Alignment with Education Standards

How did our island home come to be? Enjoy an interactive multimedia presentation exploring some cultural and scientific theories of volcanic island chain formation and plate tectonics. Participate in engaging activities and experience 3-D views of the Hawaiian Islands.

Earth and Space Science (Content Standard D)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Changes in earth and sky (K-4)
· Structure of the earth system (5-8)
· Earth's history (5-8)

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 0-3, 4-5, 6-8

19. Forces that Shape the Earth
Students analyze the scientific view of how the Earth's surface is formed.

Transform your large room into a "festival" of hands-on learning stations and learn all about medical science and health. Be a "doctor-detective" and solve medical mysteries by diagnosing a pretend patient's sickness. Gather information about patients and learn about yourself - listen to your heart, measure your breath flow, practice brushing giant teeth, test your eyesight, and more. Learn about the tests doctors and nurses use to track down causes of people's ailments.

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives (Content Standard F: K-4, 5-8)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Personal health

Hawaii State Health: Grade Clusters: 0-3, 4-5

1. Core Concepts
Students comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.

Be in a fun, educational game show and learn all about the International Space Station. Then answer questions and perform physical challenges about living and working in space. Three student teams compete with the audience cheering them on!

Earth and Space Science (Content Standard D: K-4)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Objects in the sky

Science and Technology (Content Standard E: K-4, 5-8)
All students should develop ...
· Understandings about science and technology

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 0-3, 4-5, 6-8

5. Relating the Nature of Technology to Science
Students use the problem-solving process to address current issues involving human adaptation in the environment.

16. Universe
Students discuss current scientific views of the Universe.

Ever wonder about the science behind the ocean’s motion? In this lively program, students will participate in an educational game show learning about oceanography. Four student teams will then compete answering questions and performing physical challenges about ocean science and working in the deep!

Physical Science (Content Standard B: 5-8)
All students should develop an understanding of
· Properties and changes of properties in matter
· Motions and forces

Science and Technology (Content Standard E: 5-8)
All students should develop ...
· Understandings about science and technology

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 5-8

HCPS III – Benchmarks Science:
SC 6.2.1 Explain how technology has an impact on society and science

SC 8.8.6 Explain the relationship between density and convection currents in the ocean and atmosphere

SC 8.8.7 Describe the physical characteristics of oceans

Go on a tour of the current nighttime sky led by an astronomy educator. Settle in comfortably under the stars. Be guided by an expert with a giant flashlight, and a star map to locate constellations. Hear legends about the stars and explanations of special "events" of the solar system.

Earth and Space Science (Content Standard D)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Objects in the sky (K-4)
· Changes in the earth and sky (K-4)
· Earth in the solar system (5-8)
· Origins of the universe (9-12)

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

16. Universe
Students discuss current scientific views of the Universe.

18. Earth in the Solar System
Students discuss how the Earth-moon-sun system causes seasons, moon phases, climate, weather

Discover what marine debris is, where it comes from, and how it affects the birds and marine life in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) through storytelling, puppets, and hands-on activities. Examine real marine debris and bird boluses from the NWHI, and then identify ways you can help solve the marine debris problem.

Science as Inquiry (Content Standard A: K-4)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

Life Science (Content Standard C: K-4)
All students should develop an understanding of …
· Organisms and environments

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 0-3

1. Doing Scientific Inquiry
Students demonstrate the skills necessary to engage in scientific inquiry.

2. Living the Values, Attitudes, and Commitments of the Inquiring Mind
Students apply the values, attitudes, and commitments characteristic of an inquiring mind.

3. Malama I ka 'Aina
Students make decisions needed to sustain life on Earth now and for future generations by considering the limited resources and fragile environmental conditions.

5. Relating the Nature of Technology to Science
Students use the problem-solving process to address current issues involving human adaptation in the environment.

6. Interdependence
Students describe, analyze, and give examples of how organisms are dependent on one another and their environments.

Act as a Hawai'i biologist and assess a Nu'uanu stream habitat and the potential environmental impact of a construction project. Investigate, identify and research specimens (fish, mollusks, crustaceans and insects) using microscopes, a specimen reference collection, and field guides. Discover native and introduced species. Take home an educational packet of "Meet the Critter" collectors' cards. Session includes a question-and-answer interaction with a Bishop Museum biologist.

Unifying Concepts and Processes (K-12)
All students should develop an understanding and abilities aligned with ...
· Systems, order, and organization
· Evidence, models, and explanation

Science as Inquiry (Content Standard A: 5-8)
All students should develop
· Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
· Understandings about scientific inquiry

Life Science (Content Standard C: 5-8)
All students should develop understanding of ...
· Populations and ecosystems
· Diversity and adaptations of organisms

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives (Content Standard F: K-4, 5-8)
All students should develop understanding of
· Changes in environments

History and Nature of Science (Content Standard G: 5-8)
All students should develop understanding of
· Science as a human endeavor
· Nature of science

Hawaii State Science Grade Clusters: 4-5, 6-8

1. Doing Scientific Inquiry
Students demonstrate the skills necessary to engage in scientific inquiry.

3. Malama I Ka Aina
Students make decisions needed to sustain life on Earth now and for future generations by considering the limited resources and fragile environmental conditions.

