On Schedule
Visitors will recognize the role of the biological clock in regulating daily human activities and physiological processes.
SOLs: 6.8, LS.3, LS.11, BIO.5

           

 

 

Linnaeus' Garden Clock
Visitors will understand that plants have biological clocks by using a fun and familiar phenomenon.
SOLs: K.8, 1.4, 2.5, 6.8, LS.4, BIO.5

 

          
Celestial Cyles
Visitors will understand origins of Earth’s daily,
 seasonal, lunar, and tidal cycles.
SOLs: 1.6, 3.1, 3.8, 4.7, 6.2, 6.10, BIO.5

 

Jet Lag
Visitors will recognize the role of entrainment in a common human problem, and understand what jet lag is, how it occurs, and what can be done about it.

SOLs: 6.2, 6.8, LS.3, LS.4, BIO.2, BIO.5

           

Shift Work
Visitors will understand the biological clock’s impact on shift workers.  
SOLs: 6.2, 6.8, LS.3, LS.4, BIO.2, BIO.5

 

 

Cardiac Station
Visitors will understand the basics of human heart anatomy and the location of the natural pacemaker.  Visitors will listen to different heartbeats and understand their differences.
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Maya Calendar Wheel
Visitors will use the Maya as a base to think about humans tracking time.
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Biological Clocks
Visitors will understand the concept of entrainment using a simple model.
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Studying Biological Clocks
Visitors will be able to investigate a variety of phenomena and the scientists who study biological clocks in animals and plants.
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