Next Generation Science Standards

A child visits the Your Brain exhibit, viewing a lighted wall of images captured using a variety of brain imaging techniques

The Franklin Institute is committed to providing an educational experience where students will be inspired by science and technology through hands-on and exploratory experiences. All our exhibits align with the three-dimensional Next Generation Science Standards. While most of the Science and Engineering Practices and Cross-Cutting Concepts can be applied in each of our exhibits, the main Disciplinary Core Ideas explored in each exhibit vary and are indicated below. 

Physical Science
EXHIBITS PS1
Matter and its interactions
PS2
Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
PS3
Energy
PS4
Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Amazing Machine   X X  
Electricity X X    
Franklin Air Show X X X  
Holt & Miller Observatory       X
Sir Isaac's Loft   X X X
SportsZone   X X  
Tech Studio        
The Giant Heart        
Your Brain        
COMING SOON: Wondrous Space   X X X
PLANETARIUM       X
LIVE SCIENCE SHOWS        
Liquid Air X      
Life Science
EXHIBITS LS1
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
LS2
Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
LS3
Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
LS4
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
 
Amazing Machine          
Electricity          
Franklin Air Show          
Holt & Miller Observatory          
Sir Isaac's Loft          
SportsZone X        
Tech Studio          
The Giant Heart X   X X  
Your Brain X   X X  
COMING SOON: Wondrous Space X        
PLANETARIUM          
LIVE SCIENCE SHOWS          
Liquid Air          
Earth & Space Science
EXHIBITS ESS1
Earth's Place in the Universe
ESS2
Earth's Systems
ESS3
Earth and Human Activity
Amazing Machine      
Electricity   X  
Franklin Air Show      
Holt & Miller Observatory X    
Sir Isaac's Loft      
SportsZone      
Tech Studio      
The Giant Heart      
Your Brain      
COMING SOON: Wondrous Space X X X
PLANETARIUM X X X
LIVE SCIENCE SHOWS      
Liquid Air      
Engineering Design
EXHIBITS ETS1
Engineering Design
Amazing Machine X
Electricity X
Franklin Air Show X
Holt & Miller Observatory  
Sir Isaac's Loft X
SportsZone X
Tech Studio X
The Giant Heart  
Your Brain X
COMING SOON: Wondrous Space X
PLANETARIUM  
LIVE SCIENCE SHOWS  
Liquid Air  

To schedule your group outing, fill out our registration form, email reservations@fi.edu, or call 215-448-1200 (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.).

We will contact you within two business days to set up your field trip. Payment is due three weeks before your visit.

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