The Franklin Institute 2016/17 Field Trip Planner by Maura Roche

FIELD TRIP PLANNER 2016â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2017

REACH YOUR CLASSROOM’S FULL POTENTIAL AT THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE DEAR EDUCATORS, The new school year is full of so much possibility—new beginnings, new bulletin boards, and—most importantly—new strategies for cultivating curiosity, creativity, and collaboration in your classroom. With this guide, The Franklin Institute invites you to explore the many resources that the museum offers to help your classroom reach its full potential this year. EVERY STUDENT AND EVERY TEACHER HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATNESS. THIS IS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF THE GROWTH MINDSET—the belief that intelligence can grow with hard work. Research shows that fostering a growth mindset in students leads to higher achievement in school, and The Franklin Institute is the perfect place to encourage your students to realize their potential. Educators like you are critical for students’ success, and The Franklin Institute is dedicated to providing you with the tools you need to create the most dynamic, engaging, and progressive learning in your classroom and beyond. Field trips are the most in-depth way to engage your students in hands-on crosscurricular learning, but the opportunities don’t stop there! Our team of dedicated customer service representatives is available to make booking a breeze while customizing your experience to meet your classroom’s unique goals. Don’t hesitate to reach out and see what The Franklin Institute can do for you! Contact Center Open: Monday–Friday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm Call: 215.448.1200 – Option 3 Book online: www.fi.edu/educators email: reservations@fi.edu Field trip dates fill up fast, particularly between April and June. Consider booking your field trip earlier in the school year for best availability!

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The Franklin Institute offers many FREE resources for teachers! Visit www.fi.edu/educators to discover all the FREE resources available to you, including: • FREE EXCLUSIVE EVENTS: inviting educators to enjoy access to preview movies, exhibits, and more • STUDENT ACCESS PROGRAM: providing eligible schools with free admission to the museum • NEW! CHAPERONE GUIDE: a new document helping chaperones make the most of their day at the museum, worrying less about where they are going and more about connecting with the students • EDUCATOR EXHIBIT GUIDES: giving you the activities, information, and resources you need to build connections between the classroom and your visit and make the greatest impact on your students • EDUCATORS' NIGHT OUT: an annual free event for teachers. October 13, 2016. See page 13 for details! • AND MORE!

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS K–12 educators use our exhibits, workshops, and shows to meet STEM education objectives outlined by the NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS. These icons represent the content categories covered by these standards. Look for these STEM icons throughout the planner and on our website to plan a

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field trip that helps you achieve your educational goals:

A visit to The Franklin Institute can also be part of a BROADER LEARNING EXPERIENCE. The learning begins with STEM but can extend across the curriculum in the following ways: • Our fun exhibits motivate students to read technical information. • Educator Exhibit Guides (available for free on our website) feature pre- and postvisit activities for your classroom that extend beyond STEM into math, history, language arts, and more! • Founded in honor of Benjamin Franklin—and featuring a National Monument in his honor—a trip to The Franklin Institute offers many historical educational opportunities. Explore artifacts (like Ben Franklin’s lightning rod!) or use our exhibits to examine the historical impact of various scientific discoveries. Visit www.fi.edu/educators for detailed curricular information—including a grade-bygrade breakdown of how our exhibits meet state standards!

SPECIAL EXHIBITS

POWERING UP OCTOBER 8, 2016–APRIL 2, 2017 Explore an unprecedented selection of cutting-edge robots from around the world in Robot Revolution, supported by Google.org with additional major support from The Boeing Company. This exhibit gives your students the extraordinary opportunity to interact with, play against, and examine state-of-the-art robots who contribute to our work, our health, and our everyday lives in surprising ways. Go head-to-head with a tic-tac-toe-playing ‘bot, challenge a robot to a game of 21, feel a therapeutic baby seal robot react to your touch, or watch a competitive game of robot soccer! In this immersive experience, you’ll step into a visionary world where robots are not just a curiosity, but an amazing asset. Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards, this revolutionary exhibit is sure to excite and inspire students of all ages around concepts of innovation and exploration while giving them a field trip they won’t forget!

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Enhance your group’s visit with National Geographic’s giant screen film, Robots, in our jaw-dropping Tuttleman IMAX® Dome Theater! Locally Presented by:

RECOMMENDED ITINERARY

With all the museum has to offer, it is

Special Exhibit: Robot Revolution

easy to create an itinerary that meets

IMAX® Film: Robots in IMAX®

your classroom’s curricular goals! Here’s

Workshop: Robot Command Lab

a sample itinerary that features a visit to

This itinerary meets the following

Robot Revolution.

curriculum standards:

Expect this itinerary to take between 3 and 4 hours.

