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SCHOOL PROGRAM GUIDE KINDERGARTEN
—GRADE 12
2018—2019
MENTAL HEALTH: THE SCIENCE OF ANXIETY January 28 – February 1, 2019 and May 6–10, 2019 at 11 a.m. & 12 p.m.This program supports Open Minds, Healthy Minds.Grades 6 — 8 CAREER STORIESOctober 16, 2018 at 11 a.m. This program supports Creating Pathways to Success.Grades 6 — 8
SERIOUS SCIENCE Grades 7 — 8
ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONSSupported byGrades 4 — 8
LET’S TAKE FLIGHTGrades 4 — 8
LIGHT AND SOUNDGrades 4 — 8
SOLAR SYSTEM REVEALED Grades 4 — 8
GRADES K–3Students work together on engaging STEAM activities.
SIMPLE MACHINES AND FORCESGrades 1 — 3
STRUCTURESGrades 1 — 3
THE NIGHT SKYGrades 1 — 3
ADVENTURES IN SCIENCEGrades JK — SK
SCIENCE INVESTIGATORSGrades JK — SK
ENERGY Supported by Grades 1 — 3
FUN WITH GEOMETRY (Mathematics Workshop)Grades 1 — 3
LIVING THINGS AND THE ENVIRONMENTGrades 1 — 3
MATTER AND MATERIALSGrades 1 — 3
Monday to Friday 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m.$12 per student
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
45 MINUTES
GRADES 4–8Students work in teams on engaging STEAM activities and challenges.
PULLEYS AND GEARSGrade 4
ROCKS AND MINERALSGrades 4 — 8
HEAT INQUIRYGrade 7
MAKERS’ CHALLENGE: FLIGHTGrades 5 — 8
ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONSGrades 6 — 8
SPACE MISSION SIMULATION: VOYAGE TO MARS September 17, 2018 — June 21, 2019Grades 5 — 8
90 MINUTESMonday to Friday 10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m.$17 per student
105 MINUTESMonday to Friday 10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m.$18 per student
45 MINUTESMonday to Friday 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m.$12 per student
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
FUN WITH PHYSICS Grade 4 — 7
ACTION EARTH Grades 4 — 8
BODY WORKSGrades 4 — 8
DESTINATION SPACE Grades 4 — 8
FUN WITH CHEMISTRYGrades 4 — 8
Lecture hall-style science presentations that incorporate student input and participation.
Monday to Friday 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. (except where specified)$12 per student45 MINUTES
INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS
GRADES 9-12Students work in small teams in a lab or the Challenger Learning Centre.
ENVIRONMENTAL WATER TESTINGMonday to Friday, 10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m.$17 per studentGrade 11 — 12
WAY TO GLOW: BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATIONTuesday to Friday, 10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m.September 25, 2018 to June 14, 2019$20 per studentGrades 11 — 12
SPACE MISSION SIMULATION: VOYAGE TO MARS September 17, 2018 to June 21, 2019Grades 9 — 12
DNA FINGERPRINTINGSeptember 24, 2018 to June 14, 2019Grade 12
105 MINUTESMonday to Friday 10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m.$18 per student
6 HOURSMonday to Friday at 9:30 a.m.$30 per student
90 MINUTES
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRICITYSupported by
November 19, 26 & December 3, 2018 and May 16, 23 & 30, 2019 at 12 p.m.Grade 9
COSMIC CONNECTIONS Grade 9
CLIMATE CHANGE November 22, 29 & December 6, 201and April 11, 18 & 25, 2019 at 11 a.m.
8
Grade 10
LIGHT AND OPTICSMonday to Friday at 11 a.m. & 12 p.m.Grade 10
CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS IN ACTIONGrades 9 — 12
HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGYGrades 9 — 12
PHYSICS PRINCIPLES IN ACTIONGrades 9 — 12
MENTAL HEALTH: THE SCIENCE OF ANXIETY October 3-5, 2018 and May 13-17, 2019 at 11 a.m.Grades 9 — 12
Lecture hall-style science presentations that incorporate student input and participation.
Monday to Friday 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. (except where specified)$12 per student
INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS
45 MINUTES
FULL SCHOOL PROGRAM DETAILS AND ONLINE BOOKING:ONTARIOSCIENCECENTRE.CA/SCHOOL
CLICKERSAn Audience Response System allows students to make predictions, express opinions, answer questions and see their accumulated responses live.
