NGSS/CCSS Live Demonstrations Grades 6 - 8 Big Ideas Roller Coaster Physics 10: Forms of Energy 11: Energy Transfer and Transformations 12: Motion of Objects 13: Forces and Changes in Motion Big Ideas Up Close with Microscopes 1: The Practice of Science 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms Big Ideas Engineering Challenge 1: The Practice of Science 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses, and Models 12: Motion of Objects 13: Forces and Changes in Motion Big Ideas Sensational Squids 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms 17: Interdependence Big Ideas Good Vibrations 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses, and Models 10: Forms of Energy 11: Energy Transfer & Transformations NGSS/CCSS 13 Big Ideas Believe it or Not 1: The Practice of Science 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses, and Models 8: Properties of Matter. 9: Changes of Matter 12: Motion of Objects 13: Forces & Changes in Motion 18: Matter and Energy Transformation Big Ideas Extreme Temperatures 8: Properties of Matter 9: Changes of Matter 10: Forms of Energy 18: Matter and Energy Transformation Big Ideas Amazon Adventures 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms 17: Interdependence Roller Coaster Physics Students will team up to build some crazy coasters and learn all about what makes them just so much fun. Match with IMAX® films: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D • Dream Big 3D Up Close with Microscopes Get up close with some fascinating features seen only under the microscope. From fingerprints, to hair to animal cells, we will put it all under the lens. Match with IMAX® films: Under the Sea 3D • Hubble 3D • Amazon Adventure 3D Engineering Challenge Students will be introduced to civil engineering and work in teams to design and model bridges. Match with IMAX® films: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D • Dream Big 3D Sensational Squids Look inside of a squid through hands-on dissection. See how it moves and eats and why it is so important to the marine food chain. Match with IMAX® films: Deep Sea 3D • Galapagos 3D • Amazon Adventure 3D Good Vibrations Explore the realm of sound with your sense of sight, touch, and hearing as we catch some sound waves. Match with IMAX® films: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D • Dream Big 3D Believe it or Not Is science magic or is magic really science? Be enthralled and enraptured by these engaging demonstrations as your students learn scientific concepts. Match with IMAX® films: Space Station 3D • Hubble 3D • Dream Big 3D Extreme Temperatures Dry ice and liquid nitrogen demonstrations plus experiments that show how heat affects the composition and appearance of different states of matter. Match with IMAX® film: A Beautiful Planet 3D Amazon Adventure Explore the Amazon Rainforest and witness how camouflage, mimicry and symbiosis play an integral role in the life of the animals that live there. Match with IMAX® films: Amazon Adventure 3D • Galapagos 3D • Born to Be Wild 3D Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D Discovery Labs & Demos GRADES 6 - 8 Discovery Lab Programs Grades 6 - 8 • Living in the Age of Airplanes