, financial risks and the lessons learned from a century of aviation trial and error, bringing us

to the dawn of a new era of revolutionary aircraft — Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus 380.

Physical Science: K.1, 1.7, 9.26

Science & Technology: 1.1-2, 2.1-2, 3.1-2, 4.2, 6.4, 8.1

Adventure: In the Valley of the UnknownOpen through September 5, 2011

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Inside this 9,500-square-foot Shangri-La for knowledge seekers, visitors become explorers, working to solve the mystery of an archaeological find. Journey to the Valley of the Unknown on a quest for knowledge –chasing clues, solving puzzles, and escaping the Eyes of Scorn! Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Don’t miss...

Geckos: From Tails to Toepads January 15, 2011 – May 8, 2011

Media Partner:

Bulging eyes for night vision, ‘sticky’ toepads that can climb glass, extreme camouflage, and disposable body parts. See what separates geckos from your typical reptile.

Documents

Jan-May 2011 COSI Programs Catalog for Educators