Supported by
PLANETARIUM
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS GRADES 1-8
UNDERSTANDING LIFE SYSTEMS
UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURES & MECHANISMS
UNDERSTANDING MATTER AND ENERGY
UNDERSTANDING EARTH AND SPACE SYSTEMS
GRADE 1 NEEDS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS
Living Things and the Environment (1 — 3)IMAX Film: PandasIMAX Film: Oceans
MATERIALS, OBJECTS AND EVERYDAY STRUCTURES
Matter and Materials (1 — 3)Structures (1 — 3)
ENERGY IN OUR LIVESEnergy (1 — 3)
DAILY AND SEASONAL CHANGES
Living Things and the Environment (1 — 3)
GRADE 2 GROWTH AND CHANGES INANIMALS
Living Things and the Environment (1 — 3)IMAX Film: PandasIMAX Film: Oceans
MOVEMENTSimple Machines and Forces (1 — 3)
PROPERTIES OF LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS
Matter and Materials (1 — 3)
AIR AND WATER IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Living Things and the Environment (1 — 3)
GRADE 3 GROWTH AND CHANGES INPLANTS
Living Things and the Environment (1 — 3)
STRONG AND STABLE STRUCTURES
Structures (1 — 3)
FORCES CAUSING MOVEMENT
Simple Machines and Forces (1 — 3)
SOILS IN THE ENVIRONMENTLiving Things and the Environment (1 — 3)
GRADE 4 HABITATS AND COMMUNITIESAction Earth (4 — 8)IMAX Film: PandasIMAX Film: Oceans
PULLEYS AND GEARSPulleys and Gears (4)
LIGHT AND SOUNDLight and Sound (4 — 8)
ROCKS AND MINERALSRocks and Minerals (4 — 8)
GRADE 5 HUMAN ORGAN SYSTEMSBody Works (4 — 8)
FORCES ACTING ON STRUCTURES & MECHANISMS
Fun with Physics (4 — 7)Makers’ Challenge: Flight (5 — 8)Space Mission (5 — 8)
PROPERTIES OF AND CHANGES IN MATTER
Fun with Chemistry (4 — 8)
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND RESOURCES
Action Earth (4 — 8)Energy Transformations (4 — 8)
GRADE 6 BIODIVERSITYAction Earth (4 — 8)Environmental Solutions (6 — 8)IMAX Film: PandasIMAX Film: Oceans
FLIGHTLet’s Take Flight (4 — 8)
Makers’ Challenge: Flight (5 — 8)
Space Mission (5 — 8)
ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL DEVICES
Energy Transformations (4 — 8)
SPACEDestination Space (4 — 8)Solar System Revealed (4 — 8)Space Mission (5 — 8)IMAX Film: Journey to Space
GRADE 7 INTERACTIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Action Earth (4 — 8)Environmental Solutions (6 — 8)IMAX Film: PandasIMAX Film: Oceans
FORM AND FUNCTIONFun with Physics (4 — 7)Makers’ Challenge: Flight (5 — 8)
PURE SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES
Fun with Chemistry (4 — 8)Environmental Solutions (6 — 8)
HEAT IN THE ENVIRONMENT Heat Inquiry (7)
Serious Science (7 — 8)
GRADE 8 CELLS Body Works (4 — 8)
SYSTEMS IN ACTIONSerious Science (7 — 8)
FLUIDS Serious Science (7 — 8)
WATER SYSTEMSAction Earth (4 — 8)Environmental Solutions (6 — 8)
IMAX Film: PandasIMAX Film: Oceans
*Check out our website for curriculum links for grades 9-12 and more detailed curriculum expectations for programs and films.
Learn about the future of the science that brought you neon lights, lasers, MRI scanners and GPS tracking. With captivating research stories, engaging multi-level interactives, games and videos, QUANTUM: The Exhibition makes core quantum concepts from superposition to entanglement accessible to students of all ages.
CURRICULUM CONNECTION
EXHIBITIONS UNTIL JANUARY 6 2019
Revolutions in Modern Physics: Quantum Mechanics and Special Relativity (Physics 12)
Quantum was created by the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo.
QUANTUM: THE EXHIBITION
Located two kilometres below the Earth’s surface, the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory lab (SNOLAB ) is an underground research facility specializing in neutrino and dark matter physics. New Eyes on the Universe takes students on a virtual tour of SNOLAB to see some of the exciting research happening in our province that’s providing new insights and pushing frontiers in particle astrophysics.
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONSAstronomy (Science of the Universe) (Earth and Space Science 12)Gravitational, Electric and Magnetic Fields (Physics 12)Revolutions in Modern Physics: Quantum Mechanics and Special Relativity (Physics 12)
New Eyes on the Universe is owned by SNOLAB and tour managed by Science North.
NEW EYES ON THE UNIVERSE
50- 55 MINUTES Add a film: $6 per personUp to 310 seatsPlease note that IMAX film screenings for school groups begin on October 1, 2018.
IMAX® FILMS
JOURNEY TO SPACEOpens October 9, 2018
RELATED SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Films are chosen for their educational value, curriculum connections and quality of science content. Combine an IMAX film with one of our school programs for the complete Science Centre experience.
Destination Space (4 — 8)Space Mission: Voyage to Mars (5 — 8)Space Mission: Voyage to Mars (9 — 12)
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONSSpace (6)Space Exploration (9)Planetary Science (Earth and Space Science 12)
Presented by Toyota and Boeing, Journey to Space is an immersive film produced by K2 Communications and Giant Screen Films in association with the Giant Dome Theater Consortium. Additional production support and consultation was provided by The Smithsonian Institute, The Kennedy Space Center, the California Science Center and NASA.
RELATED SCHOOL PROGRAMS
PANDAS
Living Things and the Environment (1 — 3)Action Earth (4 — 8)Climate Change (10)
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONSNeeds and Characteristics of Living Things (1)Growth and Changes in Animals (2)Habitats and Communities (4)Biodiversity (6)Interactions in the Environment (7)Water Systems (8)Sustainable Ecosystems (9)Climate Change (10)Diversity of Living Things (Biology 11)
Pandas © 2018 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.® & © 2018 IMAX Corp.
Photo by Drew Fellman
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Population Dynamics (Biology 12)
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OUR PREMIER PARTNERS
OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANETRELATED SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Living Things and the Environment (1 — 3)Action Earth (4 — 8)Climate Change (10)
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONSNeeds and Characteristics of Living Things (1)Growth and Changes in Animals (2)Habitats and Communities (4)Biodiversity (6)Interactions in the Environment (7)Water Systems (8)Sustainable Ecosystems (9)Climate Change (10)Diversity of Living Things (Biology 11)
Film titles, dates and show times are subject to change without notice.
Photograph by Jason Isley copyright BBC NHU 2017
The Ontario Science Centre is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
