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Program Flyer: SEARCH FOR LIFE BEYOND EARTH VIRTUAL VISIT UNIT
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New York Hall of Science  2008-09 Honorable Mention |
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| Contact Information |
Chris Lawrence clawrence@nyscience.org 47-01 111th street Queens, NY 11368 United States Phone: (718) 699-0005 ext. 319 Fax: (718) 699-1341 |
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| Program Type |
Program Series This program consists of two Virtual Visit connections. The first presents the interactive program and the second allows the students to share back their post-visit work and research. |
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| Program Rating |
  based on 2 evaluation(s). |
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| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Public Library: Library Patrons, After School Programs, Hospitals and other informal learning centers | |
| Maximum Number of Participants | There is no maximum, but for optimum interactivity, we suggest no more than 30 | |
| Minimum Number of Participants | None | |
| Primary Disciplines | Best Practice, Sciences, Special Needs, Technology/Information Science | |
| Secondary Disciplines | Best Practice, Career Education, Character Education, Language Arts/English, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Problem Solving, Sciences, Technology/Information Science | |
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| Program Description | Extremeophiles are microorganisms that have live and thrive in extreme conditions such as intense heat, artic waters and methane lakes. These recently discovered hardy life forms might unlock the keys to imagining life on other planets. This program allows students to study Earth environments such as Atacama Desert in Chile or deep-sea smoker vents and learn about similar environments on places like Mars and the Jupiter moon, Europa. Students will learn the requirements for life, interact with the exhibits multimedia elements and extend these ideas in our post-visit project, ?Profile an Extremeophile!? | |
| Program Format |
Virtual Visit #1 1. Introductions and pre-visit activity discussion. 2. Is this Alive Exhibit Display? Students will revisit one of their pre-activities ?What is a living thing? so we may establish some consensus of what characteristics living things display and shall look at real objects and try to determine if each object is alive or not. Selecting "yes" or "no" by pushbutton will reveal a hidden message graphic. 3. How Much of Me is Water Exhibit? Students will group and sort organisms based on predicted water content. And then verify their results via the exhibit. Further they shall predict the water content of a human as the facilitator steps onto a platform scale and water is pumped into an acrylic tube to show the amount of water inside the person. 4. Where Life is Found Exhibits? Students will view short videos and view exhibits about extreme Earth environments where life has recently been found. The pre-established cooperative groups will report their research from pre-visit activity #3 during appropriate exhibits. 5. Conclusions and farewells. Virtual Visit #2 1. Greetings and recap of Virtual Visit #1. 2. Students will share outcomes of post-visit activities. |
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| Objectives |
Learning objectives Students will be able to: -Observe requirements for life. -List characteristics of extremeophiles. -Classify extremeophiles. -Identify connections between certain Earth environments and those on other planets and moons. -Locate and identify extreme conditions that support life on Earth and on other planets and moons. -Explain how extremeophiles exist in diverse conditions. -Explore the work and findings of astrophysicists. -Form ideas about the possibility of life in the universe. |
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| National Standards to which this program aligns |
Middle School 5-8 NS.5-8.1 SCIENCE AS INQUIRY As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop - Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry - Understandings about scientific inquiry NS.5-8.3 LIFE SCIENCE As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding - Structure and function in living systems - Regulation and behavior - Populations and ecosystems - Diversity and adaptations of organisms NS.5-8.4 EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding - Structure of the earth system - Earth's history - Earth in the solar system NS.5-8.7 HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding of - Science as a human endeavor - Nature of science - History of science NS.9-12.1 SCIENCE AS INQUIRY As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop - Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry - Understandings about scientific inquiry NS.9-12.3 LIFE SCIENCE As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop understanding of - Biological evolution - Interdependence of organisms - Matter, energy, and organization in living systems - Behavior of organisms NS.9-12.4 EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of Energy in the earth system - Origin and evolution of the earth system - Origin and evolution of the universe NS.9-12.7 HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop understanding of - Science as a human endeavor - Nature of scientific knowledge - Historical perspectives |
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| Program Length | 45 Minutes and 25 minutes | |
| By Request |
This program is available by request ONLY |
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| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees |
By Request Cost: $200.00 By Request Cost with Premium Service: $170.00 What's this? |
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| Program Fee Notes | This fee includes cost of Kit shipment and both Virtual Visits. | |
| Cancellation Policy | We will not charge for programs cancelled due to nature i.e. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 48 hours notice. | |
| Is recording allowed? | No | |
| The Provider broadcasts over |
IP |
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| Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider | We dial school. Optimal IP connection speed 364. Test connection required prior to scheduled Virtual Visit. |
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