Format
Virtual Zoom Platform
Objectives
Liberty Science Center's Live From Surgery program offers students a unique opportunity to peer into an operating room and interact with medical experts. This powerful learning experience exposes students to careers in biotechnology and medical science.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
LS1A 6-8 -- Structure and function
LS1A 9-12 -- Structure and function
LS1B 6-8 -- Growth and development of organisms
State Standards
Alignment to NJSLS - Science
MS-LS1-3 Use arguments supported by evidence for how the body is a system of
interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
MS-LS1-5 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental
and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
HS-LS1-2 Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting
systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.
HS-LS1-3 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.
Connections to NJSLS - English Language Arts
WHST.6-8.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
WHST.6-8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas,
concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
WHST.9-12.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.