Exhibit Resources for Educators

Let us help you get the most out of your field trip! Check out our exhibit resources for help with:

  • All of our exhibits are aligned with Next Generation Science Standards. Click here for a list of all of our exhibits/shows, and how they correspond with Next Gen Standards.
  • Planning your itinerary
  • Prepping students on what to notice during their visit
  • Activities and experiments that you can do in the classroom before and after your trip
  • Additional information that students might have missed during their visit
  • Making cross-curricular connections – many activities may pertain to learning areas other than science

Complimentary Free Educator Pass Form Next Generation Science Standards

Your Brain

Check out our two-stories-tall “neural network” for an inside look at how the brain processes information. Other activities and devices demonstrate life sciences concepts related to the brain.
 

Standards Alignments
Life Science: All grade levels
Science & Technology: Grades 9-12
 

Exhibit Information    Educator Guide  Exhibit Research Sheet 

SportsZone

On your mark, get set, learn! A visit to SportsZone allows students at all grade levels to get their entire bodies into the act of physical science education.

 

Standards Alignments
Physical Science: All grade levels
Life Science: All grade levels
 

Exhibit Information   Educator Guide

Amazing Machines

Use pulleys, levers and gadgets galore to explore physical science concepts related to how machines work.

 

Standards Alignments

Physical Science: All grades

Science & Technology: All grades

Personal & Social Perspectives: All grades

History & Nature of Science: All grades

 

Exhibit Information  Educator Guide  Exhibit Research Sheet

 

 

Electricity

Get zapped (literally) in this hair-raising (again, yes, literally) attraction.

 

Standards Alignments

Physical Science: All grades

Science & Technology: All grades

Personal & Social Perspectives: All grades

History & Nature of Science: All grades 

 

Exhibit Information


Educator Guide

Franklin Air Show

Sit in a cockpit, make your own plane, and find out about flying objects of all sorts. Adventure is in the air in this exhibit!
 

Standards Alignment

Physical Science: All grades

Earth & Space Science: All grades

Science & Technology: All grades

Personal & Social Perspectives: All grades

History & Nature of Science: All grades

 

Exhibit Information

 

Sir Isaac's Loft

It’s a playground of experimentation! Falling objects, chain reactions, and optical illusions demonstrate Newton’s Laws.

 

Standards Aligment

Physical Science: All grades

Science & Technology: All grades

 

Exhibit Information

 

The Giant Heart

A visit to The Franklin Institute isn’t complete without a walk through our Giant Heart.

 

Standards Aligments

Life Science: All grades

 

Exhibit Information