Museum Learning Links: SOL Connections

SOL Correlations for Grades 5–6

(Bolded items are covered by the exhibit.)

Mission: Explore Cells and Life Processes

Very Small Gallery

Small, Smaller, Smallest

5.5  The student will investigate and understand that organisms are made of cells and have distinguishing characteristics. Key concepts include

·        parts of a cell;

·        five kingdoms of living things;

·        vascular and nonvascular plants; and

·        vertebrates and invertebrates

6.1  The student will plan and conduct investigations in which

·        observations are made involving fine discrimination between similar objects and organisms

·        a classification system is developed based on multiple attributes;

·        differences in descriptions and working definitions are made;

·        precise and approximate measures are recorded;

·        scale models are used to estimate distance, volume, and quantity;

·        hypotheses are stated in ways that identify the independent (manipulated) and dependent (responding) variables;

·        a method is devised to test the validity of predictions and inferences;

·        one variable is manipulated over time with many repeated trials;

·        data are collected, recorded, analyzed, and reported using appropriate metric measurement;

·        data are organized and communicated through graphical representation (graphs, charts, and diagrams); and

·        models are designed to explain a sequence.

6.2  The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include

·        ideas are investigated by asking for and actively seeking information;

·        multiple tests of ideas are performed before accepting or rejecting them;

·        alternative scientific explanations are analyzed; and

·        conclusions are based on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

Cells at Work

5.5  The student will investigate and understand that organisms are made of cells and have distinguishing characteristics. Key concepts include

·        parts of a cell;

·        five kingdoms of living things;

·        vascular and nonvascular plants; and

·        vertebrates and invertebrates

6.1  The student will plan and conduct investigations in which

·        observations are made involving fine discrimination between similar objects and organisms;

·        a classification system is developed based on multiple attributes;

·        differences in descriptions and working definitions are made;

·        precise and approximate measures are recorded;

·        scale models are used to estimate distance, volume, and quantity;

·        hypotheses are stated in ways that identify the independent (manipulated) and dependent (responding) variables;

·        a method is devised to test the validity of predictions and inferences;

·        one variable is manipulated over time with many repeated trials;

·        data are collected, recorded, analyzed, and reported using appropriate metric measurement;

·        data are organized and communicated through graphical representation (graphs, charts, and diagrams); and

·        models are designed to explain a sequence.

6.2  The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include

·        ideas are investigated by asking for and actively seeking information;

·        multiple tests of ideas are performed before accepting or rejecting them;

·        alternative scientific explanations are analyzed; and

·        conclusions are based on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

You’re Unique

6.2  The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include

·        ideas are investigated by asking for and actively seeking information;

·        multiple tests of ideas are performed before accepting or rejecting them;

·        alternative scientific explanations are analyzed; and

·        conclusions are based on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

6.8 The student will investigate and understand that organisms perform life processes that are essential for the survival and perpetuation of the species. Key concepts include

·        energy transformation (from food or photosynthesis); and

·        respiration, movement, waste removal, growth, irritability (response), and reproduction.

Cells from Cells

5.5  The student will investigate and understand that organisms are made of cells and have distinguishing characteristics. Key concepts include

·        parts of a cell;

·        five kingdoms of living things;

·        vascular and nonvascular plants; and

·        vertebrates and invertebrates.

6.8 The student will investigate and understand that organisms perform life processes that are essential for the survival and perpetuation of the species. Key concepts include

·        energy transformation (from food or photosynthesis); and

·        respiration, movement, waste removal, growth, irritability (response), and reproduction.

Cell Explorer

5.5  The student will investigate and understand that organisms are made of cells and have distinguishing characteristics. Key concepts include

·        parts of a cell;

·        five kingdoms of living things;

·        vascular and nonvascular plants; and

·        vertebrates and invertebrates.

6.2  The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include

·        ideas are investigated by asking for and actively seeking information;

·        multiple tests of ideas are performed before accepting or rejecting them;

·        alternative scientific explanations are analyzed; and

·        conclusions are based on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

Mission: Explore Human Senses

My Size Gallery

Fooling the Eyes

5.3 The student will investigate and understand basic characteristics of white light. Key concepts include

·        the visible spectrum, light waves, reflection, refraction, diffraction, opaque, transparent, translucent;

·        optical tools (eyeglasses, lenses, flashlight, camera, kaleidoscope, binoculars, microscope, light boxes, telescope, prism, spectroscope, mirrors); and

·        historical contributions in understanding light.

