• Millipede Animal Studies

    Students observe a variety of animals and compare and contrast them in terms of needs, habitats, adaptations and behavior. And they investigate humans in the same terms. Live material cards accompany this kit.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 4-5
    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

     

     
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  • Student Reading Animal Studies ELA

    ELA Companion Kit for the Animal Studies unit. Included are Read Aloud Texts, Shared Reading Texts, Guided Reading Texts and Independent Reading Books/Research Resources.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 4-5
    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

     

     
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  • Challenger Challenger

    Students investigate acids and bases, rocks and minerals and the use of robots in preparation for their visit to the Challenger Learning Center of Greater Rochester.

    To schedule a Challenger Mission, please call 585-249-7063.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 5-6

    Scheduling: 2-3 weeks

     

     
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  • Space Shuttle Challenger ELA

    ELA companion kit to the Challenger unit. Life on Mars, dust storms on Mars. Asteroids, meteoroids, comets, constellations. International Space Station, islands in space? "Together, Everyone Accomplishes More".

    Suggested Grade Placement: 5-6

    Scheduling: 4 weeks

     

     
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  • Cats CSI

    Using science to solve a mystery.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 2-6

    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

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  • Deer, Deer Everywhere Deer, Deer Everywhere

    BOCES4Science

    In this unit of study, matter and energy in organisms and ecosystems are explored through the lens of deer overpopulation. Students take on the role of NYS Department of Environmental Conservation researchers charged with the task of creating a public service announcement on this issue.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 5

    Scheduling: 8 weeks

     

     
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  • Earth & Space ExplorersEarth & Space Explorers

    BOCES4Science

    In this unit of study, students are trained to become Earth and Space explorers. They are challenged to find a fictional scientist by investigating clues about her disappearance. Students engage in lessons that provide support for the argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the Sun, compared to other stars, are due to their relative distances from Earth. They create and interpret graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of stars in the night sky. Students learn that gravity on Earth is directed down. They design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two astronauts when they land. Finally, students analyze clues to figure out what the scientist is doing, when she is doing it, where this will happen, and why she is doing it.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 5

    Scheduling: 9 weeks

     

     
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  • Ecosystem Ecosystems

    Students create their own terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and gain an understanding of ecological systems and their interdependence. Live material cards included in this kit.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 5-6

    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

     

     
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  • Frog Ecosystems ELA

    ELA Companion kit to the Ecosystems unit. Before reading strategies: activate prior knowledge; During reading strategies: become a self-monitoring reader; and After reading strategies: reflect and remember.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 5-6

    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

     

     
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  • Electric Circuit Electric Circuits

    Students learn the basic properties and uses of electricity by doing a variety of activities culminating with the design, construction and wiring of a cardboard house.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 4-5

    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

     

     
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  • Cartoon person with lightbulbElectric Circuits ELA

    ELA Companion kit to the Electric Circuits unit. "When building a house, would you use a series or parallel circuit?"

    Suggested Grade Placement: 4-5

    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

     

     

     

     
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  • Got Water Got Water?

    BOCES4Science

    In this unit of study, students investigate Earth's systems by taking on the role of interns at their local Got Water? facility. Students will explore and model interactions among Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere. As a final performance assessment, they will use what they have learned to clean up a water source that has been polluted with various contaminants.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 5

    Scheduling: 7 weeks

     

     
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  • Land and waterLand and Water

    Students discover the link between weather, geology, environmental science and landscape engineering.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 4-5

    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

     

     
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  • Clouds over water Land and Water ELA

    ELA Companion kit to the Land & Water unit.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 4-5

    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

     

     
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  • Carnival swing ride in motionMotion and Design

    Students analyze the motion of the vehicles they build.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 3-5

    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

     

     
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  • Owl Owl Pellets

    Students dissect and investigate owl pellets to determine the diet of owls. The concepts of food chains and interdependence are explored.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 4-6

    Scheduling: 4 weeks

     

     
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  • Cartoon owl reading Owl Pellets ELA

    ELA Companion kit to the Owl Pellets unit.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 4-6

    Scheduling: 4 weeks

     

     

     

     

     

     
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  • Reasons for Seasons Reasons for the Seasons - Rotation & Revolution of the Earth (Cycles in the Sky)

    Students will understand, demonstrate and explain the concepts of revolution and rotation and how they affect the condition of the planet earth.

    For cost and scheduling video conferences, please call 585-249-7063.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 3-6

    Scheduling: 1 week (kit) - 60 Minutes

     

     
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  • Rocks Rocks

    A data collection based unit where students investigate rocks and minerals by applying basic field geology skills. Detailed data sheets and assessments.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 5-6

    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

     

     
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  • Sand Rocks and Minerals

    Students investigate the properties and uses of a variety of rocks and explore a set of mineral specimens using basic techniques of field geology.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 3-5

    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

     

     
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  • Rock formation Rocks and Minerals ELA

    ELA Companion kit to the Rocks & Minerals unit.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 3-5

    Scheduling: 6-8 weeks

     

     

     
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  • Simple Machines Simple Machines Kit and Video Conference

    Students explore 3 simple machines in depth. All simple machines are addressed before students focus on 3 types. Students video conference with our science expert as they experiment with pulleys, levers and inclined planes. To schedule a video conference, please call 585-249-7063 for more information.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 4-6

    Scheduling: 90 minutes Kit: 1 week

     

     
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  • Toys Matter Toys Matter

    BOCES4Science

    In this unit of study, students are welcomed to their day at the toy company, Toys Matter. Throughout the unit, students will plan and carry out a series of investigations in which they will work with a large variety of materials. Their final challenge will be to use what they have learned to engineer a new toy.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 5

    Scheduling: 8 weeks

     

     
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  • Transfer of Energy Transfer of Energy Video Conference

    The Challenger Learning Center is proud to present a new and exciting way to bring state-of-the-art technology into your classroom, and into the hands of your students. Students video conference with our science expert as they work through 8 energy transfer experiments.

    To schedule a kit and video conference, please call 585-249-7063 for more information.

    Suggested Grade Placement: 3-5

    Scheduling: 90 minutes Kit - 1 week

     

     
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