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2 • Planning Your Visit to MODS WELCOME TO THE 2019–2020 SCHOOL YEAR! Imagine what Funding for this organization is new discoveries await! All of us at the Museum of Discovery provided in part by the Broward 3 • Quick Resources and Science are thrilled to share our innovative new exhibits, County Board of County exciting programs and hands-on resources with educators and Commissioners as recommended 4 • Field Trip Checklist the students you inspire each day. by the Broward Cultural Affairs 5 • Field Trip Planning Worksheet Council. Sponsored in part by We know from research that field trips make a significant the State of Florida, Department 6 • Experience Options impact on a student’s experience, and we look forward to of State, Division of Cultural continuing to be an experiential learning destination for you Affairs and the Florida Council 7 • Sample Itineraries and your class. The Museum provides engaging exhibits, on Arts and Culture. enriching learning experiences, and inquiry-based programs 8 • Live Shows, Labs & Demos that augment classroom curriculum. Our team of professional educators design the MODS museum experience around Florida’s Academic Standards in science, math, 9 • Program Selection: Early Childhood social studies, the arts and health and wellness to expand the Museum visit into a 10 • Program Selection: Grades K–2 cross-curricular experience for all ages.

12 • Program Selection: Grades 3–5 Whether you’re planning a field trip, organizing an outreach program, visiting us using educator benefits or taking advantage of our professional development courses, 14 • Program Selection: Grades 6–8 we’re here to support you in educating students to succeed in tomorrow’s world.

16 • Program Selection: Grades 9–12 To inspiring science and infinite discovery,

18 • IMAX Film Library Joseph P. Cox President/CEO 20 • Museum Exhibits

24 • Traveling Exhibits Field Trip Funds and Grants Field trip funds and grants may be available to schools through partner organizations including: 28 • Frequently Asked Questions Broward Education Foundation (browardedfoundation.org) The Museum of Discovery and Science Education Foundation of Palm Beach County (educationfoundationpbc.org) (MODS) is a 501(c)(3) organization. The 29 • Free STEM Distance Learning The Education Fund for Excellence in Miami-Dade Public Schools (educationfund.org) tax identification number for MODS is 59-1709542. Copies of the official 30 • Outreach Programs Target Field Trip Grants registration for the MODS (#CH133) Teach.com – Grants for Teachers and financial information may be 31 • Science Nights obtained from the Division of Customer Service by calling toll free within the 32 • Educator Membership Inclusivity at MODS The Museum of Discovery and Science welcomes individuals state 1-800-435-7352. Registration from all walks of life to visit, experience, connect and discover inspiring science. does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the state. MODS 33 • Professional Development Courses We support all family structures, creating a culture of hospitality where diversity is has paid 0% contribution received celebrated. Our doors are open to everyone: individuals and families with physical to outside professional solicitors. and emotional disabilities, sensory-friendly and disparities in education, social and Funding in part by the Broward County economic status. We embrace our truly diverse community of various ethnicities, Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural abilities, religions, gender identification and sexual orientations. All are welcome. Affairs Council and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs MUSEUM HOURS and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. The Museum is accredited by Monday–Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. the American Alliance of Museums, Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Giant Screen Cinema Association and a member of the Association of Science The Museum is open every day of the year, except for two days: October 26, 2019 for our and Technology Centers. MODS is an Annual Gala and March 13, 2020 for our Annual Wine, Spirits and Culinary Celebration. accessible facility. All contents © 2019 For prices and tickets, visit mods.org. Museum of Discovery and Science. All rights reserved.

401 SW Second Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 • 954.713.0930 2019–2020 EDUCATOR GUIDE 1 PLANNING YOUR VISIT TO MODS QUICK RESOURCES

Learn about everything MODS has to offer you and your students:

View our daily programming schedule at mods.org/daily-schedule

Access our IMAX film library at mods.org/imax EXPLORE Download the “Museum of Discovery and Science” app in the Apple or Google Play stores for schedules, floor maps, and more.

If you need assistance with planning your field trip, you can: MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE discovery Email us at [email protected]

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EDUCATORS’ NIGHT OUT PLAN The Museum connects people to inspiring science through the Call us at 954.713.0930 love of learning beyond the classroom. Through hands-on October 8, 2019 & February 12, 2020 fun science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. filled presentations, activities and exhibits, a visit to MODS inspires students to explore the world in novel ways. FREE to All School Personnel – Public, Private, Charter and Homeschool. Bring a guest! A MODS field trip places STEM in the hands of your Once you’re ready to book your Museum experience, you can: students. Our inquiry-based programs and activities are Educators, administrators, coordinators and all school designed to organically promote students’ self-discovery personnel across south Florida are invited to attend and problem-solving skills, increase risk taking and improve an evening of Museum exploration. Participants will their resiliency. When students learn to make adjustments Reserve online at mods.org/fieldtrips learn more about MODS’ STEM demonstrations and and try again, they truly begin to discover and understand labs, engage with Museum educators and explore the work of real scientists and engineers and the learning our two new exhibits, Turtle Travels and Attack of the lasts well beyond the field trip. Bloodsuckers!, to plan the perfect student experience. Organizing a field trip at MODS is easy! Our experts can help Call us at 954.713.0930 call 954.713.0930 or email customize a field trip that fits your curriculum, interests TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT, RESERVE and budget. MODS educators can help assign Florida [email protected]. Standards or tailor existing programs to support your goals.

2 2019–2020 EDUCATOR GUIDE 3 FIELD TRIP CHECKLIST FIELD TRIP PLANNING WORKSHEET

Use this guide to plan your visit to MODS. Use this worksheet to prepare for your reservation at MODS.

1. Planning Tips Book your field trip at mods.org/fieldtrips or by calling our reservations office at 954.713.0930. Choose three potential dates or a day of the week that works for you. Contact Information Make a list of programs you wish to attend. Please note capacities and grade levels. Obtain a complete head count of adults and students. School Name School Phone Number Know your school’s phone number, address and district. Name of LEAD TEACHER who will be on-site for field trip 2. Setting Up Your Field Trip Cell Phone Email Address Complete the online form at mods.org/fieldtrips or call our reservations office at 954.713.0930 Monday Number of Students (list max.) Corresponding Number of Included Chaperones* through Friday from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. A minimum of two weeks’ advance notice is required. PTO members, Number of Expected Additional Chaperones curriculum coordinators and other support staff, please be prepared to share the information of the lead Please note ratios: Pre-K through grade One is 1:5. Grades two and higher is 1:10. In-ratio adult chaperones are free; additional adult chaperones contact who will be present on the day of the experience. charged at the per student rate. (Any adult including teachers, parents, legal guardians, grandparents or siblings 18 and older.) Reservations should be made for the maximum number of youths and adults expected. The chaperone ratio for preschool through kindergarten is 1:5. Grades one and higher is 1:10. Potential Dates We recommend selecting three potential dates for your school trip that work with your school calendar. Please let your Museum expert know if special accommodations are needed. Remember to confirm your school buses will be available on those days. Date 1 Date 2 Date 3 3. Reviewing Your Confirmation Preferred Arrival Time Latest Departure Time Watch for your confirmation email. Call our Reservations Office at 954.713.0930 if you do not receive it. Carefully review your confirmation packet and call us immediately with any questions or revisions. Field Trip Program Options Please refer to pages 8–19 for program selections by grade, then visit mods.org/fieldtrips to 4. Nutrition register online. NEW THIS YEAR: All groups will receive a 20-minute time slot in a designated lunch area to keep programs ULTIMATE MODS MAKER • $20 – Includes general Museum admission on schedule. Please make sure this information is included on your confirmation email. Lunch options: PACK LUNCHES in boxes or coolers labeled with the school name. Limit coolers to 36x17x17 inches Request one IMAX film with wheels. No garbage bags will be allowed. Adult leaders are responsible for transporting lunches AND Select one Show, Lab or Demo from the bus to the storage cart(s), which will be kept in an air conditioned space until the group’s AND Select one 45-minute Makerspace Activity designated lunch time. Note: Refrigerators and microwaves are not available. PRE-ORDER BOX LUNCHES are available for school groups from Elements Café. For more details COMPLETE MUSEUM ADVENTURE • $18 – Includes general Museum admission regarding lunch options, or to place your order, please call our Reservations Office at 954.713.0930. Request one IMAX film

