Consider all the grades 4-5 field trip options…museum discovery and MasterMinds, IMAX Educational Movies and Learning Labs or a combination of museum and IMAX.
IMAX Educational Movies & Learning Labs
Create. Communicate. Collaborate. Think critically. Take learning to the third dimension with an IMAX Educational Movie paired with an IMAX Learning Lab. Movies on NC's biggest screen educate and entertain. Learning Labs give students challenge, choice and unique activities connected to NC Standards. Learning Labs fall into five content areas that build on concepts introduced by our exclusive movies.
Movies are approximately 40 minutes and labs are 45 minutes. Learning Labs are optional, although encouraged to build on movie content.
American History
Become an anthropologist, and explore democracy, U.S.history and geography. Investigate our founding documents and the people and cultures that make up our nation. Dive into civil rights, historic events and the responsibilities of citizenship.
Social Studies Curriculum Match: 4.H.2, 5.H.1, 5.H.2, 5.G.1, 5.C&G.1. S.C&G.2, 5.C.1
Physical Education Curriculum Match: PE.4.MS, PE.4.HF, PE.4.PR, PE.5.MS, PE.5.HF, PE.5.PR
Movies Paired with This Lab
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Lewis & Clark - Social Studies Curriculum Match: 5.H.1, 5.H.2
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National Parks Adventure 3D - Social Studies Curriculum Match: 5.H.1, 5.H.2
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We The People - Social Studies Curriculum Match: 5.H.1, 5.H.2, 5.G.1, 5.CG.1, 5.CG.2
Animals & Ecosystems
Travel as a wildlife researcher to oceans,the African savannah, Madagascar and the Arctic. Go on a quest to investigate animal behavior, ecosystems, conservation and the effects humans have on the world.
Science Curriculum Match: 4.L.1, 4.P.3, S.L.2
Physical Education Curriculum Match: PE.4.MS, PE.4.HF, PE.4.PR, PE.5.MS, PE.5.HF, PE.5.PR
Movies Paired with This Lab
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Born to Be Wild 3D - Science Curriculum Match: 4.L.1, 5.L.2
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Humpback Whales 3D - Science Curriculum Match: 4.L.1, 5.L.2
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Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D - Science Curriculum Match: 4.L.1, 5.L.2
Our Universe
Train to be an astronaut and build knowledge about astronomy, space exploration and the electromagnetic spectrum. Investigate stars, planets, moon phases and the tools and technology that make space research possible.
Science Curriculum Match: 4.P.3, 4.E.1
Physical Education Curriculum Match: PE.4.MS, PE.4.HF, PE.4.PR
Movies Paired with This Lab
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A Beautiful Planet 3D - Science Curriculum Match: 4.E.1
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Hidden Universe 3D - Science Curriculum Match: 4.P.3, 4.E.1
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Hubble 3D - Science Curriculum Match: 4.P.3, 4.E.1
STEM Discovery
Head to work at Omnivision Test Lab and explore cutting-edge science and technology and how new discoveries enable scientists and innovators to solve problems. Learn about nanoscience, the electromagnetic spectrum and microscopy.
Science Curriculum Match: 4.P.3
Movies Paired with This Lab
Weather & Natural Disasters
Become a first responder and build knowledge about the atmosphere, weather patterns, climates, severe weather and natural disasters. Use scientific tools to gather data, make weather predictions and learn about emergency preparedness.
Science Curriculum Match: 4.E.2, 5.E.1
Physical Education Curriculum Match: PE.5.MS, PE.5.HF, PE.5.PR
Movies Paired with This Lab
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Extreme Weather 3D - Coming October 2016 - Science Curriculum Match: 5.E.1
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Forces of Nature - Science Curriculum Match: 4.E.2, 5.E.1
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Museum Discovery
The 2nd floor exhibits at Marbles give students hands-on, minds-on opportunities for communicating, collaborating, creating and critical thinking. Your group is welcome to visit the 1st floor exhibits. The strongest 4-5 curriculum matches are upstairs.
Students explore how people earn and use money for goods and services in the pizzeria or pet shop. Money flows through the bank as they work to save and make deposits and withdrawals. In partnership with your North Carolina banks.
Science Curriculum Match: 5.P.1
Mathematics Curriculum Match: 4.MD.2, 5.NF.6
Social Studies Curriculum Match: 4.E.1, 4.E.2, 5.E.2
Create, innovate, design and construct. Students solve problems, engineer solutions and experiment with how objects move as they build cars, use a variety of materials to design inventions and build super structures with giant legos.
Science Curriculum Match: 5.P.1
Math Curriculum Match: 4.G.3, 5.MD.1
Visual Arts Curriculum Match: 4-5.V.1, 4-5.V.2, 4-5.V.3
Students put their skeletal and muscular systems to the test as they shoot, skate, climb, dribble and balance.Cook up a balanced mealin Healthy Kitchen choosing foods from the My Plate table to fuel the fun. Presented by Carolina Hurricanes.
Science Curriculum Match: 4.L.2, 5.L.1
Healthful Living Curriculum Match: 4.NPA.1, 4.NPA.2, 4.NPA.3, 5.NPA.1, 5.NPA.2, 5.NPA.3
Using cranks,levers and pulleys, students work together to keep the electricity flowing through the power grid. Students learn about where energy comes from and how we use and save it. Presented by ABB.
Science Curriculum Match: 4.P.3, 4.L.1, 5.P.1
Social Studies Curriculum Match: 4.G.1, 5.G.1
Charge up hands-on play at challenge stations about science, technology, engineering and math! Students make and test fliers that soar up wind towers. They build and re-build circuits and engineer solutions to brain teasers. Presented by Duke Energy.
Science Curriculum Match:4.P.1, 4.P.3, 5.P.1
Mathematics Curriculum Match: 4.G.3, 5.NF.6
Artists at work!Imagination and self-expression unfold as students use a variety of materialsto create artistic masterpieces. It's all about the process.
Visual Arts Curriculum Match: 4-5.V.1, 4-5.V.2, 4-5.V.3
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Museum MasterMinds
Delve deeper into biology, money, meteorology or world cultures with a 20-minute Museum MasterMind, an interactive presentation that builds on grade-level content aligned with NC Standards. Advance reservation required.
Body Works
The human body is built to move. Explore how bones, muscles, the heart and lungs all work together and how being active and eating healthy fuels play. Learn about all of the systems of the body and how to support them through nutrition and exercise.
Science Curriculum Match: 4.L.2, 5.L.1
Healthful Living Curriculum Match: 4.NPA.1, 4.NPA.2, 4.NPA.3, 5.NPA.1, 5.NPA.2, 5.NPA.3
Dollars & Sense
Making smart money choices isn't magic, it's dollars and sense. Students learn how to earn, save and spend responsibly. Explore needs and wants, goods and services, and earning interest.
Social Studies Curriculum Match: 4.E.1, 4.E.2
Math Curriculum Match: 4.MD.2, 4.OA.3
Weather Wizards
Meteorologists in the making whip up a storm and experiment with the key ingredients of weather - air, temperature and moisture. Students explore percipitation, humidity, windspeed and the tools used to measure the weather.
Science Curriculum Match: 5.P.2, 5.E.1
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