Frostology

Length

60 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5Public Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

none

Maximum participants:

30

Primary Disciplines

Sciences

Program Delivery Mode

Zoom

Booking Information

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For more information contact CILC at (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

All sales are final and non-refundable. A 50% non-refundable deposit is required and due within two weeks of reservation to secure date. Balance and a final count of attendees is due no later than two weeks prior to the event. Should an event require the school to close or class to be canceled, programs will be rescheduled. Schools are responsible for rescheduling programs within 6 months of original date. Should the school not choose to reschedule their virtual visit, a credit will remain on the account for use of a field trip, Traveling Science program or other MiSci programming.

About This Provider

 

Michigan Science Center

Detroit, Michigan
United States

What is ECHO?

ECHO stands for Engaging in Collaborative, Hands-on Learning. Visit the Michigan Science Center and join us for a great learning experience
without leaving your classroom! Our new ECHO program brings live science demonstrations
and activities directly to your students over the internet.  

Why ECHO?

Our videoconferencing programs allow you and your
students to participate in highly interactive and fun learning in real time. We
have taken the Next Generation Science Standards and have created programs that
are informative and entertaining. No special hardware is required to bring a
virtual visit to your classroom. A connection can be done with a computer,
webcam, projector and high speed internet. All you need to do is click a link
and the fun begins!

Program Details

Format

1. Introduction
2. What makes stuff cold? Insta-snow!
3. Dry Ice Demonstration
4. Bottle Bubbles activity
5. Liquid Nitrogen Demonstration
6. Light sticks demonstration and activity
7. Make Slime!

Objectives

The participant will...
- Explore seasonal science activities
- Observe demonstrations related to winter and cold temperatures
- Discuss states of matter related to demonstrations and activities

Standards Alignment

National Standards

2-PS1-1 Matter and Its Interactions

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.

2-PS1-4 Matter and Its Interactions

Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.

4-PS3-1 Energy

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.

4-PS3-2 Energy

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

5-PS1-1 Matter and Its Interactions

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

5-PS1-4 Matter and Its Interactions

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.