5. Payments AND Select one Show, Lab or Demo Accepted forms of payment include cash, credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover), MUSEUM AND IMAX • $16 – Includes general Museum admission check or PO number. Full payment is due upon arrival at the Museum. Request one IMAX film Refunds cannot be issued when cancellations are made less than seven days before scheduled visit (this ENHANCED MUSEUM EXPERIENCE • $13 – Includes general Museum admission includes all IMAX films, shows, labs, demos, Makerspace and boxed lunch orders). Final headcounts must be provided 14 days in advance. There are no refunds for headcount changes on day of arrival. Select one Show, Lab or Demo MUSEUM EXPLORATION • $11 – Includes general Museum admission only 6. The Day of Your Visit IMAX IMMERSION • $7 – Includes IMAX film only Confirm final totals of students and adults attending the field trip. Please arrive 15-30 minutes early for check-in with your completed paperwork (copy of your reservation Request one IMAX film number and signed confirmation). School groups arriving by bus will access the Museum through the bus loop. Museum team members will Lunch Options mBring your own mPre-order boxed lunches through Elements Café meet the group at the bus with their daily schedule. Lead teacher will check in at the box office to receive instructions and complete payment. Students will be Payment When you call or go online to reserve, have your payment option ready. Accepted forms of payment include cash, seated at available tables in the courtyard until the check-in process is completed. credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover), check or PO number (for schools only). Full payment is due NEW THIS YEAR: The bus loop is an active loading and unloading area. Buses must drop off passengers upon arrival at the Museum. Please note, that a 20% non-refundable deposit is required to hold your field trip date. The final and remain offsite until the group is ready to be picked up. There is no parking or standing allowed. payment is due 7 business days prior to the field trip unless you are paying with a PO.

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EXPERIENCE OPTIONS SAMPLE ITINERARIES

There are five ways to visit MODS with your field trip. For each experience, one adult chaperone is required for every 5 or 10 Below are sample itineraries for groups. Our guest experience associates will customize your itinerary based on your children (depending on age group). Select your group’s experience from the options below. experience selection.

Complete Museum Enhanced Ultimate Museum IMAX EXPERIENCE Museum and Museum Early Childhood (up to 6 years old) Ultimate MODS Maker Complete Museum Adventure MODS Maker1 Exploration5 Immersion6 Adventure2 IMAX3 Experience4 IMAX IMAX IMAX 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Exhibits Makerspace Show, Lab OR Demo Price per Student $20 $18 $16 $13 $11 $7 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. • 11:45 – 12:30 p.m. 11:15 a.m. • 12:00 p.m. • 12:45 p.m. The Discovery Center Show, Lab OR Demo Exhibits 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. 11:45 a.m. • 1:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Price per Extra $20 $18 $16 $13 $11 $7 Show, Lab OR Demo Exhibits Adult Chaperone 11:15 a.m. • 12:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

General Museum Admission l l l l l Museum and IMAX Enhanced Museum Experience Early Departure IMAX l l l l Exhibits Exhibits Exhibits 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. IMAX Show, Lab OR Demo Show, Lab OR Demo Makerspace l 12:45 – 1:30 p.m. 11:15 a.m. • 12:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. • 10:45 a.m. • 12:30 p.m. Exhibits IMAX 12:45 – 1:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Show, Lab or Depart Demo l l l 12:15 – 1:00 p.m.

OPTIONS: 1 Includes general Museum admission, one IMAX film, and one Show, Lab OR Demo AND/OR 45-minute Makerspace Activity. 2 Includes general Museum admission, one IMAX film and one Show, Lab OR Demo. 3 Includes general Museum admission and one IMAX film. * A 20-minute lunch will be assigned. 4 Includes general Museum admission and one Show, Lab OR Demo. 5 Includes general Museum admission only. 6 Includes IMAX film only.

Ratios and Adult Chaperone Pricing Daily Schedule* Museum Map As part of our regular daily schedule, field For Museum Floor plans, please visit The adult chaperone/student ratio requirements are: trip groups are welcome to take part in mods.org or download “The Museum 1:5 for grades Pre-K–1 our daily offerings. Ask for locations and of Discovery and Science” app in the 1:10 for grades 2–12 details when you arrive at the Museum. Apple or Google Play stores. In-ratio adult chaperones are free. Additional adult Museum of Discovery & Science App • 10:15 a.m. & 2:15 p.m. Sprouting STEM: Early chaperones charged at the per student rate as Childhood Program (Monday, Wednesday,Download Friday) at the App Store mods.org reflected in the chart above. • 1:15 p.m. Animal Encounter • 2:00 p.m. Otter Talk (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) ACCOMODATIONS MODS aims to be inclusive for all our visitors, so • 2:30 p.m. Panther Prowl NEW MODS Virtual Tour we have made accommodations that foster a fun and user-friendly • 3:30 p.m. KaBoom! The Museum’s new Virtual Tour is experience. If you require special accommodations, call us at • 4:15 p.m. Animal Encounter launching soon! Check back with us 954.713.0930 or email us at [email protected] for assistance. *Schedule subject to change based on special events. this fall for more details!

6 2019–2020 EDUCATOR GUIDE 7 EARLY LIVE SHOWS, LABS & DEMOS PROGRAM SELECTIONS BY GRADE CHILDHOOD

Get your students excited about STEM! Choose from a variety of age- appropriate live shows, labs and demonstrations that can support your curriculum goals.

SHOWS 30-minute shows/100 students per show Located in the To Fly exhibit hall on the second floor, the Keller Science Theater is the perfect place for students to experience live animals, chemistry or physical science in a presentation format.

LABS 30-minute lab/30 students per session A MODS lab is an interactive, highly hands-on experiment led by a MODS educator in one of our specially-equipped learning labs. There are a variety of options from which to select based on STEM objectives and grade level.

