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COOL SCIENCE (grades K-12) Liquids boiling without a stove! Gases turning into liquids! Balloons exploding with bright flashes of light and heat! These are a few of the amazing liquid nitrogen and combustion experiments students will enjoy while learning about the science of temperature and states of matter. Pre-Visit Activity

Virginia Science Standards of Learning: K.1, K.2, K.5, K.9, 1.1, 2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.3, 3.9, 3.11, 4.1, 4.2 , 5.4, 6.2, 6.4, PS.2, PS.4, PS.6, PS.7, CH.2, CH.5, PH.3, PH.4, PH.7

GRANDO ELECTRO SHOW (grades 1-8) Experience the science of static electricity, sparks, and electrical charges in a safe and controlled manner. We promise that this program will "attract" and "repel" you! Pre-Visit Activity

Virginia Science Standards of Learning: K.1, K.2, K.3, K.4, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 3.1, 3.3, 3.11, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.6, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, PS.1, PS.2, PS.3, PS.5, PS.6, PS.9, PS.10, PS.11, ES.2, ES.7, ES.13, PH.1, PH.3, PH.4, PH.6, PH.8, PH.12, PH,13

SEEING THE SEA (grades K-8) Everything and anything you ever wanted to know about ocean science! Students will participate in experiments that demonstrate how light and sound waves behave underwater and learn about ocean animals and their adaptations as well as ocean water pressure.

Virginia Science Standards of Learning: K.1, K.2, K.4, K.5, K.6, 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.7, 2.1, 2.5, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, .6, 4.1, 4.5, 5.3, LS.1, LS.4, LS.10, PS.8, PS.9 

WEATHER WONDERS (grades 1-8) Experience the force of air pressure! Watch a cloud form before your very eyes! Feel the power of lightning! In this program students experience what causes weather, different types of weather, and the tools used to forecast the weather, plus compare the factors of warm and cold air, investigate the science of meteorology and explore the severe conditions of a tornado. Pre-Visit Activity

Virginia Science Standards of Learning: K.5, 1.6, 1.8, 2.3, 3.9, 4.6, 4.7, 5.2, 5.4, 6.3, 6.6, 6.8, PS.11, ES.3, ES.13

MAGIC PLANET, (Portable Science on a Sphere) Basic Demonstration (grades 5-12) Experience the wonders of NOAA’s Science on a Sphere in your classroom with our Magic Planet display. This demonstration covers social and earth sciences and can be modified to fit your Standards of Learning needs. Students will observe how the weather patterns move on the earth, see how hurricanes are formed, find out where the major seismic hot spots are around the world and view the 2004 Southeast Asia tsunami.

Virginia Science Standards of Learning: K.4, K.7, K.8, 1.6, 2.6, 2.7, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.2, 4.6, 4.7, 5.6, 5.7, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, ES.3, ES.4, ES.8, ES.11, ES.13, PH.5
History & Social Science Standards of Learning: K.4, K.5, 1.4, 1.6, 2.5, 3.6

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