Green Power
Grade(s): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Liberty Science Center’s E-Quest exhibit offers guests the opportunity to explore and experiment with a variety of earth’s energy sources. The different areas that may be visited are the bio-stored station, the surface station, the geothermal station, the ocean station and the nuclear station.
Program Format
1. Take a quick tour of the exhibition area.
2.Discuss Energy consumption in the United States
3. To examine the concepts of renewable and non-renewable energy.
4. To explore alternative forms of energy.
5. To evaluate different forms of energy and their effectiveness for use in different areas of the world.
6. Time is allowed for questions and answers.
Objectives
• To examine the concepts of renewable and non-renewable energy.
• To explore alternative forms of energy.
• To evaluate different forms of energy and their effectiveness for use in different areas of the world.
It's Easy Being Green: Green Building
Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
In Skyscraper! Achievement and Impact, guests will learn about the science, technology, planning and construction behind these amazing structures. The exhibition is housed in gallery space located in the newly-constructed wing at the far left of the lobby on the ground floor. At 12,800 square feet, including a 1,500-square-foot mezzanine gallery, Skyscraper! is the largest permanent exhibition at Liberty Science Center. It is also the most comprehensive single exhibition ever mounted on the topic, larger than the entire Skyscraper Museum in lower Manhattan.
Program Format
1. Being with a tour of the exhibition area
2. To define green building and describe what it encompasses.
3. To compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources.
4. To construct a model using green building principles.
5. Time is allowed for questions and answers.
Objectives
• To define green building and describe what it encompasses
•To compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources.
• To construct a model using green building principles.
Sabina M. Santos
ssantos@lsc.org
http://www.lsc.org/educators/studentprograms/e-connections
Liberty Science Center
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 451-0006 ext. 1382
Program Costs: $190
