| Content Provider | Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts | |
| Contact Information | Lynda Hitchman ljhitch@camden.rutgers.edu 314 Linden Street Camden, NJ 08102 United States Phone: (856) 225-6202 Fax: (856) 225-6597 | |
| Program Type | Individual Program | |
| Program Rating | This program has not yet been evaluated. | |
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | |
| Maximum Number of Participants | 30 | |
| Minimum Number of Participants | no minimum | |
| Primary Disciplines | Sciences, Social Studies/History | |
| Secondary Disciplines | Collaboration, Community Interests, Engineering | |
| Program Description | Choose one area of focus for a 45-60 minute class: The Building of the Ben Franklin Bridge in its Social and Historical Context or Step by Step: The Science and Process of Suspension Bridge Construction. Engineering/aesthetics and infrastructure/community are explored via historical, detailed photographs and renderings of the construction of this suspension bridge. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge (1926), which joins Camden, NJ and Philadelphia, PA, was the longest suspension bridge in the world from when it was built until 1929. | |
| Program Format | This program in largely informational. Depending on the focus selected, students will view archival primary source photographs of the actual bridge construction and the people and local communities at the time of the building of the bridge (early 1900's to 1926). Discussion will either center around concepts of social/historical change and development or bridge construction. Themes social historical focus: infrastructure development and community, how decisions are made, how decisions and change impact individuals and the community, and how the world was different 100 years ago. Bridge construction: a look at the step-by-step process of bridge construction from building the main piers to laying the roadway including discussion of the forces, such as gravity, tension, and compression at play. As students progress through the program, they will be encouraged to form ideas, draw inferences, analyze information, make suggestions, and reach conclusions. | |
| Objectives | Objectives: Participants will 1. become acquainted with the step-by-step process of the construction of a suspension bridge. 2. explore the physics involved in suspension bridge design that allow bridges to defy gravity. 3. will view and interact with primary source documents and come to an appreciation of how primary source documents can be used to understand times gone by. 4. think about and discuss civil engineering, infrastructure, and human achievements in engineering and their impact on communities and individuals. | |
| National Standards to which this program aligns | NL-ENG.K-12.4 COMMUNICATION SKILLS Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. NL-ENG.K-12.12 APPLYING LANGUAGE SKILLS Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information). NS.K-4.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE As a result of the activities in grades K-4, all students should develop an understanding of * Properties of objects and materials * Position and motion of objects * Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism NS.K-4.5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop * Abilities of technological design * Understanding about science and technology * Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans NS.K-4.7 HISTORY OF NATURE AND SCIENCE: As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of * Science as a human endeavor NS.5-8.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding * Properties and changes of properties in matter * Motions and forces * Transfer of energy NS.5-8.5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop-- * Abilities of technological design * Understandings about science and technology NS.5-8.7 HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding of * Science as a human endeavor * Nature of science * History of science NS.9-12.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of * Structure of atoms * Structure and properties of matter * Chemical reactions * Motions and forces * Conservation of energy and increase in disorder * Interactions of energy and matter NS.9-12.5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop * Abilities of technological design * Understandings about science and technology NS.9-12.7 HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE As a result of activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop understanding of * Science as a human endeavor * Nature of scientific knowledge * Historical perspectives NSS-EC.K-4.1 SCARCITY NSS-EC.5-8.1 SCARCITY NSS-EC.9-12.1 SCARCITY Productive resources are limited. Therefore, people cannot have all the goods and services they want; as a result, they must choose some things and give up others. NSS-G.K-12.2 PLACES AND REGIONS As a result of their activities in grades K-12, all students should * Understand the physical and human characteristics of places. * Understand that people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity. * Understand how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions. NSS-G.K-12.4 HUMAN SYSTEMS As a result of their activities in grades K-12, all students should * Understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface. * Understand the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics. * Understand the patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface. * Understand the processes,patterns, and functions of human settlement. * Understand how the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface. NSS-G.K-12.6 THE USES OF GEOGRAPHY As a result of activities in grades K-12, all students should * Understand how to apply geography to interpret the past. * Understand how to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future. NSS-USH.K-4.1 LIVING AND WORKING TOGETHER IN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, NOW AND LONG AGO * Understands family life now and in the past, and family life in various places long ago * Understands the history of the local community and how communities in North America varied long ago NSS-USH.K-4.2 THE HISTORY OF STUDENTS' OWN STATE OR REGION (for New Jersey and Pennsylvania) * Understands the people, events, problems, and ideas that were significant in creating the history of their state NSS-USH.5-12.7 ERA 7: THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICA (1890-1930) * Understands how Progressives and others addressed problems of industrial capitalism, urbanization, and political corruption * Understands the changing role of the United States in world affairs through World War I * Understands how the United States changed from the end of World War I to the eve of the Great Depression | |
