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Discover the perils of space as we subject ‘Chad,’ our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him. While his spacesuit protects him from extreme heat and cold, radiation, airlessness, and low gravity, micrometeorites remain a constant risk.
Also, when time allows the students will have the opportunity to ask the staff astronomers their own astronomy questions. Our new SciDome technology enables us to illustrate the answers with realistic photos and facts about celestial objects including planets and constellations.
A National Space Centre production
Show length: 23 minutes
Content Standards:
CT - Grades 3-5 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.
B INQ. 2 - Seek relevant information in books, magazines and electronic media.
3.1 - Materials have properties that can be identified and described through the use of simple tests.
B2. Describe the effect of heating on the melting, evaporation, condensation and freezing of water.
3.2 - Organisms can survive and reproduce only in environments that meet their basic needs.
B3. Describe how different plants and animals are adapted to obtain air, water, food and protection in specific land habitats.
4.1 - The position and motion of objects can be changed by pushing or pulling.
B8. Describe the effects of the strengths of pushes and pulls on the motion of objects.
5.2 - Perceiving and responding to information about the environment is critical to the survival of organisms.
B21. Describe the structure and function of the human senses and the signals they perceive.
5.4 - Humans have the capacity to build and use tools to advance the quality of their lives.
B25. Describe the uses of different instruments, such as eye glasses, magnifiers, periscopes and telescopes, to enhance our vision.
MA – Earth and Space Science, Grades 3 – 5
The Earth in the Solar System
13. Recognize that the earth is part of a system called the “solar system” that includes the sun (a star), planets, and many moons. The earth is the third planet from the sun in our solar system.
MA – Technology/ Engineering, Grade 3 – 5
2. Engineering Design
2.1 Identify a problem that reflects the need for shelter, storage, or convenience.
NY – Standard 4 – Science (Elementary)
Physical Setting
3. Matter is made up of particles whose properties determine the observable characteristics of matter and its reactivity.
Students:
- describe chemical and physical changes, including changes in states of matter.
5. Energy and matter interact through forces that result in changes in motion.
Students:
- describe the effects of common forces (pushes and pulls) on objects, such as those caused by gravity, magnetism, and mechanical forces.
The Living Environment
1. Living things are both similar to and different from each other and nonliving things.
Students:
- describe the characteristics of and variations between living and nonliving things.
- describe the life processes common to all living things.
5. Organisms maintain a dynamic equilibrium that sustains life.
Students:
- describe the factors that help promote good health and growth in humans.
6. Plants and animals depend on each other and their physical environment.
Students:
- describe how plants and animals, including humans, depend upon each other and the nonliving environment.
- describe the relationship of the sun as an energy source for living and nonliving cycles.
CT - Grades 6-8 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy
7.2 - Many organisms, including humans, have specialized organ systems that interact with each other to maintain dynamic internal balance.
C17. Explain how the human musculo-skeletal system supports the body and allows movement.
8.3 - The solar system is composed of planets and other objects that orbit the sun.
C28. Explain the effect of gravity on the orbital movement of planets in the solar system.
MA – Earth and Space Science, Grades 6 – 8
The Earth in the Solar System
8. Recognize that gravity is a force that pulls all things on and near the earth toward the center of the earth. Gravity plays a major role in the formation of the planets, stars, and solar system and in determining their motions.
12. Recognize that the universe contains many billions of galaxies, and that each galaxy contains many billions of stars.
MA – Life Science (Biology), Grades 6 – 8
Systems in Living Things
6. Identify the general functions of the major systems of the human body (digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation, excretion, protection from disease, and movement, control, and coordination) and describe ways that these systems interact with each other.
NY – Standard 4 – Science (Intermediate)
Physical Setting
1. The Earth and celestial phenomena can be described by principles of relative motion and perspective.
Students:
- explain daily, monthly, and seasonal changes on earth.
The Living Environment
1. Living things are both similar to and different from each other and nonliving things.
Students:
- explain the functioning of the major human organ systems and their interactions.
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