DEMONSTRATIONS 30-minute lab/60 students per session A MODS educator will demonstrate STEM concepts through a series of exciting experiments. There are specific demonstration themes to select based on your students’ grade level, including an engaging live demonstration and STEM challenges. NEW Sprouting STEM: Growing Up Great Enhanced Program NEW OUTREACH Bottle it Up! (Early Childhood–Grade This program introduces Little Sprouts (ages 12–24 months) 1. Adapted to grade level.) Have you ever wanted to and Little Explorers (ages 2–6 years old) to science and see a volcano erupt before your very eyes? How about NEW! MAKERSPACE 45-minute, 2-hour and 4-hour programs/25 students per session engineering through creativity and fun while at MODS. a sensory-friendly, calming glow bottle? Experience fun Ideas take flight in our new MODS Makerspace, The Hangar (starting October 4)! Located Our child-centered classes build school-ready skills by crafts and activities with Bottle It Up! Meet a MODS animal in our newly-expanded To Fly exhibit, our staff-guided maker programs allow students to encouraging observation, communication and problem ambassador up-close and personal. ask, imagine, plan, create, test and improve in this state-of-the-art studio. Time slots are solving. Each child must be accompanied by an adult. available for different levels of “making” for every group. Sponsored by Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust, Citrix, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Leighton Family.

All programs are aligned with Florida, National Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Join Museum educators NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOM MODS will be opening a new for fun, interactive stage shows, labs and demonstrations that highlight an array of exciting topics at the Museum. Early Childhood Classroom in early 2020. Check back with us soon!

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Animal Ambassadors Gather your students together to Can You Sense This? Explore the five senses! Hands-on NEW Expedition Dinosaur Students are NEW Making Music The lab is alive with the sound of music! meet some of our resident animal ambassadors! Learn activities will help students understand each of the five brought into the world of dinosaurs and Students learn about music instruments and the sounds they about each animal’s unique behaviors, physical features senses, and sensory boxes will show which senses work introduced to the pioneers who pursued make and will construct a musical instrument and play it and survival techniques. Students will gain a better well together. their fossils and the scientists who are along with their classmates. understanding of these wild creatures and how they are IMAX Film Match: Under the Sea 3D • Born to Be Wild 3D • Island of advancing paleontology today. Students Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific unique from other animals. Lemurs: Madagascar 3D can then investigate the traveling exhibit Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses and Models Big Ideas: IMAX Film Match: Born to Be Wild 3D • Under the Sea 3D • Galapagos 3D 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and Development of Expedition: Dinosaur, which runs 10: Forms of Energy 11: Energy Transfer and Transformations • Deep Sea 3D • Amazon Adventure 3D • Incredible Predators 3D • Living Organisms January 25 through May 25. Great Barrier Reef IMAX Film Match: Dinosaurs of Antarctica Big Ideas: 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms “Water” the States of Matter? This hands-on slippery science Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms 17: Interdependence lab will cover the states of matter and unique properties of water Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses and Models that make it one of the most interesting molecules on earth. 5: Earth in Space and Time 6: Earth Structures 7: Earth Systems and Patterns 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms Nitro Show Molecules change shape as they expand IMAX Film Match: Deep Sea 3D • Under the Sea 3D • A Beautiful Planet 3D 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms and contract in reaction to cold or heat. Students will • Great Barrier Reef be amazed as they observe what happens to objects in Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 8: Properties of Matter extremely cold liquid nitrogen at a temperature of -320 9: Changes in Matter Fascinating Forces This demonstration is about forces that degrees Fahrenheit. It will be the COOLEST thing you see. we experience in our daily lives and why we cannot live IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D without them. Learn about the forces that cause objects to Big Ideas: 8: Properties of Matter 9: Changes of Matter 10: Forms of move. Discover how objects are pulled toward the ground Energy 18: Matter and Energy Transformation by gravity, stay in place when spun, and how water has “sticky” properties. KaBoom! Learn about the different states of matter and the IMAX Film Match: Space Station 3D • Hubble 3D • Dream Big 3D many ways we can chemically change the matter around Big Ideas: 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses, and Models us. Students will witness fire, sparks and large explosions as 11: Energy Transfer and Transformation 12: Motion of Objects they learn the science behind these chemical reactions. 13: Forces and Changes in Motion IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D Big Ideas: 8: Properties of Matter 9: Changes of Matter 10: Forms of Making with Polymers Between Jell-O, chewing gum and Energy 18: Matter and Energy Transformation tennis shoes, we have all experienced a polymer in one form or another. Discover the ups and downs of man-made NEW Panther Prowl Florida panthers are endangered and and natural polymers and get hands-on with them. critical to our ecosystem. This augmented reality experience IMAX Film Match: Space Station 3D allows visitors to learn about Florida panthers and Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific conservation. The interactive show is accessible through Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses, and Models the Museum of Discovery and Science mobile app on iOS 4: Science and Society 8: Properties of Matter 9: Changes of Matter and Android devices. This program is made possible by the 18: Matter and Energy Transformation Florida Panthers Foundation. There are so many incredible animals in IMAX Film Match: Born to Be Wild 3D • Under the Sea 3D • Galapagos 3D Fur, Scales and Tails • Deep Sea 3D • Amazon Adventure 3D • Back From the Brink 3D this world, both above and below the water, with different Big Ideas: 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and Development of characteristics that make them unique. Explore how animals Living Organisms 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms are classified and be amazed to see and feel bones, 17: Interdependence skeletons, pelts and molts. IMAX Film Match: Born to Be Wild 3D • Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D • Sponsored by Amazon Adventure 3D • Incredible Predators 3D FlFlorioridada Big Ideas: 2: The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms rowlwl 17: Interdependence PPantanthherer PPro

