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Ed-Guide-18-19-Lowre DISTRIBUTION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT OR RECOMMENDATION BY BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 2018-2019 MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE 401 SW Second Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 EDUCATOR GUIDE NEW TRAVELING EXHIBITS NEW MUSEUM EXHIBITS EUREKA! THE SCIENCE OF ARCHIMEDES i September 15, 2018 - January 7, 2019 Sc ence Exciting Discovery IMAX Film Special Interactive Outreach Exhibits Science Theater Labs & Demos Adventures Park Shows Programs Science Field Trips and Outreach Programs January 19 - April 28, 2019 Design! Build! Play! KEVA! May 18 - September 2, 2019 Opens November 10, 2018 A PDF of this guide is available at www.mods.org AMAZING 3D FILMS in IMAX with Laser! President’s Message CONTENTS Teacher’s Science Park 2 - 3 Note Whether at the Museum or through our Museum on Wheels programs, the Museum of Discovery and Science ® Floor Plans 4 - 5 IMAX Films Meet provides innovative experiences that utilize immersive learning to spark imagination, arouse curiosity, inspire Museum Exhibits 6 - 10 Next Generation creativity and stimulate exploration. Our educators bring Science Standards science to life, through engaging, interactive programs that take students from the nanosphere to the outer edges of the universe, from BECON/STEM Center Camps 11 and Common our prehistoric past to the distant future. Core State This guide is designed to help you build the perfect field trip, from Discovery Labs and Demos to award-winning IMAX® films to the Museum on Wheels programs New Museum Exhibit 12 Standards and our ever popular presentations in the Keller Science Theater. New this year, Science Park: This 27,000 square foot outdoor exhibit allows Traveling Exhibits 13 - 15 students to explore the physics behind roller coasters, launch bottle rockets into ✔ IMAX® films are selected for the sky and literally come to grips with giant engineering challenges. Science Presentations 16 their educational content as Design! Build! Play! KEVA! (opens November 10, 2018) This blend of a science lab and an art gallery invites students to use 15,000 KEVA planks to design and Discovery Labs well as their visual and invent structures that soar, astound and inspire. and Demos 17 - 19 dramatic impact. Traveling Exhibitions: Now Showing in IMAX 3D Opens 9/10/18 in IMAX 3D Eureka! The Science of Archimedes (opens September 15, 2018) The inventions IMAX® Films 20 - 21 and scientific discoveries of Archimedes, the “Father of Modern Science” are ✔ Our films meet many showcased in this hands-on exhibition. Outreach 22 - 23 NGSS/CCSS such as: Design Zone (opens January 19, 2019) Students solve real-world challenges and discovery how math and science are essential to the creative process. This exhibit • The Practice of Science Planning Your pairs incredibly well with our new Makerspace Mini Lab program. • The Characteristics of Hall of Heroes (opens May 18, 2019) Immerse yourself into the world of Visit/Checklist 24 - 25 Scientific Knowledge superheroes! Students will learn the circumstances that create superheroes, discover the real world science behind these powers and, encounter stunning Day of Your Visit 26 • Properties of Matter props and costumes from your favorite superhero movies and comic books! • Earth Systems and Patterns A visit to the AutoNation IMAX 3D Theater is always supported by rich Fee Schedule 27 • Diversity and Evolution of educational curriculum. This year we are exploring what is right outside our Living Organisms door in Backyard Wilderness, venturing to distant parts of the world to discover Funding for this organization is provided new ecosystems and meet inspiring people who are working diligently to save in part by the Broward County Board of • Organization and County Commissioners as recommended our planet in Great Barrier Reef and Great Bear Rainforest then, discovering the by the Broward Cultural Affairs Council. Development of Living Things amazing world of Superpower Dogs. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts The Museum of Discovery and Science provides children a safe place to discover and Culture. ✔ IMAX® films present unique a passion for science and discovery. Our exhibits are designed for hands-on exploration in science, technology, engineering and math and, with 150,000 opportunities to integrate square feet of exhibits both indoors and now outdoors in the new Science Park, visual arts with required core a field trip to MODS is a key component of a successful school year. content areas. The Museum of Discovery and Science is a 501(C)(3) organization. The tax identification number for the Museum Joseph P. Cox of Discovery and Science is 59-1709542. Contributions to the Opens 2/15/19 in IMAX 3D Opens 4/19/19 in IMAX 3D President/CEO Gala benefit the Museum of Discovery and Science. Copies of the official registration for the Museum of Discovery and ✔ More detailed critiques Science (#CH133) and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Customer Services by calling toll free within the state 1-800-435-7352. Registration