SCHOOL PROGRAM GUIDE KINDERGARTEN GRADE 12 2018 2019 School Program Lead Sponsor
GRADES K 3 HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS Students work together on engaging STEAM activities. Monday to Friday 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. ADVENTURES IN SCIENCE Grades JK SK SCIENCE INVESTIGATORS Grades JK SK ENERGY GRADES 4 8 FUN WITH GEOMETRY (Mathematics Workshop) LIVING THINGS AND THE ENVIRONMENT MATTER AND MATERIALS SIMPLE MACHINES AND FORCES STRUCTURES THE NIGHT SKY HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS Students work in teams on engaging STEAM activities and challenges. Monday to Friday 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. 90 MINUTES Monday to Friday 10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. $17 per student 105 MINUTES Monday to Friday 10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. $18 per student PULLEYS AND GEARS Grade 4 ROCKS AND MINERALS HEAT INQUIRY Grade 7 MAKERS CHALLENGE: FLIGHT Grades 5 8 ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS Grades 6 8 SPACE MISSION SIMULATION: VOYAGE TO MARS September 17, 2018 June 21, 2019 Grades 5 8 INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS Lecture hall-style science presentations that incorporate student input and participation. Monday to Friday 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. (except where specified) FUN WITH PHYSICS Grade 4 7 ACTION EARTH BODY WORKS DESTINATION SPACE FUN WITH CHEMISTRY ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS LET S TAKE FLIGHT LIGHT AND SOUND SOLAR SYSTEM REVEALED MENTAL HEALTH: THE SCIENCE OF ANXIETY January 28 February 1, 2019 and May 6 10, 2019 at 11 a.m. & 12 p.m. This program supports Open Minds, Healthy Minds. Grades 6 8 CAREER STORIES October 16, 2018 at 11 a.m. This program supports Creating Pathways to Success. Grades 6 8 SERIOUS SCIENCE Grades 7 8
GRADES 9-12 HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS Students work in small teams in a lab or the Challenger Learning Centre. 90 MINUTES ENVIRONMENTAL WATER TESTING Monday to Friday, 10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. $17 per student Grade 11 12 WAY TO GLOW: BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATION Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. September 25, 2018 to June 14, 2019 $20 per student Grades 11 12 105 MINUTES Monday to Friday 10 a.m., 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. $18 per student SPACE MISSION SIMULATION: VOYAGE TO MARS September 17, 2018 to June 21, 2019 6 HOURS Monday to Friday at 9:30 a.m. $30 per student DNA FINGERPRINTING September 24, 2018 to June 14, 2019 Grade 12 INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS Lecture hall-style science presentations that incorporate student input and participation. Monday to Friday 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. (except where specified) CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRICITY November 19, 26 & December 3, 2018 and May 16, 23 & 30, 2019 at 12 p.m. Grade 9 COSMIC CONNECTIONS Grade 9 CLIMATE CHANGE November 22, 29 & December 6, 2018 and April 11, 18 & 25, 2019 at 11 a.m. Grade 10 LIGHT AND OPTICS Monday to Friday at 11 a.m. & 12 p.m. Grade 10 CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS IN ACTION HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PHYSICS PRINCIPLES IN ACTION MENTAL HEALTH: THE SCIENCE OF ANXIETY October 3-5, 2018 and May 13-17, 2019 at 11 a.m. FULL SCHOOL PROGRAM DETAILS AND ONLINE BOOKING: ONTARIOSCIENCECENTRE.CA/SCHOOL CLICKERS An Audience Response System allows students to make predictions, express opinions, answer questions and see their accumulated responses live. PLANETARIUM
GRADES 1-8 UNDERSTANDING LIFE SYSTEMS UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURES & MECHANISMS UNDERSTANDING MATTER AND ENERGY UNDERSTANDING EARTH AND SPACE SYSTEMS GRADE 1 NEEDS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS Living Things and the Environment (1 3) MATERIALS, OBJECTS AND EVERYDAY STRUCTURES Matter and Materials (1 3) Structures (1 3) ENERGY IN OUR LIVES Energy (1 3) DAILY AND SEASONAL CHANGES Living Things and the Environment (1 3) GRADE 2 GROWTH AND CHANGES IN ANIMALS Living Things and the Environment (1 3) MOVEMENT Simple Machines and Forces (1 3) PROPERTIES OF LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS Matter and Materials (1 3) AIR AND WATER IN THE ENVIRONMENT Living Things and the Environment (1 3) GRADE 3 GROWTH AND CHANGES IN PLANTS Living Things and the Environment (1 3) STRONG AND STABLE STRUCTURES Structures (1 3) FORCES CAUSING MOVEMENT Simple Machines and Forces (1 3) SOILS IN THE ENVIRONMENT Living Things and the Environment (1 3) GRADE 4 HABITATS AND COMMUNITIES PULLEYS AND GEARS Pulleys and Gears (4) LIGHT AND SOUND Light and Sound (4 8) ROCKS AND MINERALS Rocks and Minerals (4 8) GRADE 5 HUMAN ORGAN SYSTEMS Body Works (4 8) FORCES ACTING ON STRUCTURES & MECHANISMS Fun with Physics (4 7) Makers Challenge: Flight (5 8) Space Mission (5 8) PROPERTIES OF AND CHANGES IN MATTER Fun with Chemistry (4 8) CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND RESOURCES Energy Transformations (4 8) GRADE 6 BIODIVERSITY Environmental Solutions (6 8) FLIGHT Let s Take Flight (4 8) Makers Challenge: Flight (5 8) Space Mission (5 8) ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL DEVICES Energy Transformations (4 8) SPACE Destination Space (4 8) Solar System Revealed (4 8) Space Mission (5 8) IMAX Film: Journey to Space GRADE 7 INTERACTIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENT Environmental Solutions (6 8) FORM AND FUNCTION Fun with Physics (4 7) Makers Challenge: Flight (5 8) PURE SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES Fun with Chemistry (4 8) Environmental Solutions (6 8) HEAT IN THE ENVIRONMENT Heat Inquiry (7) Serious Science (7 8) GRADE 8 CELLS Body Works (4 8) SYSTEMS IN ACTION Serious Science (7 8) FLUIDS Serious Science (7 8) WATER SYSTEMS Environmental Solutions (6 8) *Check out our website for curriculum links for grades 9-12 and more detailed curriculum expectations for programs and films.
