2017-2018 museum instructed school programs...grade 4: earth and space science: earth’s surface....

Museum Instructed Programs

Gallery Programs are conducted primarily in the Museum’s galleries with demonstration materials, opportunities for critical observation of real objects and interaction with the Museum educator.

Hands-on Workshops are conducted primarily in a Museum classroom, with visits to exhibit areas as appropriate. Students will be engaged in observation, inquiry-based learning and problem-solving.

Complete our online reservation request form https://www.cmnh.org/schoolrequest and a Museum Scheduler will contact you.

Or call 216-231-8002 Monday through Friday, 9am to 4:30pm.

• Self-guided visits: $5/student • Pre-School Programs: $7/student

o $70 minimum fee for fewer than 10 students • Gallery, Planetarium & Live Animal Programs: $7/student

o $140 minimum fee for fewer than 20 students • Hands-on Workshops: $9/student (certain dissection programs require an additional materials fee)

o $180 minimum fee for fewer than 20 students • Dissections require an additional fee refer to ‘Dissection on Demand’ on page 7 • Cost for special requests will be determined on an individual basis

• We require one adult for every 10 students • Teachers and chaperones are admitted without charge up to one adult for every 5 students • Additional adults will be charged at the same rate as a student • Museum memberships and other discounts are not valid for instructed or self-guided visits

• Plan to arrive 15 minutes early to allow time for check-in. • For morning programs, please do not plan to arrive early to tour the Museum (see self-guided times below) • Self-guided tour times:

o Mondays, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm o Tuesdays through Fridays, 11:30 am – 5:00 pm

• If you arrive late, the length and content of the program may be altered as needed to fit with the day’s schedule

Scheduling a Museum Visit

Cost for Programs at the Museum

Chaperones

Arrival Procedures

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Earth and Space Science Programs See also: Planetarium Programs

Gallery and Classroom Program – 90 minutes (60 minutes for grade 2)

Your Resource on Earth’s Resources — Grades 2-3 Our planet Earth provides many valuable resources which humans use for different purposes. Earth’s resources can be defined as renewable or non-renewable and some of these resources need to be conserved. This lesson looks at the resources available to us, how they are used in our daily lives and what conservation measures or changes we can take to protect them.

Grade 2: Geography: Human Systems Economics: Scarcity Grade 3: Earth and Space Science: Earth’s Resources

Physical Science: Matter and Forms of Energy Gallery Program – 90 minutes

Ohio’s Geography — Grades 3-5 Have you ever thought about why the state of Ohio looks the way it does? Or how Lake Erie formed? The state, and the features on the land, have been shaped by natural forces, including weathering, erosion, glaciers, rivers and climate. Humans have played a role in shaping the land too by settling in particular areas and using Ohio’s renewable biological resources and non-renewable geological resources.

Grade 3: Earth and Space Science: Earth’s Resources History: Heritage: 3 Geography: Places and Regions: 5 Geography: Human Systems: 6, 7, 8

Grade 4: Earth and Space Science: Earth’s Surface History: Heritage: 3, 8 Geography: Places and Regions: 10 Geography: Human Systems: 12, 13, 14

Grade 5: Geography: Spatial Thinking and Skills: 4 Gallery and Classroom Program – 90 minutes

Rocks and Minerals — Grades 3-6 We could not live without rocks and minerals. One could say we are still living in the “stone age”! Discover the differences between rocks and minerals. Learn to identify minerals by certain properties and rocks by particular characteristics. Explore how we use many rock and mineral resources in our daily lives.

Grade 3: Earth and Space Science: Earth’s Resources Grade 4: Earth and Space Science: Earth’s Surface Grade 6: Earth and Space Science: Rocks, Minerals and Soil

All Science-to-Go! outreach programs can also be taught at the Museum. Visit cmnh.org/SciencetoGo for a complete program listing.

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Hands-on Classroom Program – 2 hours

The World of Rocks — Grades 3-6 Have we returned to the “stone age”? Rocks are formed in three ways via igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary actions. Investigate the characteristics of rocks and use a dichotomous key to identify common rocks along with some specific rocks found in Ohio. You might be surprised how rock resources are used in our modern world.


