Activity 1-Liberty’s Torch
Ohio
  2.MD.1-Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.
  2.MD.3-Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.
  4.HS.4-The 13 colonies came together around a common cause of liberty and justice, uniting to fight for independence during the American Revolution and to form a new nation

Activity 2-Inventors and Inventions
Ohio
 5.4PR-Select and use the elements and principles of art and design to communicate understanding of an interdisciplinary concept.
 K-2.DT.1.b. Describe technology as something someone made to meet a want or need.
 K-2.DT.2.b. Demonstrate the ability to follow a simple design process: identify a problem, think about ways to solve the problem, develop possible solutions, and share and evaluate solutions with others.
 3-5.DT.2.b. Plan and implement a design process: identify a problem, think about ways to solve the problem, develop possible solutions, test and evaluate solution(s), present a possible solution, and redesign to improve the solution.

NGSS
 K-2-ETS1-2: Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

Activity 3-Make a Prosthetic Hand
Ohio
 K-2.ST.3.c.-Identify how the use of technology affects self and others in various ways.
 2.MD.1-Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.
 2.MD.3-Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.
 3-5.ST.3.a-Describe the advantages and disadvantages of technology (past, present, future) to understand the relationship between technology, society and the individual.
 3-5.DT.1.a-Demonstrate how applying human knowledge using tools and machines extends human capabilities to meet our needs and wants.

NGSS
 3-5-ETS1-3: Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

Activity 4-Blast into Space
Ohio
 1.PS.2-Objects can be moved in a variety of ways, such as straight, zigzag, circular and back and forth.
 2.PS.1-Forces change the motion of an object.
 8.PS.2-Forces can act to change the motion of objects.

NGSS
 3-PS2-1: Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Activity 5-The Power of Innovation
Ohio
 3.ESS.2-Earth’s resources can be used for energy.
 3.PS.3-Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.
 4.PS.2-Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

NGSS
 4-PS3-2: Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents.
 4-PS3-4: Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

Activity 6-America the Beautiful
Ohio
 1.ESS.2: Water on Earth is present in many forms.
 3.ESS.1-Earth’s nonliving resources have specific properties.
 4.ESS.1-Earth’s surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.

NGSS
 2-ESS2-2: Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.

Activity 7-Colors of Science
Ohio
 K.HS.2-Personal history can be shared through stories and pictures.
 2.HS.4-Biographies can show how peoples’ actions have shaped the world in which we live.
 5.4PR-Select and use the elements and principles of art and design to communicate understanding of an interdisciplinary concept.