| Program Length | 45-60 minutes as per school | |
| By Request | This program is available by request ONLY | |
| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees | Interactive Cost: $85.00 Interactive Cost with Premium Service: $80.00 What's this? Point to Point Cost: $85.00 Point to Point Cost with Premium Service: $80.00 What's this? By Request Cost: $85.00 By Request Cost with Premium Service: $80.00 What's this? | |
| Cancellation Policy | We will not charge for programs canceled due to unforeseeable events such as technical problems or forces or nature, such as snow. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 7 days notice. | |
| Is recording allowed? | No | |
| The Provider broadcasts over | IP | |
| Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider | School are required to dial in to us. |
Grades 3-12: Bridge Building 101
Grades 6-8: Informed Decisions
| Content Provider | McMillen Center for Health Education | |
| Contact Information | Paula Crouch schedule@mcmillencenter.org 600 Jim Kelley Boulevard Fort Wayne, IN 46816 United States Phone: (888) 240-7268 Fax: (260) 456-9655 | |
| Program Type | Individual Program | |
| Program Rating | This program has not yet been evaluated. | |
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8 | |
| Maximum Number of Participants | For optimum interactivity, we suggest no more than 35 students but there is no absolute maximum. | |
| Minimum Number of Participants | 1 | |
| Primary Disciplines | Character Education, Community Interests, Family & Consumer Science, Health/Physical Education | |
| Program Description | Students will observe effects drugs have on the body through the use of plastinated human organs and will experience an eye goggle demonstration that tricks the brain. A nervous system altered by alcohol, tobacco, methamphetamine and marijuana, can make even simple tasks difficult proving that being drug free is healthy. | |
| Program Format | 1.A short video shows neuron transmission across the synapse. 2.Alcohol is shown to affect the entire body – two plastinated real livers are shown to compare a healthy liver with a liver showing cirrhosis. 3.The nicotine in tobacco causes heart disease and cancer – actual lungs are shown to give maximum impact to the information given. 4.Marijuana deposits tar in the lungs and causes heat damage to lungs in the same manner as tobacco cigarettes. 5.Methamphetamine is made of many deadly chemicals and when used in by humans cause changes in the brain and mouth which forever changes the user’s life. Pictures show the reality of how meth affects the user. | |
| Objectives | 1.State the definition of a drug. 2.Explain how drugs affect the nervous system 3.Identify alcohol content in common alcoholic beverages. 4.Name the physical effects of alcohol on the body.. 5.Describe the damaging effects of smoking and marijuana use on the respiratory system. 6.Describe the damaging effects on the body from using chewing tobacco. 7.Identify the mind-altering chemical in marijuana. 8.Name at least three effects of marijuana on the body. 9.Name two physical effects of methamphetamine. | |
| National Standards to which this program aligns | US National Health Education Standards: 1,5,6,7. All programs meet UK National Curriculum concepts for PSHE in Key Stages 1-4. Please see our website: www.mcmillencenter.org for more information or phone from the UK 001 260 456 4511. | |
| State/Regional Standards to which this program aligns | Please see our website at www.mcmillencenter.org for the alignment to the Indiana and National Academic Standards for Health Education. | |
| Program Length | 45 minutes | |
| By Request | This program is available by request ONLY | |
| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees | Interactive Cost: $150.00 Point to Point Cost: $150.00 By Request Cost: $150.00 | |
| Program Fee Notes | For the UK, fee is 98 British Pounds. Please include a purchase order number when you submit a reservation. Bridging fees will be paid by the customer. An invoice will be sent after successful delivery of each program. A 1 ½ % late charge will be added thirty days after the invoice date. Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours prior to your confirmed videoconference date to avoid billing. Payment is due in full upon receipt of the invoice. Checks should be made to McMillen Center for Health Education in US Dollars. Non payment will result in the denial of further registration from your organization. | |
| Cancellation Policy | A full fee will be charged to sites that cancel with less than 24 hours notice. We will not charge for programs cancelled due to natural causes or if there are technical problems that do not allow a connection. | |
| Is recording allowed? | No | |
| The Provider broadcasts over | IP | |
| Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider | We are an IP provider. Other capabilities with systems that are compliant with H.323 and recommend a minimum connection line speed of 384kbps, but can accommodate a maximum speed of 2Mbps. The school or host organization is responsible for scheduling all bridge connections. The host organization should plan to connect with the McMillen Center 10 minutes prior to the start of the program. We recommend scheduling a test call prior to the date of your program. Our IP address is: 71.127.84.124 |
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