Gallery Program – 90 minutes

Earth’s Changing Surface — Grades 3-6 Our Earth is continually changing. At times the processes of change, such as erosion, weathering and deposition are so slow as to take hundreds to millions of years. In contrast, activities like earthquakes, landslides and volcanism are rapid changes that can be witnessed. These changes leave distinct features on the Earth’s surface and make our planet the diverse place it is in our solar system!



Plate Tectonics: Our Dynamic Planet — Grades 4-8 Journey to the interior of the Earth and discover how our planet’s internal structure affects the way the surface features are expressed. Plate motions, volcanic and earthquake activity, and the heat within the planet are some of the powerful ways our Earth changes. This action also relates to the rock cycle and the features we see on our planet.

Grade 4: Earth and Space Science: Earth’s Surface Grade 6: Earth and Space Science: Rocks, Minerals and Soil Grade 8: Earth and Space Science: Physical Earth

Life Science and Health Programs


Animals and Their Senses — Grades K-2, Includes a walkthrough of the Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden – Presented by KeyBank What do you see, smell, hear, feel and taste? Does a deer, an owl or an ant use their senses in the same ways? Explore which senses are used by animals to survive in the wild and discover if those senses might be or may not be as good as ours.

Grade K: Life Science: Physical and Behavioral Traits of Living Things Grade 1: Life Science: Basic Needs of Living Things Grade 2: Life Science: Interactions within Habitats


The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs — Grades K-2 Dinosaurs. They’re big! But were they all big? They were green in color … Do we really know that? Many dinosaurs even had feathers! Be a paleontologist as we discover how we know dinosaurs existed, how to tell the difference between dinosaurs and reptiles and how to determine what adaptations these strange and interesting animals had in order to meet their needs. By the way, dinosaurs are in your neighborhood right now! Can you guess what they are?


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Staying Alive: Plant and Animal Adaptations — Grades K-2, Includes a walkthrough of the Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden – Presented by KeyBank The basic needs of all living things are much the same. When plants and animals live in different environments, their adaptations will help them meet these needs. What are these needs and how do plants and animals obtain them living in a variety of different environments?


Hands-on Classroom Program – 60 minutes

Hidden Kingdoms — Grades 1-3 Get an up-close look at bacteria and viruses and learn how the human body protects itself from these tiny invaders. Work with view scopes to study magnified images of germs and experiment with a UV light and Glo-Germ powder to test the effectiveness of different hand-washing techniques.

Grades 1-3: Health - Standard 1 Health - Standard 7

Hands-on Classroom Program– 90 minutes

Insect Exploration — Grades 1-3 Wow, look at that beetle …. Ooh a pretty butterfly … Hey, a fly just landed on my food. All of the animals mentioned are insects. While they look very different, they all have the same parts that identify them as insects. This lesson examines insect specimens and models to reveal life cycles, body parts, adaptations and more. Additionally, insects and humans will be compared to analyze similarities and differences. Note: Live insects will be used.

Grade 1: Life Science: Basic Needs of Living Things Grade 3: Life Science: Behavior, Growth, and Changes


Who’s Home in Ohio’s Habitats — Grades 2-3, Includes a walkthrough of the Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden – Presented by KeyBank A forest, a pond and your yard … all of these are habitats for plants and animals and there are many diverse habitats in Ohio. Learn more about what to find and clues to look for in different Ohio habitats. Discover the diversity of, and connections between plants and animals and the adaptations that make them suited to live where they do.

Grade 2: Life Science: Interactions within Habitats Grade 3: Life Science: Behavior, Growth, and Changes

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Gallery Program – 90 minutes (60 minutes for grade 2)

Fossils: Clues to the Past — Grades 2-5 Take a journey back in time and learn about life during prehistoric times. What were different environments like long ago? What adaptations allowed animals and plants to survive in specific environments? Examine a variety of fossils and exhibits to make observations and deductions about what the prehistoric world was like.