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Nitro Show Molecules change shape as they expand NEW Are you in Command? Explore how the brain sends STEM Magic What does magic have to do with Science, NEW Beginner Bots (45 minutes) Students will learn about and contract in reaction to cold or heat. Students will and receives signals to connect and coordinate the rest of Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)? Everything of how robots make our lives better and what we can learn be amazed as they observe what happens to objects in the body’s systems. Try your hand at the sense tests, pretzel course! Students will learn how STEM lurks in magic tricks. from them. They will create their own mini bot that they can extremely cold liquid nitrogen at a temperature of -320 hands, brain teasers and relay races. IMAX Film Match: Space Station 3D • Hubble 3D • Dream Big 3D make, move or draw a picture. degrees Fahrenheit. It will be the COOLEST thing you see. IMAX Film Match: Born to Be Wild 3D • Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific IMAX Film Match: Space Station 3D • Hubble 3D • Dream Big 3D IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D Big Ideas: 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and Development of Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses, and Models Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific Big Ideas: 8: Properties of Matter 9: Changes of Matter 10: Forms of Living Organisms 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms 4: Science and Society 11: Energy Transfer and Transformation Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses and Models Energy 18: Matter and Energy Transformation 12: Motion of Objects 13: Forces and Changes in Motion 4: Science and Society NEW Back from the Brink Explore the extraordinary stories KaBoom! Learn about the different states of matter and the of three animals rescued from the brink of extinction. In this NEW Fly Zone (2 hours) Fly away in the makerspace Fly many ways we can chemically change the matter around lab, students will investigate the impact humans can have DEMONSTRATIONS...... Zone! In the wind tube zone, students will be challenged us. Students will witness fire, sparks and large explosions as on animals and their ecosystems and what they can do to to create items that fly, all while learning about gravity and they learn the science behind these chemical reactions. protect them. lift. Imagination and testing, key parts of the design process What’s Up with Weather? Weather is important to the planet. are used to complete the activity. In the next zone, materials IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D IMAX Film Match: Back From the Brink 3D This demonstration takes students through the great water Big Ideas: 8: Properties of Matter 9: Changes of Matter 10: Forms of and design all affect hang time for parachutes. Students Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, cycle and its significance in Earth’s weather patterns. Energy 18: Matter and Energy Transformation Hypotheses, and Models 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and will discover the engineering principles behind skydiving Development of Living Organisms 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living IMAX Film Match: A Beautiful Planet 3D and experiment with several aspects of the design. In the Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 5: Earth in Space in Time 6: Earth Panther Prowl Florida panthers are endangered and Organisms 17: Interdependence last zone, students will take target practice using stomp NEW Structures 7: Earth Systems and Patterns critical to our ecosystem. This augmented reality experience rockets and paper airplanes. Folding, stomping and tape allows visitors to learn about Florida panthers and NEW Discovering DNA Explore how a person’s DNA and are at the heart of this design-driven workshop. See how May the Force Be with You! Every day in every way, forces conservation. The interactive show is accessible through the experiences interact to create individual characteristics. small changes can affect the accuracy and distance of a and energy affect our daily lives. This show covers the Museum of Discovery and Science mobile app on iOS and Actives include extracting DNA from a plant, looking at the projectile. Along the way learn how rockets and airplanes fly. forces of gravity, friction, air pressure and centripetal force. Android devices. (This program is sponsored by Florida diversity in a classroom and constructing a model. Find out IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D • Dream Big 3D Panthers Foundation.) about the blueprint of you. IMAX Film Match: Space Station 3D • Hubble 3D • Dream Big 3D Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific Big Ideas: 10: Forms of Energy 11: Energy Transfer and Transformation Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses and Models IMAX Film Match: Born to Be Wild 3D • Under the Sea 3D • Galapagos 3D IMAX Film Match: Amazon Adventure 3D • Born to Be Wild 3D • Island of 12: Motion of Objects 13: Forces and Changes in Motion 4: Science and Society • Deep Sea 3D • Amazon Adventure 3D • Back From the Brink 3D Lemurs: Madagascar 3D Big Ideas: 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and Development of Big Ideas: 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms Living Organisms 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms NEW Smart City Solutions (4 hours) The Earth is changing, 17: Interdependence and humans need to be smart in how we build and live. Guts, Goo and Poo Students will discover the pretty revolting Be a part of the wave of the future, and come explore things systems of the body can do, all in the name of keeping alternative energy in the form of solar power! In this us safe and healthy and explore the Powerful You! exhibit. engineering-based lab, students will design their very own IMAX Film Match: Born to Be Wild 3D • Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D solar-powered buildings with wind turbines, then combine Big Ideas: 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and Development of their masterpiece with the rest of their classmates’ to Living Organisms create a sustainable city. Despite their size, skyscrapers would get damaged or destroyed by winds without proper Rockin’ Reactions Young scientists will learn how to use lab engineering. Assemble your team to design, build and test a equipment properly and how to make correct measurements tower that can stand up to the mighty gusts of large storms! to complete four chemistry experiments. IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D • Dream Big 3D IMAX Film Match: Space Station 3D • Hubble 3D • Dream Big 3D Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific Big Ideas: 4: Science and Society 8: Properties of Matter 9: Changes of Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses and Models Matter 10: Forms of Energy 4: Science and Society

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Nitro Show Molecules change shape as they expand NEW Are you in Command? Explore how the brain sends Coral Reef Rangers Students will learn the importance of NEW Beginner Bots (45 minutes) Students can learn about and contract in reaction to cold or heat. Students will and receives signals to connect and coordinate the rest of coral, how and where coral live, why coral is so crucial to how robots make our lives better and what we can learn be amazed as they observe what happens to objects in the body’s systems. Try your hand at the sense tests, pretzel human life and how humans can protect coral reefs. from them. They will create their own mini bot that they can extremely cold liquid nitrogen at a temperature of -320 hands, brain teasers and relay races. IMAX Film Match: Under the Sea 3D • Galapagos 3D • Deep Sea 3D make, move or draw a picture. degrees Fahrenheit. It will be the COOLEST thing you see. IMAX Film Match: Born to Be Wild 3D • Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D • Amazon Adventure 3D • Great Barrier Reef 3D IMAX Film Match: Space Station 3D • Hubble 3D • Dream Big 3D Big Ideas: IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D Big Ideas: 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and Development of 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific Big Ideas: 8: Properties of Matter 9: Changes of Matter Living Organisms 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Things 17: Interdependence Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses and Models 10: Forms of Energy 18: Matter and Energy Transformation 4: Science and Society Sponsored by Roller Coaster Physics Students will team up to build some KaBoom! Learn about the different states of matter and the crazy coasters and learn about the forces that make them NEW Fly Zone (2 hours) Fly away in the makerspace Fly many ways we can chemically change the matter around so much fun using household materials. Science Park: Newton’s Laws Students will help create a Zone! In the wind tube zone, students will be challenged pendulum painting as they explore Newton’s Laws of to create items that fly, all while learning about gravity and us. Students will witness fire, sparks and large explosions as IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D • Dream Big 3D motion and how they can put these laws into action. they learn the science behind these chemical reactions. Big Ideas: 10: Forms of Energy 11: Energy Transfer and Transformations lift. Imagination and testing, key parts of the design process IMAX Film Match: IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D 12: Motion of Objects 13: Forces and Changes in Motion Space Station 3D • Hubble 3D • Dream Big 3D are used to complete the activity. In the next zone, materials Big Ideas: Big Ideas: 8: Properties of Matter 9: Changes of Matter 1: The Practice of Science 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, and design all affect hang time for parachutes. Students Hypotheses and Models 12: Motion of Objects 13: Forces and 10: Forms of Energy 18: Matter and Energy Transformation Students will be introduced to civil will discover the engineering principles behind skydiving Engineering Challenge Changes in Motion engineering and work in teams to design bridges. and experiment with several aspects of the design. In the last zone, students will take target practice using stomp NEW Panther Prowl Florida panthers are endangered and IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D • Dream Big 3D critical to our ecosystem. This augmented reality experience Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, rockets and paper airplanes. Folding, stomping and tape allows visitors to learn about Florida panthers and Hypotheses and Models 12: Motion of Objects 13: Forces and are at the heart of this design-driven workshop. See how conservation. The interactive show is accessible through the Changes in Motion small changes can affect the accuracy and distance of a Museum of Discovery and Science mobile app on iOS and projectile. Along the way learn how rockets and airplanes fly. Android devices. (This program is sponsored by Florida Makerspace Mini Lab Discover emerging Magic Leap IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D • Dream Big 3D Panthers Foundation.) Augmented Reality technology and learn about the design Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses and Models IMAX Film Match: Born to Be Wild 3D • Under the Sea 3D • Galapagos 3D process. Students will be encouraged to explore their curiosity 4: Science and Society • Deep Sea 3D • Amazon Adventure 3D • Back From the Brink 3D through hands-on makers projects. This lab can be customized. Big Ideas: 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and Development of IMAX Film Match: Under the Sea 3D • Hubble 3D • Amazon Adventure 3D Living Organisms 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific NEW Smart City Solutions (4 hours) The Earth is changing, 17: Interdependence Knowledge 4: Science and Society and humans need to be smart in how we build and live. Be a part of the wave of the future, and come explore Sensational Squids Look inside of a squid through hands- alternative energy in the form of solar power! In this on dissection. See how it moves, eats and why it is so engineering-based lab, students will design their very own important to the marine food chain. solar-powered buildings with wind turbines, then combine IMAX Film Match: Deep Sea 3D • Galapagos 3D • Amazon Adventure 3D their masterpiece with the rest of their classmates’ to • Great Barrier Reef 3D create a sustainable city. Despite their size, skyscrapers Big Ideas: 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and Development of would get damaged or destroyed by winds without proper Living Organisms 17: Interdependence engineering. Assemble your team to design, build and test a tower that can stand up to the mighty gusts of large storms! IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D • Dream Big 3D Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses and Models 4: Science and Society