4. Unity and Diversity
Students examine the unity and diversity of organisms and how they can be compared scientifically.

Explore the underwater world as you act as a marine biologist to assess the health of Hawaii’s coral reefs. Using real data from a towed-diver habitat
survey, students follow the scientific method to investigate the possible causes of coral bleaching in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Session includes a question-and-answer interaction with a marine scientist.

National Science (NSES):

Unifying Concepts and Processes (K-12)
All students should develop an understanding and abilities aligned with ...
· Systems, order, and organization
· Evidence, models, and explanation

Science as Inquiry (Content Standard A: 5-8)
All students should develop
· Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
· Understandings about scientific inquiry

Life Science (Content Standard C: 5-8)
All students should develop understanding of ...
· Populations and ecosystems
· Diversity and adaptations of organisms

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives (Content Standard F: K-4, 5-8)
All students should develop understanding of
· Changes in environments

History and Nature of Science (Content Standard G: 5-8)
All students should develop understanding of
· Science as a human endeavor
· Nature of science

Hawaii State Science Grade Clusters: 6-8

1. Doing Scientific Inquiry
Students demonstrate the skills necessary to engage in scientific inquiry.

3. Malama I Ka Aina
Students make decisions needed to sustain life on Earth now and for future generations by considering the limited resources and fragile environmental conditions.

4. Unity and Diversity
Students examine the unity and diversity of organisms and how they can be compared scientifically.

Conduct an investigation of specimens collected at a Hawaii stream - fish, mollusks, crustaceans and insects - as part of a biological survey to assess the impact of a hypothetical construction project on the stream. Use the dichotomous key and specimen reference collection to identify species under the microscopes, and then research the species using actual field guides. Make an assessment of the health of the stream and the presence of native and alien species. Session includes a question-and-answer interaction with a stream or insect scientist.

National Science (NSES):

Unifying Concepts and Processes (K-12)
All students should develop an understanding and abilities aligned with ...
· Systems, order, and organization
· Evidence, models, and explanation

Science as Inquiry (Content Standard A: 9-12)
All students should develop
· Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
· Understandings about scientific inquiry

Life Science (Content Standard C: 5-8)
All students should develop understanding of ...
· Biological evolution

Hawaii State Science Grade Clusters: 9-12

1. Doing Scientific Inquiry
Students demonstrate the skills necessary to engage in scientific inquiry.

4. Unity and Diversity
Students examine the unity and diversity of organisms and how they can be compared scientifically.

Act as an archaeologist and explore Hawaii's past through the recovery and identification of artifacts.

Grades K-3: Learn how today's trash becomes tomorrow's archaeological sites. Match modern household objects to the tasks they are used for. "Dig" and uncover traditional Hawaiian artifacts that were used for tasks in Hawaiian households of the past.

Grades 4-8: Uncover artifacts from hypothetical sites around Hawaii. Use images to identify, classify and interpret artifacts … and see how they tell a story about life in old Hawaii!

National Science (NSES):

Science as Inquiry (Content Standard A: K-4, 5-8)
All students should develop
· Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
· Understandings about scientific inquiry

Science and Technology (Content Standard E: K-4, 5-8)
All students should develop an understanding of
· Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
(K-4)
· Understandings about science and technology (5-8)

History and Nature of Science (Content Standard G: K-4, 5-8)
All students should develop understanding of
· Science as a human endeavor
· Nature of science

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 0-3, 4-5, 6-8

5. Relating the Nature of Technology to Science
Students use the problem-solving process to address current issues involving human adaptation in the environment.

Hawaii State Social Studies: Grade Clusters: 0-3, 4-5, 6-8

1. Cultural Systems
Students understand culture as a system of beliefs, knowledge and practices shared by a group.

4. Cultural Inquiry
Students use the tools and methodology of social scientists to explain and interpret ideas and events.

Explore Hawaiian pohaku (stone) tools and the physical properties of rocks used to make them. Handle a variety of different pöhaku and cultural objects (poi pounders, scrapers, 'ulumaika, mortar and pestle). Guided by an archaeologist, cultural expert or geologist, observe and record characteristics of Hawaiian rock specimens. Then discover how properties determined what tools would be made from the rocks. Do traditional Hawaiian activities using the pöhaku tools to understand the Hawaiian master craftsmen of old who had expert knowledge of their natural world. Talk with a scientist or cultural expert and find out about his/her work and career.

Unifying Concepts and Processes (K-12)
All students should develop an understanding and abilities aligned with ...
· Form and function

Science as Inquiry (Content Standard A: 5-8)
All students should develop
· Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
· Understandings about scientific inquiry

Physical Science (Content Standard B: 5-8)
All students should develop an understanding of
· Properties and changes of properties in matter
· Motions and forces

Earth and Space Science (Content Standard D: K-4, 5-8)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Properties of earth materials (K-4)
· Structure of the earth system (5-8)

Science and Technology (Content Standard E: 5-8)
All students should develop an understanding of
· Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
(K-4)
· Understandings about science and technology (5-8)

History and Nature of Science (Content Standard G: 5-8)
All students should develop understanding of
· Science as a human endeavor
· Nature of science

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 4-5, 6-8

5. Relating the Nature of Technology to Science
Students use the problem-solving process to address current issues involving human adaptation in the environment.

