AdventureZone

Students explore the forces that have shaped Rochester in this exhibit that engages the mind and body. Students will be able to: pilot a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) underwater, see stratigraphy as they climb across the Genesee River Gorge climbing wall, feel the mechanical advantage of pulleys, and shape landscapes at the giant stream table.

 

Subjects: Engineering & Design, Earth Systems, Physical Sciences, Technology & Applications of Science
Program Type: Permanent Exhibition
Supporting Curriculum Materials:

Pathway: Air, Water & Land Pathway: Rochester's Historic Waterways Pathway: Forces

NYS Standards:

• Pre-K 
  Physical Sciences: PS2.C, PS2.A, Earth and Space Sciences: ESS2.D
• Kindergarten
  Engineering and Design: ETS1-3, ETS1.C, Forces and Interactions: Pushes and Pulls: PS3.C, PS2.A, Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals, Plants, and Their Environment: ESS3.C, Weather and Climate: ESS2.D
• 1st Grade
  Engineering and Design: ETS1-3, ETS1.C, Waves: Light and Sound: PS4.A
• 2nd Grade
  Earth’s Systems: Processes that Shape the Earth: ESS2-3, ESS2.C, ESS2-2, ESS2.B, ESS2.A, ESS1.C
• 3rd Grade
  Forces and Interactions: PS2.A, Engineering and Design: ETS1.C
• 4th Grade
  Earth Systems: Processes that Shape the Earth: ESS2-1, ESS1-1, ESS2.A, ESS1.C, Engineering & Design: ETS1.C
• 5th Grade
  Engineering & Design: ETS1.C, Earth’s Systems: ESS3.C
• 6th Grade – 8th Grade
  History of Earth: ESS3.S, Earth’s Systems: ESS2.C
• 9th Grade – 12th Grade 
  Human Sustainability: ESS3.

NGSS Keywords: Engineering & Design, Earth Systems, Physical Sciences, Forces, Weather & Climate

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