The Franklin Institute - Teacher Resources

- Traveling Exhibits
  - Dead Sea Scrolls Through October 14
  - Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition November 10 - April 7
- Continuing Exhibits
  - First Floor
  - Kid Science
  - Space Command
  - The Train Factory
  - Second Floor
  - Amazing Machine
  - The Franklin Airshow
  - Franklin National Memorial
  - The Giant Heart
  - Electricity
  - Changing Earth
  - Third Floor
  - Sir Isaac's Loft
  - Sports Challenge
  - Fourth Floor
  - Joel N.Bloom Observatory
- Camps & Workshops
- Discovery Camp
- School's Out Camp
- Spring Break Camp
- Camp In
- Homeschool Workshops
- Birthday Parties
- Teachers & Schools
- Field Trip Planner
- Educator Guides
- Science Leadership Academy
- Traveling Science
- Teacher Development
- Teacher Workshops
- PECO Energizing Education
- Community Programs
- Youth Programs - PACTS
- STEM Scholars
- LEAP into Science
- CLUES
- Phila Science Festival
- PNC Grow Up Great
- GSK Science in the Summer
- Special Topics
- Sustainability
- Chemistry
- Kitchen Science

Curriculum Connections - National Science Education Standards

Kid Science

The content that you find in this exhibit supports learning in the following content areas, as outlined by the National Science Education Content Standards.

	Physical Science	Life Science	Earth & Space Science
K-4	✓		✓
5-8
9-12
	Science & Tech	Personal & Social	History & Nature
K-4
5-8
9-12

A visit to the Kid Science exhibit allows early elementary students to encounter devices and activities that present concepts related to earth science topics. Properties of light and motion are also presented, meeting physical science content standards.

The complete content standards are accessible online at the National Science Education Standards.