14 2019–2020 EDUCATOR GUIDE 15 GRADES GRADES 9–12 PROGRAM SELECTIONS BY GRADE PROGRAM SELECTIONS BY GRADE 9–12

SHOWS...... MAKERSPACE...... HIGH-SCHOOL SCIENCE SERIES......

Nitro Show Molecules change shape as they expand STEM education is vital to our students’ future. MODS’ Salah Foundation STEM Center philosophy makes information NEW Beginner Bots (45 minutes) Students can learn about more meaningful and compelling by connecting it to a student’s everyday world. Our strategic, thought-provoking and and contract in reaction to cold or heat. Students will how robots make our lives better and what we can learn interdisciplinary approach prepares students for success that leads to local workforce development. Take advantage of our be amazed as they observe what happens to objects in from them. They will create their own mini bot that they can impactful programming for high school students. extremely cold liquid nitrogen at a temperature of -320 make, move or draw a picture. degrees Fahrenheit. It will be the COOLEST thing you see. IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D • Dream Big 3D IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific THE SALAH FOUNDATION Big Ideas: 8: Properties of Matter 9: Changes of Matter Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses and Models 10: Forms of Energy 18: Matter and Energy Transformation 4: Science and Society

Center or Education & Career Development KaBoom! Learn about the different states of matter and the NEW Fly Zone (2 hours) Fly away in the Makerspace Fly many ways we can chemically change the matter around Zone! In the wind tube zone, students will be challenged us. Students will witness fire, sparks and large explosions as to create items that fly, all while learning about gravity and they learn the science behind these chemical reactions. lift. Imagination and testing, key parts of the design process IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D are used to complete the activity. In the next zone, materials Big Ideas: 8: Properties of Matter 9: Changes of Matter and design all affect hang time for parachutes. Students 10: Forms of Energy 18: Matter and Energy Transformation will discover the engineering principles behind skydiving and experiment with several aspects of the design. In the NEW Panther Prowl Florida panthers are endangered and last zone, students will take target practice using stomp critical to our ecosystem. This augmented reality experience rockets and paper airplanes. Folding, stomping and tape allows visitors to learn about Florida panthers and are at the heart of this design-driven workshop. See how conservation. The interactive show is accessible through the APP-titude Internship Program The award-winning APP-titude small changes can affect the accuracy and distance of a Museum of Discovery and Science mobile app on iOS and high-impact internship exposes high school students to projectile. Along the way learn how rockets and airplanes fly. Android devices. (This program is sponsored by Florida careers in computer science and engineering. Students will Panthers Foundation.) IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D • Dream Big 3D advance their STEM education and engage in a coding, Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific IMAX Film Match: Born to Be Wild 3D • Under the Sea 3D • Galapagos 3D Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses and Models animation and app development curriculum strategically • Deep Sea 3D • Amazon Adventure 3D • Back From the Brink 3D 4: Science and Society designed to connect them to science and technology at Big Ideas: 4: Science and Society 14: Organization and Development of MODS. Students will work with innovative technology, such Living Organisms 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms as Magic Leap, to gain skills in spatial computing. 17: Interdependence NEW Smart City Solutions (4 hours) The Earth is changing, and humans need to be smart in how we build and live. Be a part of the wave of the future, and come explore Students will also earn college credit, volunteer service alternative energy in the form of solar power! In this hours and a stipend. The APP-titude coursework fosters engineering-based lab, students will design their very own collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, communication solar-powered buildings with wind turbines, then combine and problem solving. Throughout this two-year program, their masterpiece with the rest of their classmates’ to students meet at MODS a minimum of two times per month create a sustainable city. Despite their size, skyscrapers and also participate in Florida Atlantic University College would get damaged or destroyed by winds without proper of Engineering and Computer Science’s three-week, dual- Aviation Academy 2020 MODS partners with JetBlue to engineering. Assemble your team to design, build and test a enrollment course in summer. highlight the importance of STEM in the aviation industry. tower that can stand up to the mighty gusts of large storms! Students learn from industry experts new technologies The application period is May through September and is IMAX Film Match: Hubble 3D • Space Station 3D • Dream Big 3D and research, including behind-the-scenes access to Big Ideas: 1: The Practice of Science 2: The Characteristics of Scientific open to all Broward County sophomores. The program restricted areas in aviation-related facilities. Knowledge 3: The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses and Models runs throughout junior and senior years. For additional Program Dates: Three Saturdays in January/February 2020 4: Science and Society information, please visit mods.org or email [email protected]. Participant Fees: $75 Museum members $100 Non-members In partnership with Sponsored by

Sponsored by The official airline of MODS.

16 2019–2020 EDUCATOR GUIDE 17 IMAX FILM LIBRARY IMAX FILM LIBRARY

For Ultimate MODS Maker and Complete NEW Museum Adventure experiences, select one film to be shown during your field trip.

PLEASE NOTE – Groups can schedule a 9 a.m. IMAX showtime. IMAX film selection is first-come, first-served for specific viewing times.

The AutoNation IMAX Theater features the largest screen in south Florida and one of the only theaters in the world to offer 2D and 3D IMAX laser projection. With a wide variety of NEW titles that run throughout the day, an IMAX film is the perfect complement to any Museum field trip. Shows run for approximately 45 minutes.

Choose Your IMAX Adventure!