EXHIBITIONS UNTIL JANUARY 6 2019 QUANTUM: THE EXHIBITION NEW EYES ON THE UNIVERSE Learn about the future of the science that brought you neon lights, lasers, MRI scanners and GPS tracking. With captivating research stories, engaging multi-level interactives, games and videos, QUANTUM: The Exhibition makes core quantum concepts from superposition to entanglement accessible to students of all ages. CURRICULUM CONNECTION Revolutions in Modern Physics: Quantum Mechanics and Special Relativity (Physics 12) Quantum was created by the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo. Located two kilometres below the Earth s surface, the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory lab (SNOLAB ) is an underground research facility specializing in neutrino and dark matter physics. New Eyes on the Universe takes students on a virtual tour of SNOLAB to see some of the exciting research happening in our province that s providing new insights and pushing frontiers in particle astrophysics. Astronomy (Science of the Universe) (Earth and Space Science 12) Gravitational, Electric and Magnetic Fields (Physics 12) Revolutions in Modern Physics: Quantum Mechanics and Special Relativity (Physics 12) New Eyes on the Universe is owned by SNOLAB and tour managed by Science North.
IMAX FILMS Films are chosen for their educational value, curriculum connections and quality of science content. Combine an IMAX film with one of our school programs for the complete Science Centre experience. 50-55 MINUTES Add a film: $6 per person Up to 310 seats Please note that IMAX film screenings for school groups begin on October 1, 2018. JOURNEY TO SPACE PANDAS OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET Opens October 9, 2018 RELATED SCHOOL PROGRAMS Living Things and the Environment (1 3) RELATED SCHOOL PROGRAMS Living Things and the Environment (1 3) Needs and Characteristics of Living Things (1) Growth and Changes in Animals (2) Habitats and Communities (4) Biodiversity (6) Interactions in the Environment (7) Water Systems (8) Sustainable Ecosystems (9) Diversity of Living Things (Biology 11) Population Dynamics (Biology 12) Needs and Characteristics of Living Things (1) Growth and Changes in Animals (2) Habitats and Communities (4) Biodiversity (6) Interactions in the Environment (7) Water Systems (8) Sustainable Ecosystems (9) Diversity of Living Things (Biology 11) RELATED SCHOOL PROGRAMS Destination Space (4 8) Space Mission: Voyage to Mars (5 8) Space Mission: Voyage to Mars (9 12) Space (6) Space Exploration (9) Planetary Science (Earth and Space Science 12) Presented by Toyota and Boeing, Journey to Space is an immersive film produced by K2 Communications and Giant Screen Films in association with the Giant Dome Theater Consortium. Additional production support and consultation was provided by The Smithsonian Institute, The Kennedy Space Center, the California Science Center and NASA. Pandas 2018 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. & 2018 IMAX Corp. Film titles, dates and show times are subject to change without notice. Photograph by Jason Isley copyright BBC NHU 2017 Photo by Drew Fellman FOR MORE INFORMATION Phone: 416-696-3140 Toll Free: 1-888-696-1110 (ask for School Bookings Office) Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. 4 p.m. E-mail: SchoolBookings@OntarioScienceCentre.ca Ontario Science Centre School Bookings 770 Don Mills Road Toronto, ON M3C 1T3 OntarioScienceCentre.ca/School CE GUIDE EST DISPONIBLE EN FRANÇAIS. Un bon nombre de nos programmes scolaires sont offerts en français. Appelez le 416-696-3136 ou visitez OntarioScienceCentre.ca/School et cliquez sur «français» pour une version électronique de notre guide. OUR PREMIER PARTNERS The Ontario Science Centre is an agency of the Government of Ontario.