NOVEMBER 25, 2016–APRIL 23, 2017 Get closer to dinosaurs than ever before in Jurassic World: The Exhibition! Based on one of the biggest blockbusters in cinema history, the Exhibition immerses audiences of all ages in scenes inspired by the beloved film. Now, the park that was only a promise comes to life…right before your eyes. Travel to Isla Nublar as a VIP guest and explore Jurassic World. Stare in wonder at a towering Brachiosaurus; come face-to-face with a Velociraptor; and get a rare upclose look at the most vicious dinosaur of them all, Tyrannosaurus rex. Created in close collaboration with renowned paleontologist Jack Horner, the Exhibition is infused with interactive educational elements—drawn from the realworld science of dinosaur DNA that allowed Jurassic World to come to life. Visitors of all ages can now learn all about these incredible prehistoric creatures. Don’t miss the awe-inspiring journey into Jurassic World: The Exhibition. Book your tickets today, and remember, if something chases you…run!

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RECOMMENDED ITINERARY With all the museum has to offer, it is

Special Exhibit: Jurassic World: The Exhibition

easy to create an itinerary that meets

IMAX® Film: National Parks Adventure

your classroom’s curricular goals! Here’s

Permanent Exhibit: Changing Earth

a sample itinerary that features a visit to

This itinerary meets the following

Jurassic World: The Exhibition.

curriculum standards:

Expect this itinerary to take between 3 and 4 hours.

PERMANENT EXHIBITS

SPORTSZONE

CHANGING EARTH

Have a ball!

Think globally! Learn locally!

The newest permanent exhibition at The

Students will begin to understand the

Franklin Institute, SportsZone explores

interconnected systems of earth science

the fundamental concepts of health,

as they explore how powerful forces shape

material science, mechanics, and motion

our air, land, water, weather, and planet.

as students learn how technical precision can improve sports performance. THE TRAIN FACTORY Put some steam in your STEM! YOUR BRAIN

Explore physical science concepts like

Think about how you think!

energy, pressure, friction, and magnetic

In this award-winning exhibition, students

force in this exhibition featuring a 350-ton

will discover how the brain processes

Baldwin steam locomotive.

information from sensory receptors.

SPACE COMMAND & THE JOEL N. BLOOM THE GIANT HEART

OBSERVATORY

Explore the â&#x20AC;&#x153;heartâ&#x20AC;? of The Franklin Institute!

Look to the sky and discover the wonders

No field trip would be complete without

of outer space!

a walk through The Giant Heart, where

Discover the wonder and mystery of the

students will learn how to keep their

universe while learning about the science

heart in tip-top shape through exercise,

of space exploration in Space Command.

healthy diet, and a balanced lifestyle.

Then, on a clear day, students may be able to see sun flares and spots (and at times, the Moon) in the Joel N. Bloom Observatory. Weather permitting.

AMAZING MACHINE

SIR ISAAC’S LOFT

Find out what’s happening inside the

Play with physics and let Newton’s Laws

machine!

of Motion influence the fun!

Build,

inside

Falling objects, chain reactions, and optical

machines—from simple to complex—in this

deconstruct,

and

peek

illusions bring Newton’s laws to life in playful

exhibit celebrating the art of engineering.

ways. Pulleys, prisms, and pendulums demonstrate classic physical principles that every student needs to know.

ELECTRICITY Spark your students’ curiosity! From static to current, electricity flows in

THE FRANKLIN AIR SHOW

this exhibit all about energy and electricity.

Feel the forces of flight and prepare for takeoff! Hear the roar of planes overhead, explore the basic principles of aeronautics, and

KID SCIENCE

see artifacts from the earliest aviation

Let water and wind supply the power for

pioneers in this lively exhibition.

your grade PreK-2 students! Specifically designed for children in grades PreK-2, this exhibit takes your students on a journey of scientific discovery through

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the Island of the Elements.

Educator Exhibit Guides are available to help you make the most of your visit! Visit www.fi.edu/educator-guides to access them all! These

detailed

guides

feature

the

activities, information, and resources you need to build connections between your visit and the classroom and ensure that your field trip has the greatest impact on your students.

HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS 45 minutes | $5 per student In The Franklin Institute’s innovative hands-on workshops, students have the opportunity to learn by doing. Engaging, educational, and fun, these workshops are guaranteed to inspire students and teachers of all ages. Plus, with Franklin Institute educators taking care of setup and cleanup, you can focus more on your students and worry less about logistics! NEW!

ROBOT COMMAND LAB Pair with Robot Revolution Grades 2–8 | 60 students maximum per workshop In order to complete tasks, robots must take in external information and interpret it through an internal set of coded commands. Using small robots that sense and respond to color sequences, students will learn how creative problem solving, logic, and computer coding combine in the complex and exciting world of robotics!