Grade 2: Life Science: Interactions within Habitats Grade 3: Life Science: Behavior, Growth, and Changes Grade 4: Life Science: Earth’s Living History Grace 5: Life Science: Interactions with Ecosystems

Gallery and Hands-on Classroom Program – 2 hours

The World of Fossils — Grades 3-5 Fossils are clues to past environments. During this lesson, techniques used by paleontologists will help students discover the characteristics shared by fossils from a particular environment. The Museum galleries will be explored to determine the time period for each group of fossils. Additionally, students will excavate a fossil which they can keep!

Grade 3: Life Science: Behavior, Growth, and Changes Grade 4: Life Science: Earth’s Living History Grade 5: Life Science: Interactions within Ecosystems

Hands-on Classroom Program – 60 minutes (90 minutes for program plus lab)

Bodyworks — Grades 4-6 What does a real heart look like? And how does it team up with our brain, muscles, bones and lungs? This program uses preserved specimens and anatomical models to teach students about the organization of the human body. Learn the structures and functions of several major organ systems and see how they interact to keep the whole human organism alive.

Grade 6: Life Science - Cellular to Multicellular Grades 4-6: Health – Standard 1

Add a 40 minute Lab — Heart Dissection — Grades 4-6

(add $4/student) Perform a thorough, guided dissection of preserved sheep hearts. Students will practice safe use of professional dissection tools and compare animal to human cardiac anatomy.


Cycles in the System: Examining Ecosystems — Grades 5-7 Throughout the world, the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) parts of our planet have always functioned together. Energy is transferred, nutrients are cycled and organisms perform the roles to which they have adapted. Just how intertwined all of these parts are affects the functions of the system. Changes, both physical and biological effect the inhabitants. This program visits ecosystems in Ohio and around the world, and even investigates prehistoric ecosystems. NOTE: Modifications to this program can be made to fit 9-12 curriculum.

Grade 5: Life Science: Interactions within Ecosystems Grade 7: Life Science: Cycles of Matter and Flow of Energy Grades 9-12: Biology: Diversity and Interdependence of Life - Ecosystems Environmental Science: Earth Systems - Interconnected Spheres of Earth

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Body Blueprints — Grades 6-8 Investigate the basics of DNA and discover how the genes you inherited from your parents determine much of who you are. Review the structure of DNA to see how genetic information is organized. Find out which students have dominant or recessive traits by conducting experiments with your class.

Grade 6: Life Science - Cellular to Multicellular Grade 8: Life Science - Species and Reproduction Grades 6-8: Health – Standard 1


Disease Detectives — Grades 6-8 This just in: Nearly half of the students at East Coliville High School are sick with similar symptoms. As part of the health department epidemiology team, you will work together to eliminate false leads and piece together clues to determine the cause of this outbreak. It is up to your team to interpret data, identify the pathogen, locate its source and stop its spread before this illness claims more victims.

Grades 6-8: Science – Inquiry and Application Health – Standard 1 Health – Standard 2 Health – Standard 3 Health – Standard 5

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Dissection on Demand— Grades 6-12 $7/student plus an additional materials fee. See descriptions below for more details. ($140 minimum fee for fewer than 20 students plus additional materials fee) “Biology is Boring?” Not anymore! Experience the “wow- factor” of dissection LIVE in your classroom! Each of these engaging experiences are led by a museum instructor, encouraging students to learn anatomy and physiology while emphasizing their significance to human health and lifestyle choices. NOTE: We provide the dissection tools and specimens; you provide at least one teacher in the room to help enforce safe behavior.

Grade 6: Life Science - Cellular to Multicellular Grades 9-12: Biology - Cells Grades 6-12: Health – Standard 1 Dissection on Demand: THE BRAIN Add $3/student for materials The brain controls everything that our bodies do while interpreting everything that we experience. How does a 3-pound blob of fatty tissue handle all of this action? During this live dissection of a preserved sheep brain, students will learn the anatomy of this awesome organ and investigate various functions of their own nervous system. Hands-on activities will have your class replicating doctor’s physical exam skills, illustrating neurophysiology and nervous system health. We'll discuss some examples of brain evolution in different organisms and ponder strategies to help keep your gray matter in top condition.