6.2  The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include

·        ideas are investigated by asking for and actively seeking information;

·        multiple tests of ideas are performed before accepting or rejecting them;

·        alternative scientific explanations are analyzed; and

·        conclusions are based on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

Hear or There

5.2 The student will investigate and understand how sound is transmitted and is used as a means of communication. Key concepts include

·        frequency, waves, wavelength, resonance, vibration;

·        the ability of different media (solids, liquids, gases) to transmit sound; and

·        communication tools (voice, Morse code, sonar, animal sounds, musical instruments).

6.2  The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include

·        ideas are investigated by asking for and actively seeking information;

·        multiple tests of ideas are performed before accepting or rejecting them;

·        alternative scientific explanations are analyzed; and

·        conclusions are based on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

Funny Feeling, Nose Knows Not and Balancing Act

6.2  The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include

·        ideas are investigated by asking for and actively seeking information;

·        multiple tests of ideas are performed before accepting or rejecting them;

·        alternative scientific explanations are analyzed; and

·        conclusions are based on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

Mission: Explore Human Body Systems

My Size Gallery

The Pressure’s On, Down the Hatch, From Egg to Infant, Nerve Center and Bones in Motion

5.5  The student will investigate and understand that organisms are made of cells and have distinguishing characteristics. Key concepts include

·        parts of a cell;

·        five kingdoms of living things;

·        vascular and nonvascular plants; and

·        vertebrates and invertebrates.

6.2  The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include

·        ideas are investigated by asking for and actively seeking information;

·        multiple tests of ideas are performed before accepting or rejecting them;

·        alternative scientific explanations are analyzed; and

·        conclusions are based on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

6.8 The student will investigate and understand that organisms perform life processes that are essential for the survival and perpetuation of the species. Key concepts include

·        energy transformation (from food or photosynthesis); and

·        respiration, movement, waste removal, growth, irritability (response), and reproduction.

Nutrition Facts, Mystery Meat and Pyramid Café

6.8 The student will investigate and understand that organisms perform life processes that are essential for the survival and perpetuation of the species. Key concepts include

·        energy transformation (from food or photosynthesis); and

·        respiration, movement, waste removal, growth, irritability (response), and reproduction.

6.9 The student will investigate and understand that organisms depend on other organisms and the nonliving components of the environment. Key concepts include

·        producers, consumers, and decomposers;

·        food webs and food pyramids; and

·        cycles (water, carbon dioxide/oxygen, nitrogen).

Body Probe

6.2  The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include

·        ideas are investigated by asking for and actively seeking information;

·        multiple tests of ideas are performed before accepting or rejecting them;

·        alternative scientific explanations are analyzed; and

·        conclusions are based on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

6.8 The student will investigate and understand that organisms perform life processes that are essential for the survival and perpetuation of the species. Key concepts include

·        energy transformation (from food or photosynthesis); and

·        respiration, movement, waste removal, growth, irritability (response), and reproduction.

Mission: Explore the Earth and its Living Systems

 Really Big Gallery

 Eat or Be Eaten and Hirschler Aquarium

6.8 The student will investigate and understand that organisms perform life processes that are essential for the survival and perpetuation of the species. Key concepts include

·        energy transformation (from food or photosynthesis); and

·        respiration, movement, waste removal, growth, irritability (response), and reproduction.

6.9 The student will investigate and understand that organisms depend on other organisms and the nonliving components of the environment. Key concepts include

·        producers, consumers, and decomposers;

·        food webs and food pyramids; and

·        cycles (water, carbon dioxide/oxygen, nitrogen).

Biodiversity in Danger and Mass Extinction 

5.7 The student will investigate and understand how the Earth's surface is constantly changing. Key concepts include

·        the rock cycle including the identification of rock types;

·        Earth history and fossil evidence;

·        the basic structure of the Earth's interior;

·        plate tectonics (earthquakes and volcanoes);

·        weathering and erosion; and

·        human impact.

6.11 The student will investigate and understand public policy decisions relating to the environment. Key concepts include

·        management of renewable resources (water, air, plant life, animal life);

·        management of nonrenewable resources (coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power); and

·        cost/benefit tradeoffs in conservation policies.

Go With the Flow

5.7 The student will investigate and understand how the Earth's surface is constantly changing. Key concepts include

·        the rock cycle including the identification of rock types;

·        Earth history and fossil evidence;

·        the basic structure of the Earth's interior;

·        plate tectonics (earthquakes and volcanoes);

·        weathering and erosion; and

·        human impact.