A Beautiful Planet 3D Amazon Adventure 3D Back from the Brink (Opens November 2019) Backyard Wilderness 3D Born to be Wild 3D Deep Sea 3D Dinosaurs of Antarctica (Opens February 2020) Dream Big 3D Galapagos 3D Great Barrier Reef 3D Great Bear Rainforest 3D Hubble 3D Incredible Predators 3D IMAX Resource Guides Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D for Educators National Parks Adventure 3D Pandas 3D Teacher resource guides are available for most IMAX Space Station 3D documentary films. Request a Superpower Dogs 3D free copy when you reserve Under the Sea 3D your field trip.

18 2019–2020 EDUCATOR GUIDE 19 FIRST FLOOR EXHIBITS

General admission at MODS encompasses more than 300 interactive exhibits ready to engage your students. This PREHISTORIC FLORIDA includes all of our permanent and traveling exhibits as Go 65 million years back in time and get a new well as our outdoor Science Park. perspective on Florida’s prehistoric past and how it was shaped by climate change and changes in sea levels. Step into the mouth of a giant megaladon, confront a saber-toothed cat and an Imperial Mammoth to learn THE DISCOVERY CENTER (ages 6 and under) how they came to live in ancient Florida. Children learn the fundamentals of counting, sorting, matching, role playing, cooperative play and teamwork.

EVERGLADES AIRBOAT ADVENTURE Hop on board our 20-person airboat and take a ride OTTERS AT PLAY through the Florida Everglades, without ever leaving the Museum, to learn about the water, weather, plants and Observe and learn about the North American river animals that call this wetland home! otters in their own two-story indoor/outdoor habitat, complete with swimming pool and waterfall.

FLORIDA WATER STORY Water is one of Florida’s (and the Earth’s) most precious resources. In this heritage exhibit, students will walk through an aquifer where Florida’s drinking water is stored before it reaches your tap! Explore the source of SCIENCE PARK Florida’s water supply, discover how everyday choices can impact our water, and examine how water pollution Jump, swing and discover the principles of physics and can impact Florida’s coral reefs. engineering through engaging giant full-body exhibits, including ball range, bottle rockets, tennis ball launcher, giant levers kaleidoscopes, pulleys, roller coaster, wheel roll, sound station, sun spotter and FPL SolarNowTM. FLORIDA ECOSCAPES Meet the native plants and animals that call Florida home and learn how exotic species are invading the ecosystem. See sharks, bats, coral, alligators, sea turtles and snakes as you go on an indoor nature hike through Florida’s various habitats. STORM CENTER Feel the rush of hurricane force winds in the hurricane simulator, touch the vortex of a 10-foot tornado, generate GO GREEN! a cloud, peer into a plasma sphere and test construction against hurricane winds in FIU’s Wall of Wind. Learn about the “R’s” of recycling by playing the recycling game. Sponsored by

Sponsored by

TO FLY Explore three different replica cockpit simulators: the Lockheed-Martin F-35 Joint Strike fighter; the Edge DINOSAUR BONE YARD 540, an aerobatic single engine aircraft and the Go back in time and explore the amazing world of Vought F4U Corsair, a WWII fighter plane. Go on an the dinosaur! Exhibits showcase how a paleontologist exhilarating flight through the sky in the 7D capsule locates, preserves, excavates and transports dinosaur theater with multi-sensory effects for an unforgettable bones from the field to a research center. This exhibit and educational experience. includes dinosaur egg casts, claws and teeth. Sponsored by Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust Provided by the Broward College Graves Museum Collection – Carol Jacobs Mineral & Ammonite Collection

THE HANGAR MAKERSPACE MINERAL ROCK NEW! Opens October 4 Touch real lava, make a “volcano” erupt, to see how new rocks and land masses are formed and explore Join the MODS Maker Squad in The Hangar, our hands- more than 60 different minerals, rocks and ammonites. on idea hub, to learn the methods behind the madness of making, and launch your Makerspace invention! Provided by the Broward College Graves Museum Collection – Carol Jacobs Mineral & Ammonite Collection Sponsored by Daily creation and innovation sponsored by Leighton Family DESIGN! BUILD! PLAY! KEVA! Build a bridge, a skyscraper or design your own structure in our KEVA exhibit. These simple wooden planks provide DISCOVERY LABS endless possibilities for visitors to think and create in three dimensions, work together to unravel physics challenges Students can participate in exciting lab programs in using principles of balance, geometric shapes and the Mangurian Foundation Lifelong Learning Center. stability to build creations with structural integrity. Choose from a variety of stimulating discovery labs adjusted for grade level. Sponsored by Meike & Dominick Miniaci

22 2019–2020 EDUCATOR GUIDE 23 TRAVELING EXHIBITS INCLUDED WITH GENERAL ADMISSION INCLUDED WITH GENERAL ADMISSION TRAVELING EXHIBITS

Presented by

September 14, 2019–January 5, 2020 • Visit the Florida Ecoscapes exhibit to see if bats are September 14, 2019–January 5, 2020 • View the Deep Sea 3D IMAX film to learn more about bloodsuckers or are important mosquito predators. turtles that live in the sea.

Explore the science of what’s biting you in this skin-crawling • View the Amazon Adventure IMAX film to learn • View the Great Barrier Reef or Under the Sea 3D IMAX about animal adaptations. Think turtles have an easy life? Come out of your shell and films to learn more about the life of a sea turtle. Extend exhibit! Bloodsuckers live all over the world, especially here immerse yourself in the amazing history of turtles and tortoises in South Florida. Many of these creatures have been living on • View the Incredible Predators IMAX film to learn your knowledge about turtle relatives by watching the more about the import role predators play in an through Turtle Travels. This amazing, hands-on experience IMAX films Dinosaurs of the Antarctica or Galapagos. this planet for millions of years. Attack of the Bloodsuckers! is a ecosystem to maintain a balance. allows visitors of all ages to discover fascinating facts • Sea turtles are endangered! Watch the Back from the kid-friendly traveling exhibit that explores the science of the • Extend your trip beyond the Museum by scheduling about what it’s like to be a turtle — how turtle bodies adapt Brink IMAX film and learn about other species that what, why, when and how of mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches our Museum on Wheels outreach program called themselves to many different habitats, why turtles need shells, escaped extinction. and other parasites. This hands-on exhibit is an opportunity All Bugged Out to reinforce your students’ field trip the kinds of hazards they encounter in the wild, why turtles • Visit the Florida Ecoscapes exhibit, and see a live to get up close and personal with a variety of blood-feeding experience in a post-activity program held onsite at have been important to many different cultures and more. The endangered sea turtle, endangered gopher tortoise and parasites, learn why bloodsuckers are important to the your school. interactive stations allow visitors to try on shells, migrate on freshwater turtles. ecosystem and how to keep them out of your system! • Leeches are being used as important medical tools to a gigantic board game, experience “turtle vision,” design a • Extend your Museum experience by booking a Museum help people. Visit the Powerful You! exhibit to learn turtle-friendly housing development and more! A trek along on Wheels Cold Blooded Critters or a Totally Sea Turtles about other tools that help save people’s lives. this turtle terrain surely shows that slow and steady not only reptile outreach program on location at your school. • Tune into MODS’ free distance learning BECON wins the race but takes turtles on some amazing journeys too! • Tune into MODS’ free distance learning BECON show show about bloodsuckers on October 16. Turtle Travels.

