The Franklin Institute - Teacher Resources

- Traveling Exhibits
  - SPY: The Secret World of Espionage Through October 6
- 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
- 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
- Augmented Reality
- Urban Astronomy
- Girls in STEM
- Sustainability
- Chemistry
- Kitchen Science

Curriculum Connections - National Science Education Standards

Train Factory

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 Train Factory exhibit allows students at all grade levels to encounter devices and activities that present concepts related to exploration of locomotion and train construction. Physical forces, such as magnetism and steam propulsion are also presented. Students will also encounter content to illustrate how technology can help to solve problems.

See the exhibit's Educator's Guide for a more detailed presentation of the content alignments.

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