does not (including NGSS/CCSS) are The mission of the Museum of Discovery and Science is to provide experiential pathways imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. The Museum of Discovery and Science have paid 0% available upon request. Museum of Discovery and Science is licensed and insured. to lifelong learning in science for children and adults through exhibits, programs and films. of contributions received to outside professional solicitors. For charitable purposes, 100% of all charitable contributions are retained by the Museum of Discovery and Science. Virtual Field Trip and Activity Guide n Scie ce Educator Resources at Park https://mods.org/exhibits/science-park/ Ball Range • Bottle Rockets Tennis Ball Launcher • Giant Levers Kaleidoscopes • Cool Fan • Pulleys Roller Coaster • Wheel Roll Sound Station • Sun Spotter FPL SolarNow™ DISCOVER key principles of physics and engineering through engaging giant full-body exhibits. 2 3 BROWARD BOULEVARD BROWARD BOULEVARD TO OUTDOOR SCIENCE PARK N Rose N Miniaci Otter Viewing Beacon PREHISTORIC of Discovery OTTERS Otter Traveling Exhibits FLORIDA KEVA Otter EVERGLADES AT PLAY Habitat Descriptions pages 12 -15 AIRBOAT PLANKS Habitat ADVENTURE • EUREKA! THE SCIENCE OF ARCHIMEDES Floor • DESIGN ZONE FLORIDA WATER STORY • HALL OF HEROES Plans Traveling Florida Power Elevator/Stairs Elevator/Stairs Mangurian Foundation & Light Restrooms Exhibits Restrooms Hall LIFELONG LEARNING CENTER Company 1 & 2 3 & 4 STORM CENTER Republic GIZMO CITY Services Broward Health DISCOVERY GO LAB GREEN FLORIDA POWERFUL ECOSCAPES First Floor YOU! Second Floor Bus 7D Parking PUBLIX THEATER PARTY PLACE THE DISCOVERY CENTER MARS Escalator SW 5TH AVENUE Escalator ROVER SIMULATOR Restrooms Great Hall of Science Information Restrooms Desk Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust MINERALS ROCK! TO FLY! Entrance Theater Tickets Concessions MAXFLIGHT SIMULATOR GREAT ® GRAVITY AutoNation IMAX 3D CLOCK Theater Entrance KELLER SCIENCE THEATER EXPLORE STORE Grand Atrium DINOSAUR BONE YARD Elements Café Balcony 4 5 SW SECOND STREET First Floor Exhibits First Floor Exhibits Otters at Play Storm Center Sponsored by Florida Power & Light Company North American river otters live and play in their own two-story, indoor/outdoor habitat, complete with swimming pool and waterfall. Feel the rush of hurricane force winds in the The otters’ playful world can be viewed underwater on the first floor or hurricane simulator, touch the vortex of a 10-foot from above from the second floor. tornado, generate a cloud or peer into a plasma sphere. Students can simulate their own TV storm As they are observing these semi-aquatic mammals, students will learn report in the WSVN Weather Studio. They can about the challenges faced by Florida’s native animals from human test construction against hurricane force winds in encroachment, invasive species, and other predators. They will also learn FIU’s Wall of Wind exhibit and work to restore that otters are very vocal and communicate with one another using a power safely while learning how FPL responds to large variety of calls such as whistles, buzzes, twitters, staccato chuckles hurricanes in the Power On! exhibit. and chirps. Florida Water Story Everglades Airboat Adventure This interactive exhibit explains the importance of water in Florida. Learn how the aquifers that underlie Florida provide our fresh water. Experiment with the effects Hop on board our 20-person airboat and take a ride of wet and dry seasons on a giant Florida water table. Interactive devices will through one of our most cherished national parks, the challenge students to divide up Florida’s water between people, farming and Florida Everglades, without ever leaving the Museum! nature and realize the outcome of their decisions. Experience the twists, turns and stops of a simulated airboat ride as you and the other passengers learn about Florida EcoScapes Podcast: EcoScapes Tour the water, weather, plants and animals that call these This bi-level Florida ecology exhibit allows and the Florida Water Story wetlands home. An immersive film experience, created students to discover one of the world’s This tour will guide you by award-winning IMAX® cinematographer James most unique ecosystems. Featuring through the EcoScapes exhibit. Neihouse, allows riders to get a real sense of the hundreds of living and replicated plants, The podcast can be Everglades ecosystem in amazing detail. animals and habitats and one of the downloaded for free at largest living captive Atlantic coral reefs https://mods.org/exhibits/ Prehistoric Florida on public display, this immersive exhibit permanent-exhibits/ teaches important environmental lessons. Step into the mouth of a giant megalodon, an extinct species of shark that lived many millions of years ago, and live to tell the tale. Go 65 million years back in time and get a new perspective on Florida’s prehistoric past and how it was shaped by climate change and changes in sea levels. Become a fossil hunter and dig for fossilized shark teeth and an archelon, the largest turtle that ever existed.
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