The Museum hosts nationally recognized temporary exhibits annually with sponsorship support proudly provided by

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January 25, 2020–May 25, 2020 • Experience dinosaurs through Magic Leap June 13, 2020–September 20, 2020 • Augment your exhibit experience by booking any one of the augmented reality (13 and above only). following IMAX films, or make it a double feature by booking two: • Visit the Dinosaur Boneyard, and meet Stan the • Back From The Brink • Galapagos • Born To Be Wild • Backyard Travel back in time with Expedition: Dinosaur! This exhibit most complete T-Rex ever discovered. The wildly popular children’s television series is Wilderness • Madagascar 3D • Incredible Predators 3D combines engaging interactive life-like animatronic dinosaurs • Book the Expedition: Dinosaur demonstration. brought to life in an adventurous exhibit called • Amazon Adventure 3D • Pandas • Great Bear Rainforest and exciting educational content. Visitors will learn about a • Tune into the free distance learning Expedition: Wild Kratts: Creature Power! Museum visitors will • Visit the Otters at Play exhibit to learn about and observe our North wide variety of dinosaur species and the adaptations that Dinosaur show on BECON TV. step into the Wild Kratts world, joining animal American river otters. allowed them to survive. Step into the shoes of an early experts Chris and Martin Kratt and a cast of • Attend an otter keeper talk and meet the Museum zookeepers who paleontologists to discover how fossils were unearthed and heroes and villains as they explore the secret care for our animals here at MODS. see examples of today’s cutting-edge technology. The exhibit lives of extraordinary creatures. Visitors will be • Go on a nature hike expedition through the Florida Ecoscapes exhibit features life-size, lifelike animatronic dinosaurs, replicas, immersed in animal habitats from around the to discover sharks, bats, alligators, fish, snakes and more! artifacts, and interactive displays. globe, discover incredible creature powers and • Schedule the Panther Prowl augmented reality conservation program. go on a mission to foil the villains’ nefarious • Schedule an outreach program onsite at your school, such as the plans by using the powers of science. The Arthropod Adventure or the Cold Blooded Critters. exhibit works on cultivating science, technology, • Book a Sensational Squids dissection to explore animal adaptations. engineering and math (STEM) skills. • Watch the Animal Ambassadors show in the Keller Science Theater.

The Museum hosts nationally recognized temporary exhibits annually with sponsorship support proudly provided by

26 2019–2020 EDUCATOR GUIDE 27 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FREE STEM DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES

Everything in science starts with a question. Here are answers to some of our most commonly asked ones. You can also find this information at mods.org/fieldtrips.

How do I pay for my group visit? Field trip reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. A non-refundable deposit of $75 or 20% of the total due (whichever is greater) must be received no later than two (2) weeks after your reservation has been confirmed to ensure your field trip date is secured. Reservations without paid deposits are subject to cancellation. Deposits can be made by credit card or check/purchase order. Please make checks payable to “Museum of Discovery and Science” and mail to: Museum of Discovery and Science Reservations Office 401 SW Second Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

NEW! Purchase Orders (BCPS, MDCPS and PBCPS ONLY) can also be submitted in lieu of a deposit.

Final PO payments are due the day of your scheduled field MODS offers livestream distance learning workshops on BECON-TV (WBEC-TV), a broadcast television station owned trip. In addition to the deposit, the Museum requires that and operated by the School Board of Broward County and licensed by the FCC to provide noncommercial educational one payment be made for the balance. The lead teacher programming to the south Florida community. This K–12 program is designed to supplement instruction and enhance is responsible for collecting payment from additional students’ learning experiences. For more information or to register for BECON distance learning, please visit becon.tv chaperones attending the field trip prior to arrival. Any or call 1-877-TV-BECON. chaperones not included in the reservation and choosing to pay separately will pay the regular Museum admission rate and will not be guaranteed seats in shows/activities 2019 CLASSES* 2020 CLASSES* scheduled for your field trip. Museum memberships are not valid for field trip entrance. October 16 Attack of the Bloodsuckers! and January 22 The Science of Me Turtle Travels Traveling Exhibits What time are field trips offered? February 19 Expedition: Dinosaur Traveling Exhibit All field trips at the Museum of Discovery and Science are November 6 Makerspace three (3) hours in duration (see sample itineraries on page 7). March 18 Understanding Climate Resiliency All field trips at the Museum of Discovery and Science vary in December 11 How Cold? Ice Cold duration. They typically begin at 10 a.m., and new this year, April 15 The Heat is On we are excited to offer a 9 a.m. IMAX film for groups who would like an earlier start. Please note, late arrival groups May 13 What’s Up with the Weather? who miss scheduled activities will not have an opportunity to reschedule for later shows or receive a refund. Program time is 9:00–10:00 a.m. To register, please visit the distance learning section at becon.tv.

*Subject to change.

28 2019–2020 EDUCATOR GUIDE 29 OUTREACH PROGRAMS: WE COME TO YOU! SCIENCE NIGHTS: WE COME TO YOU!