K’NEX CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE Grades 2–8* | 60 students maximum per workshop Calling all mechanical engineers! Use your knowledge of simple and compound machines to design and construct a kinetic contraption. Problem solving and collaboration are crucial. *This workshop can also be tailored for high school students upon request.

BIOSCIENCE 40 students maximum per workshop Through these guided hands-on explorations of animal organs, students discover the principles of biological science while making connections to the inner workings of the human body. YOUR BRAIN

COW EYE DISSECTION

SHEEP HEART DISSECTION

Grades 5–8

Grades 9–12

EARTH SCIENCE 60 students maximum per workshop How does water change the Earth’s surface, and what role do humans play in the process? Using a model system, students work together to explore the impact of climate change and strategize solutions for the future. STREAM TABLE

CLIMATE CHANGE: Designing for Difference

Grades 2–5

Grades 5–8

And more! Visit www.fi.edu/hands-workshops to see all the handson workshops available! Workshops are scheduled subject to availability and can be adjusted to accomodate larger groups. To learn more, call 215.448.1200 8

(option 3).

LIVE SCIENCE SHOWS Musser Demonstration Theater | Grades PreK-12 | 20 minutes | $3.00 per person All live shows are tailored to students’ grade level. MOST POPULAR!

LIQUID AIR SHOW Grades PreK–12 Take part in some chilling science with liquid nitrogen to see how ultra-cold temperatures change the ways that familiar materials behave. In this high-energy show, students join science interpreters in experiments with solids, liquids, and gases.

MAKE IT WORK Grades 3–8 Explore the concepts of work and the physics of motion in this dynamic live show. Students will discover that an object does not have to be complicated to be a machine—it just needs to perform work.

CHEMISTRY SHOW Grades 2–12 Everything in life uses chemistry! In this personalized live show, students will experience what it takes to create many chemical reactions that impact their life today through vibrant and dynamic demonstrations. This show is sure to end with a BANG!

CBS3 WEATHER SHOW Grades 3–12 Today we’re paying more attention to the weather than ever before. In this show, students will learn what three main ingredients create all the weather around them, and some strategies to adapt to the ever-changing climate around us. Sponsored by

THEATERS TUTTLEMAN IMAX® Grades 3–12 | 40 minutes | $4.50 per person NEW!

ROBOTS Pair with Robot Revolution ROBOTS showcases the latest developments—the successes and failures—in robotics around the world. A fascinating and fun look at what makes us human, how far machines can really go to look and act like us, and how humanoids are already changing our world, ROBOTS is the perfect pairing with Robot Revolution.

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EXTREME WEATHER Opening February 2017 Follow Stormchaser Sean Casey as he takes audiences where few have gone before—to the edge of glaciers in Alaska, on the front lines of massive wildfires in the West, and directly in the path of deadly, yet mesmerizing tornadoes in the plains—and get to know the scientists and everyday heroes on the forefront of climate research, putting their lives on the line to help us understand and adapt to our ever-changing weather.

NATIONAL PARKS ADVENTURE With stunning cinematography and narration by Academy Award® winner Robert Redford, National Parks Adventure takes audiences on the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring great outdoors in celebration of the 100 year anniversary of The National Park Service.

FORCES OF NATURE Through January 2017 Come face-to–face with Earth’s most destructive forces! Follow scientists on their groundbreaking quests to understand how natural disasters like earthquakes, tornadoes, and volcanoes are triggered—and discover what is being done to predict and prepare for these events.

FELS PLANETARIUM Grades 3–12 | 25–45 minutes | $3.00 per person NEW!

ASTEROID: MISSION EXTREME Opens January, 2017 Take an epic journey to discover how asteroids are both a danger and an opportunity. The danger lies in the possibility of a cataclysmic collision with Earth; the opportunity is the fascinating idea that asteroids could be stepping stones to other worlds enabling us to cross the Solar System. Explore what it would take for astronauts to reach an asteroid and how such an adventure could benefit humankind.

MOST POPULAR!

THE SKY TONIGHT This show is approximately 45 minutes long This classic, live planetarium show is a primer on what we might expect to see in the night sky right from our backyards.

TO SPACE & BACK This extraordinary story of human ingenuity and incredible engineering describes how the technology that transports us through space also paves the way for the devices and apps we use every day.

WILDEST WEATHER IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM Take a spectacular journey through magnetic storms on the Sun, liquid methane showers on Titan, and anticyclones whirling at hundreds of miles per hour on Jupiter.