6.3 The student will investigate and understand sources of energy and their transformations. Key concepts include

·        potential and kinetic energy;

·        energy sources (fossil fuels, wood, wind, water, solar, and nuclear power); and

·        energy transformations (mechanical to electrical, electrical to heat/light, chemical to light, and chemical to electrical/light).

6.9 The student will investigate and understand that organisms depend on other organisms and the nonliving components of the environment. Key concepts include

·        producers, consumers, and decomposers;

·        food webs and food pyramids; and

·        cycles (water, carbon dioxide/oxygen, nitrogen).

6.11 The student will investigate and understand public policy decisions relating to the environment. Key concepts include

·        management of renewable resources (water, air, plant life, animal life);

·        management of nonrenewable resources (coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power); and

·        cost/benefit tradeoffs in conservation policies.

Population Explosion

5.7 The student will investigate and understand how the Earth's surface is constantly changing. Key concepts include

·        the rock cycle including the identification of rock types;

·        Earth history and fossil evidence;

·        the basic structure of the Earth's interior;

·        plate tectonics (earthquakes and volcanoes);

·        weathering and erosion; and

·        human impact.

6.2  The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include

·        ideas are investigated by asking for and actively seeking information;

·        multiple tests of ideas are performed before accepting or rejecting them;

·        alternative scientific explanations are analyzed; and

·        conclusions are based on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

6.11 The student will investigate and understand public policy decisions relating to the environment. Key concepts include

·        management of renewable resources (water, air, plant life, animal life);

·        management of nonrenewable resources (coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power); and

·        cost/benefit tradeoffs in conservation policies.

Earth Watcher

5.7 The student will investigate and understand how the Earth's surface is constantly changing. Key concepts include

·        the rock cycle including the identification of rock types;

·        Earth history and fossil evidence;

·        the basic structure of the Earth's interior;

·        plate tectonics (earthquakes and volcanoes);

·        weathering and erosion; and

·        human impact.

6.8 The student will investigate and understand that organisms perform life processes that are essential for the survival and perpetuation of the species. Key concepts include

·        energy transformation (from food or photosynthesis); and

·        respiration, movement, waste removal, growth, irritability (response), and reproduction.

6.9 The student will investigate and understand that organisms depend on other organisms and the nonliving components of the environment. Key concepts include

·        producers, consumers, and decomposers;

·        food webs and food pyramids; and

·        cycles (water, carbon dioxide/oxygen, nitrogen).

6.11 The student will investigate and understand public policy decisions relating to the environment. Key concepts include

·        management of renewable resources (water, air, plant life, animal life);

·        management of nonrenewable resources (coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power); and

·        cost/benefit tradeoffs in conservation policies.

Mission: Explore the Patterns of the Earth

Time of Your Life

Celestial Cycles

6.2  The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include

·        ideas are investigated by asking for and actively seeking information;

·        multiple tests of ideas are performed before accepting or rejecting them;

·        alternative scientific explanations are analyzed; and

·        conclusions are based on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

6.10 The students will investigate and understand the organization of the solar system and the relationships among the various bodies that comprise it. Key concepts include

·        the sun, moon, Earth, other planets and their moons, meteors, asteroids and comets;

·        relative size of and distance between planets;

·        the role of gravity;

·        revolution and rotation;

·        the mechanics of day and night and phases of the moon;

·        the relationship of the Earth’s tilt and seasons;

·        the cause of tides; and

·        the history and technology of space exploration.

Mission: Explore Life Processes and Biological Clocks

Linnaeus’ Garden Clock, Morning Glory, Hibernation, Migration and On Schedule

6.8 The student will investigate and understand that organisms perform life processes that are essential for the survival and perpetuation of the species. Key concepts include

·        energy transformation (from food or photosynthesis); and

·        respiration, movement, waste removal, growth, irritability (response), and reproduction.

Jet Lag and Shift Work

6.2  The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic. Key concepts include

·        ideas are investigated by asking for and actively seeking information;

·        multiple tests of ideas are performed before accepting or rejecting them;

·        alternative scientific explanations are analyzed; and

·        conclusions are based on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

6.8 The student will investigate and understand that organisms perform life processes that are essential for the survival and perpetuation of the species. Key concepts include

·        energy transformation (from food or photosynthesis); and

·        respiration, movement, waste removal, growth, irritability (response), and reproduction.