Dissection on Demand: THE HEART Add $2/student for materials The heart keeps the entire body nourished with oxygen and nutrients, but how much do you really know about this vital organ? Heart disease is the number one cause of mortality in the United States! This program will stress the importance of the cardiovascular system, while highlighting ways to keep it healthy. This live dissection of a preserved sheep heart is an engaging way to review cardiac anatomy, function, and coronary diseases. Real human specimens will be displayed for comparison with animal samples.

Dissection on Demand: FETAL PIG Add $5/student for materials Observe the dissection of a whole animal whose organs match up closely with human anatomy. A museum expert will quiz students on organ structure and function throughout the dissection, as well as point out interesting traits and features students may notice on their own bodies. Real human specimens will be displayed for comparison with animal samples, and students will discuss habits that may lead to health concerns of specific organs.

Dissection on Demand: AVIAN ANATOMY Add $2/student for materials This dissection of a quail highlights the specialized adaptations of birds’ external and pulmonary anatomy for flight. We recommend this lab for students with previous dissection experience as the quail are unpreserved fresh specimens.

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Gallery and Planetarium Program – 90 minutes

Evolution — Grades 8-12 (can be modified for grades 5 – 7) Earth is an amazing planet. How the Earth became suitable for life and how living organisms changed the Earth are covered in the Shafran Planetarium viewing of, “Life: A Cosmic Story.” The Museum gallery portion of the lesson explores the diversity of vertebrates revealing the increasing complexity of life and the evolutionary traits enabling each vertebrate group to evolve over time.

Grade 8: Life Science: Species and Reproduction Grades 9-12: Biology: Evolution

Gallery Program – 90 minutes (also available as a 60 minute Interactive Video Conference Program)

Human Origins — Grades 9-12 (can be modified for grades 5 -8) All living organisms on the Earth evolved, humans notwithstanding. Discover what adaptations make us human and learn about the hominin ancestors from which we came. The hominin “family tree” is more extensive than originally realized and is continually branching with new discoveries. Follow the development of modern humans using information gleaned from fossils as old as 4.5 million years ago as well as clues from living primates today.

Grades 9-12: Biology: Evolution

Social Studies Programs See also: Planetarium Programs Gallery Program – 60 minutes

American Indians — Grades K-2

North American Indian groups lived differently depending on where they lived. Two or more of the geographic and cultural areas; Northeast Woodland, Great Plains, Desert Southwest, Northwest Coast or Arctic, will be covered to determine how Native people filled their basic needs. Lifestyles, customs and artistic traditions will be compared and contrasted as we review the geographic areas and how the geographic areas influenced their lifestyles.

Grade K: Geography: Human Systems: 7 Grade 1: History: Heritage: 7

Geography: Human Systems: 6, 7 Grade 2: Geography: Human Systems: 7, 8, 9


American Indians — Grades 3-5

The Native people of North America lived in a variety of environments and utilized the resources around them. While Native cultures are around today, this lesson will compare cultural practices and lifestyles of a variety of Native groups at the time of, or prior to, the arrival of Europeans. Food, clothing, tools, shelter, cultural practices and artistic expression will be discussed.

Grade 3: Geography: Places and Regions: 5 Geography: Human Systems: 7

Grade 4: Geography: Human Systems: 12 Grade 5: Geography: Human Systems: 8

Gallery Program – 90 minutes (also available as a 60 minute Interactive Video Conferencing Program)

Ohio Indians — Grades 3-5 For 12,000 years or more, Indians have been living in Ohio. From the Paleo-Indians, through the mound building of the Woodland tradition, to the historic tribes, evidence, in the form of artifacts, reveals their lifestyles. Become an archaeologist and discover clues to the past.

Grade 3: History: Historical Thinking and Skills: 1, 2 Geography: Places and Regions: 5 Geography: Human Systems: 7

Grade 4: History: Historical Thinking and Skills: 1, 2 History: Heritage: 3

Grade 5: History: Early Civilizations: 2

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Hands-on Classroom Program – 2 hours

Ohio Indians Plus! — Grades 3-5

Ohio’s rich history of native people will come to life as the five cultural groups of Ohio’s Indians will be discussed, then, like an archaeologist, students will analyze groups of artifacts to identify, describe and interpret the various lifestyles of the cultures. This lesson covers the earliest Paleo-Indian culture through the Moundbuilders to the time of European contact.