Hawaii State Social Studies: Grade Clusters: 4-5, 6-8

1. Cultural Systems
Students understand culture as a system of beliefs, knowledge and practices shared by a group.

4. Cultural Inquiry
Students use the tools and methodology of social scientists to explain and interpret ideas and events.

Find out all about the International Space Station (ISS) and the astronauts who live and work there. Act as an ISS crew member and perform hands-on scientific experiments that explore rocket thrust and food in space.

Unifying Concepts and Processes (K-12)
All students should develop understanding and abilities aligned with ...
· Evidence, models, and explanation

Physical Science (Content Standard B: K-4)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Properties of objects and materials (K-4)
· Position and motion of objects (K-4)

Life Science (Content Standard C: K-4)
All students should develop understanding of:
· Organisms and environments (K-4)

Earth and Space Science (Content Standard D: K-4)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Objects in the sky (K-4)

Science and Technology (Content Standard E: K-4)
All students should develop ...
· Understandings about science and technology

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 0-3

5. Relating the Nature of Technology to Science
Students use the problem-solving process to address current issues involving human adaptation in the environment.

15. Forces, Motion, Sound, and Light
Students explain the relationship between force, mass and motion of objects ...

16. Universe
Students discuss current scientific views of the Universe.

Take a "tour" of the sky and see special things in it, such as the sun, moon, planets and falling stars. Learn all about the sun in the sky during the day, the stars at night, and how the moon appears in different places in day and night. Hear a story or two about the sky!

National Science (NSES):

Earth and Space Science (Content Standard D: K-4)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Objects in the sky
· Changes in the earth and sky

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 0-3

16. Universe
Students discuss current scientific views of the Universe.

18. Earth in the Solar System
Students discuss how the Earth-moon-sun system causes seasons, moon phases, climate, weather and global changes.

If you go outside on a clear night, you'll probably find yourself gazing up at the stars in the dark sky. The stars are older than you and me, and people all over the world have been fascinated by them. In this program, explore the sky and see the patterns and shapes made by stars that we call constellations. Hear the stories that people have told about the stars in different parts of the world.

National Science (NSES):

Earth and Space Science (Content Standard D: K-4)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Objects in the sky
· Changes in the earth and sky

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 0-3

16. Universe
Students discuss current scientific views of the Universe.

1. Cultural Systems (Social Studies)
Students understand culture as a system of beliefs, knowledge and practices shared by a group.

Take a tour of the current nighttime sky and use star maps to locate constellations. Hear stories that have been told about the stars, and find out about unique planetary "events" in the sky.

National Science (NSES):

Earth and Space Science (Content Standard D)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Earth in the solar system (5-8)
· Origin and evolution of the universe (9-12)

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

16. Universe
Students discuss current scientific views of the Universe.

Find the planets in our current night sky and learn how planets are different from stars. Explore the planets as they've been studied from telescopes for the past four centuries. Get a close-up view of our eight fellow planets as seen by NASA robot missions.

National Science (NSES):

Earth and Space Science (Content Standard D)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Earth in the solar system (5-8)
· Origin and evolution of the universe (9-12)

History and Nature of Science (Content Standard G)
All students should develop understanding of ..
· History of science

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

2. Interdependence of Science, Technology and Society
Students analyze and evaluate the interdependence of science, technology, and society.

16. Universe
Students discuss current scientific views of the Universe.

20. Earth in the Solar System
Students discuss how the Earth-moon-sun system causes seasons, moon phases, climate, weather and global changes.

Celebrate the spirit of human exploration as you learn about early Polynesian voyages using celestial navigation to cross the Pacific. Connect them with today's missions into the next frontier - space - and get a glimpse into the future of space exploration.

National Science (NSES):

Earth and Space Science (Content Standard D)
All students should develop an understanding of ...
· Earth in the solar system (5-8)
· Origin and evolution of the universe (9-12)

Science and Technology (Content Standard E)
All students should develop …
· Understandings about science and technology

Hawaii State Science: Grade Clusters: 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

4. Interdependence of Science, Technology and Society
Students analyze and evaluate the interdependence of science, technology, and society.

16. Universe
Students discuss current scientific views of the Universe.

22. Earth in the Solar System
Students discuss how the Earth-moon-sun system causes seasons, moon phases, climate, weather and global changes.

Hawaii State Social Studies Grade Clusters: 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

1. Cultural Systems
Students understand culture as a system of beliefs, knowledge and practices shared by a group.

Please see the alignment to standards listed above for Medical Mystery Festival, Seedsploration, X-Stream Bio Detectives, Dig This, Rockin' Pohaku, and StarLab.