The following outreach programs are facilitated by MODS and held on location at schools, community, civic and recreational We Bring Science to You! Each program offers 15 hands-on centers and libraries. Please note capacities and space requirements. experiments with demonstration stations that engage teachers, families and students through scientific inquiry. Museum on Wheels Outreach Our team of educators will travel NISE Earth & Space Science (Classroom only. Grades 2-8) throughout Florida to bring the Museum’s unique educational Created by the National Informal STEM Education Network Each station comes with all the materials and includes experience to your school. From animals to physics, we and NASA, this outreach will engage students in earth and special training instructions for an adult volunteer. A have interactive programs from early childhood through space phenomena. Students will rotate through a variety trained Museum educator will be available to answer grade 12. All of our programs are aligned with the Florida of engaging hands-on activities delving into the scientific questions and ensure a successful experience. Please National Generation Science Standards (NGSS). process and concepts of astronomy, physics and geology. note capacities, space and volunteer requirements. Assembly Outreach 45-minutes/120 students maximum $275 for first Planetarium (Adapted to grade level. Grades PreK–5: 30 SELECT ONE OF THESE ENGAGING SUBJECT AREAS: program each day • $175 each additional (up to four per day) students max. Grades 6 and above: 25 students max.) Take (Cannot be combined at a single event) a journey through the night sky in our portable Star Lab Classroom Outreach 45-minutes/30 students per session $200 for first planetarium. Choose from four exciting shows that revolve • Engineering and Physics Fun bridges, pressure, sound, program each day • $120 each additional (up to four per day) around our universe: magnets and states of matter PLEASE NOTE: Due to setup and breakdown time it is preferred that one • Two Small Pieces of Glass Discover the history of the • Everything on Earth Tornadoes, quicksand, ocean area is designated for Museum classroom presentations and to schedule telescope from the time of Galileo and its profound currents, hydrometers and water cycle students to attend the shows throughout the day. impact upon the science of astronomy. • Wonders of Life Superworm life cycle, dendrochronology • Saturn Ring World See Saturn up-close and all-around-you and microscopes Amusement Park Engineers (Classroom only. Grades 2-8) inside our dome theater. Fast, fun and fearless. Students will learn how various theme • Star Stories Learn about stars, the distance between Specifics: park rides are designed and engineered and then they will heavenly bodies, star brightness and how to use star • Elementary and middle schools create a ride, culminating with a friendly “ride” competition. constellations as a guide. • 90-minute program • Flight Adventures Discover the science of flight through • 300 participant maximum Arthropod Adventure (Assembly or Classroom. Adapted to the eyes of a young girl and her grandfather as they • Requires 15 adult volunteers from designated school grade level) Let us bug your classroom with our live residents explore how birds, kites, planes and models fly. to show your students the wonderful world of arthropods. to run the event PLEASE NOTE: Our Star Lab can only be booked for indoor facilities with ceilings 13 feet or higher. Grades Pre-K–5: 30 students max. Grades 6 and (Schedule can be adapted) Liquid Laboratory (Early Childhood–Grade1; Assembly or above: 25 students max. Agenda: Classroom. Adapted to grade level) Explore the world of • 5:30 p.m. Museum presenter arrives Sponsored by John H. Rau Space chemical reactions with MODS toothpaste! This hands-on, Education Fund • 6:00 p.m. School’s volunteers arrive eruptive, experiment will allow students and educators alike • 6:30-8:00 p.m. Student/Family Experience to experience the fun and excitement of seeing how different Totally Sea Turtles (Classroom only. Adapted to grade level) chemicals interact with each other. In addition, we’ll bring In this presentation students will learn about the seven species School Provides: along one of our animal accomplices for more interactive of sea turtles, which specific ones nest in Florida, how they • Large room (cafeteria) learning and enjoyment. nest, who their predators are and how to protect them. • 15 tables • 15 adult volunteers Cold Blooded Critters (Assembly or Classroom. Adapted NEW! Wise Bodies (Assembly or Classroom. Grades 9-12) to grade level) Meeting our reptiles will encourage your This FREE 45-minute hands-on curriculum on HIV and STDs Program Fee: $325 per night OVERNIGHTS AT THE MUSEUM students to learn about these fascinating animals and their will help students understand the meanings and differences A Night They Won’t Forget! Spend the night with your place in our ecosystems. of the words pathogen, virus, vaccine, HIV and AIDS. BOOK ALL THREE EXPERIENCES in a year and receive students at the Museum, and enjoy hands-on science They will also understand how people contract infectious a special discount of $75! Crazy Chemistry! (Assembly or Classroom. Adapted to grade diseases, how the body defends itself against infection and activities, demonstrations, exhibit explorations, live how humans prevent the spread of disease. Wise Bodies animal encounters and a late night IMAX film. Students level) Amaze your students as energy and matter come to Add a KaBoom! Show for an additional $150. life in this exciting chemistry demonstration. has been approved by the Broward County School District. explore the Museum after hours and get a chance to sleep in their favorite exhibit areas. Sponsored by Electrifying Experiences (Classroom only. Adapted to grade level) Investigate how circuits and electricity work through Participant Fee: $1,520 for 40 children and 4 adults TITLE 1 SCHOOLS may be eligible for FREE outreach snap circuits. Students will connect circuits to make a NEW! Understanding Climate Change (Assembly or programming. Call 954.713.0930 or email flashlight turn on, doorbells ring and propellers turn. Classroom. Adapted to grade level) Don’t let myths and [email protected] for additional information. To book an overnight, please call 954.713.0930 rumors on climate change fool you. This program brings the or email [email protected]. facts and implications of climate disruption to the classroom.

30 2019–2020 EDUCATOR GUIDE 31 EDUCATOR MEMBERSHIP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES

JOIN OUR EDUCATOR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM! MODS provides workshops for educators to enhance school curricula while supporting the District’s strategic plan and The Educator Membership Program is available to advancement of STEM educational goals. Museum staff works with school leaders to understand current needs in STEM all elementary, middle and high school teachers in education within their schools, so our courses are developed with teachers’ needs in mind. public and private schools in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. This program allows you During MODS’ professional development courses teachers will engage in fun, hands-on, inquiry-based science and to take advantage of the following benefits that will engineering lessons taught through project-based learning. Teachers will leave workshops ready to guide STEM instruction make planning your field trip easier: with material lists and affordable lesson plans, all while learning the Museum’s informal science education pedagogy.

Program Benefits: The Best of MODS: Highlighting the FUN of Science Early Childhood: Making Masterpieces • Two complimentary exhibit guest passes • Unlimited access to Museum exhibits: All October 17, 2019 • 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. • Grades 4–8 • Learning Labs January 22, 2020 • 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. • Grades K–3 • Learning Labs teacher members have individual access to Bring science off the textbook pages in this exciting four- Explore the Museum’s new Makerspace and discover the exhibits using their card. hour workshop! Have fun with our most popular hands-on maker that lives in each of us! Learn how to unlock your • Priority access to STEM-focused professional activities and learn how you can make science visual, students’ creativity while teaching them how to create, build development opportunities hosted at the tangible and FUN in your classroom. Come with us behind and test their own ideas. Museum educators will teach the scenes of our animal habitats, brand new Makerspace, you how to turn your classroom into your own makerspace Museum (See page 33 for additional information). and IMAX documentaries to witness how MODS creates by using household materials. You will learn the Maker’s Cost: $10 annually per teacher impactful learning experiences for students of all ages, philosophy and how to facilitate maker classes for students. every day so you can make science come alive in your own classroom! Climate Change and Coastal Resiliency Note: Bring the entire family all year long (up to 6 people) for $100. This saves you $40 on membership! February 27, 2020 • 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. • Grades 4–12 • Learning Labs Early Childhood: Science, Eric Carle and Reading Literacy Museum educators delve into the ins and outs of climate Proof of current school year employment is required. A school- October 23, 2019 • 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. • Grades K–3 • Learning Labs change, starting with the four components of the climate issued photo ID or a current paycheck stub are acceptable forms Go on a cross-curricular journey, and learn how to system: the sun, the atmosphere, life on Earth and human of proof. For questions, please email [email protected]. combine super science lessons with three different Eric impact, as well as how scientists study climate change Carle books for a robust learning experience. During this and actions humans can take to affect positive change. workshop teachers will learn how to use science as a Educators will leave the workshop able to explain how hook to encourage students to read. Teachers will leave climate change works, discuss the effects of climate change with material lists, reference books, lesson plans, and not only in south Florida but also globally and be able LOVES fun science experiments. Improve your students’ reading to use your new knowledge to construct an engaging MODS through science! academic lesson plan for students. TEACHERS! MODS professional development courses are $50 per session.

For questions or to register for a Professional Development Course, please: Email us at [email protected] Need guidance designing your field trip to MODS? Email us at [email protected] Museum educators are ready and able to assist in developing an educational plan Call us at 954.713.0930 for your school visit. You can email, call or even schedule an in-person consultation with a Museum educator. We are here for Call us at 954.713.0930 you, so let us know how we can help! Reserve at mods.org/fieldtrips REGISTER

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401 SW Second Street • Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

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