Grade 3: History: Historical Thinking and Skills: 1, 2 Geography: Places and Regions: 5 Geography: Human Systems: 7

Grade 4: History: Historical Thinking and Skills: 1, 2 History: Heritage: 3

Grade 5: History: Early Civilizations: 2 Gallery Program – 90 minutes

Exploring the World’s Cultures — Grades 3-7

Travel the world and connect with cultures with which you may not be familiar. The natural environment still plays a large role in traditional lifestyles, but lifestyles and cultures do change and adapt as new ideas and technologies are brought in. We will concentrate on traditional lifeways as well as how changes have affected these cultures.

Grade 3: History: Historical Thinking and Skills: 2 Geography: Places and Regions: 5 Geography: Human Systems: 6, 7

Grade 5: History: Early Civilizations: 2 History: Heritage: 3 Geography: Spatial Thinking and Skills: 4 Geography: Places and Regions: 6 Geography: Human Systems: 7, 8

Grade 6: History: Historical Thinking and Skills: 1 Geography: Spatial Thinking and Skills: 3 Geography: Human Systems: 5, 7, 8

Grade 7: History: First Global Age: 8, 9, 10, 11 Geography: Spatial Thinking and Skills: 12 Geography: Human Systems: 13, 14

Interdisciplinary Math and Science Program Hands-on Classroom and Gallery Program – 2 hours

Measuring Our World — Grades 3-4

Science uses many aspects of mathematics. This hands-on lesson, incorporating natural history items, will help students develop their problem solving skills while exploring careers in science, as they analyze and record data in tables, charts and graphs. Students will apply measurement, use mathematical equations and analyze data using some of the same methods scientists use in the field.

Grade 3 & Grade 4: Math: Operations and Algebraic Thinking Math: Number and Operations in Base Ten Math: Number and Operations - Fractions Math: Measurement and Data

Grade 3: Life Science: Behavior, Growth and Changes Grade 4: Life Science: Earth’s Living History

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Live Animal Programs

• Programs are available Monday through Friday starting at 10:00 am • Live animal programs take place in a Museum classroom and include a walkthrough of the Ralph Perkins II

Wildlife Center and Woods Garden – Presented by KeyBank • Live animal programs provide an up close look at native Ohio species and provide an exciting and memorable

learning experience.

60 minute program

Live Ohio Animals — Preschool Students will meet some live Ohio animal ambassadors from the Museum’s Wildlife Division. Discover the major characteristics of each type of animal, and explore the differences among birds, mammals and reptiles.

PreK: Life Science: Observations of Living Things PreK: Science Inquiry and Application K: Life Science: Physical and Behavioral Traits of Living Things

60 minute program

Ohio’s Neighborhood Wildlife — Grades K-2 There are many habitats in Ohio. Even your neighborhood is a habitat. Believe it or not, a wide variety of wildlife shares your neighborhood. These include small creatures, like insects and mice to the larger animals, like deer and, in some neighborhoods, black bear. We will meet some of the smaller animals that are native to Northeast Ohio and discuss the adaptations they have to live in your neighborhood.


90 minute program

Ohio’s Native Wildlife — Grades 3-8 (also available via Distance Learning as a 60 minute program) Ohio has a diversity of native wildlife. Not all may live in your neighborhood, but with the many habitats in the state, different species may be found in different areas. During this lesson live native animals will be brought into the classroom so students will learn about wildlife in Ohio. In addition, the habitats, adaptations and their roles in the ecosystem will be covered.

Grade 3: Life Science: Behavior, Growth and Changes Grade 5: Life Science: Interactions within Ecosystems Grade 7: Life Science: Cycles of Matter and Flow of Energy Grade 8: Life Science: Species and Reproduction

2017-2018 museum instructed school programs...grade 4: earth and space science: earth’s surface....

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