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You can also catch a 3D educational film in Franklin Theater! Visit www.fi.edu/theater-shows to learn more! Franklin Theater features 3D educational films for grades K–12 that cover a variety of curricular areas. For only $3.50 per person, your classroom can take learning to the next level with one of these eye-opening films! 11

TRAVELING SCIENCE SHOWS CAN’T COME TO US? WE’LL COME TO YOU! Invite The Franklin Institute’s world-class science educators to your school and watch as your students’ love of science reaches new heights! These dynamic assemblies demonstrate complex concepts in chemistry, astronomy, molecules, and more in a fun, engaging live show setting. Choose from a variety of titles—each aligned with Next Generation Science Standards and tailored to your grade level—and ignite a passion for science and a curiosity that continues in the classroom. Bring The Franklin Institute’s signature brand of hands-on STEM learning to your location—and give your students an educational experience they won’t forget.

BOOK OUR MOST POPULAR SHOWS: HOT AND COLD

WEATHER Where does weather come from and

Solids, liquids, and gases, oh my! Explore

what

difference

the three states of matter and challenge

between a sunny day and a stormy one?

your ideas of hot and cold as we introduce

Use air, water, and energy to mix up some

matter to liquid nitrogen.

wild weather!

Science concepts: states of matter,

Science concepts: water cycle,

molecules, temperature

factors

make

the

thermodynamics, air masses, fronts

Plus, 8 more titles covering all areas of science education! *does not include travel fees Cost: $525* | 45 minutes | 250 students max Book the same show twice in a day and SAVE $300 off the total cost!

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SAMPLE ITINERARIES These sample itineraries suggest just a few of the ways a single day in the museum can hit all four STEM curricular content areas of the Next Generation Science Standards. Select an itinerary that suits your interdisciplinary practice and you’re sure to have a fun and memorable field trip!

ITINERARY #1 Exhibition: SportsZone Live Science Show: Liquid Air Show Workshop: Stream Table (grades 2–6) or Climate Change (grades 9–12)

ITINERARY #2 Exhibition: Your Brain Exhibition: Electricity IMAX® Film: National Parks Adventure

ITINERARY #3 Exhibition: Sir Isaac’s Loft Planetarium Show: The Sky Tonight Exhibition: The Giant Heart

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Professional Development Workshops are available at The Franklin Institute! Visit www.fi.edu/professional-development to learn more! The growth mindset—the belief that INTELLIGENCE CAN GROW WITH HARD WORK—doesn’t just apply to your students. Through engaging workshops offered on-site at the museum or off-site in your school district, The Franklin Institute's professional development workshops are an opportunity for you to take your teaching to the next level. Experience exhibits like Your Brain to learn about how the brain works and teaching strategies supported by neuroscience research to improve student learning. Other topics include STEM project-based learning, interdisciplinary learning with science, literacy, art, and more. REGISTER NOW FOR EDUCATORS’ NIGHT OUT! | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 This FREE open-house event gives you the opportunity to explore all that the museum has to offer! Join us and discover what’s new at The Franklin Institute. Pre-registration is required. Visit www.fi.edu/educatorsnightout

PREPARE FOR YOUR VISIT REVIEW YOUR CONFIRMATION EMAIL FOR ACCURACY: If you did not receive your confirmation or need to update your email address, please contact us at reservations@fi.edu

MAIL PAYMENT: Full payment is due no later than three weeks prior to your visit. Payments should be addressed to: Attn: Group Sales The Franklin Institute 222 North 20th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Receiving payment in advance saves you valuable time and energy on the day of your visit, allowing your classroom to skip check-in and begin your experience immediately.

CANCELLATION: If you need to cancel your visit, please contact us at least three weeks in advance. The Franklin Institute will make every effort to reschedule your visit.

PREPARE YOUR CHAPERONES: Chaperones play an integral role in any field trip. Please ensure they know the group's itinerary, students’ names, and remind them to stay with students throughout the visit. To make your chaperone’s experience easier, download our brand NEW Chaperone Guide at www.fi.edu/educators.

CONTACT US Contact center open Monday–Friday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm Call: 215.448.1200 (option 3) Book online: www.fi.edu/educators Email: reservations@fi.edu Please note that The Franklin Institute will be closed on May 4, 2017 for The Franklin Institute Awards.

The Franklin Insitute recognizes the dedicated corporate supporters with whom it has formed strategic alliances. The support provided by the following organizations helps to make possible exciting exhibits, educational programs, and special events.

The Franklin Insitute salutes it’s Proud Corporate Partner

Awards Ceremony and Dinner

Discovery Camp Official Beverage Sponsor

Franklin Air Show Official Airline Sponsor

SportsZone

Philadelphia Science Festival

Science After Hours

Your Brain

Science in the Summer™ The Science Behind Pixar

Changing Earth Traveling Science Shows

LUNCH OPTIONS The Franklin Institute offers three meal options to accommodate every school’s budget and dietary preference.

FRANKLIN VOUCHERS Enjoy fresh, made-to-order lunch in our onsite restaurant. Deluxe Voucher: $11.95

Premium Voucher: $9.95

Standard Voucher: $6.75

All premium voucher