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Yellowstone
Witness the spectacular beauty, dramatic geothermal activity and wildlife unique to this region. From the quintessential sunrise over the Grand Tetons, a river-running trip with the Hunt Party, to the brink of the Lower Falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and even down inside Old Faithful.
| Format | Omni Film |
| Grades | 3 – Adult |
| Author | Destination Cinema |
| Source/Publisher | Destination Cinema |
| Location | Omni Theater — Museum of Science, Boston |
| Website | Visit website |
| Reservation | Required at least two weeks in advance |
| Fee | $3 per person with Museum Exhibit Halls admission; $6 per person for Omni only |
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Primary Connections:
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Risks and benefits (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Earth's history (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Natural hazards (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Physical Science > Structure and properties of matter (Grade: 9 – 12)
- Physical Science > Conservation of energy and increase in disorder (Grade: 9 – 12)
- Physical Science > Transfer of energy (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Geochemical cycles (Grade: 9 – 12)
- Earth and Space Science > Energy in the earth system (Grade: 9 – 12)
- Earth and Space Science > Energy in the earth system (Grade: 9 – 12)
- Earth and Space Science > Energy in the earth system (Grade: 9 – 12)
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Biology > Structure and Function of Cells (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Life Science (Biology) > Changes in Ecosystems Over Time (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Earth's History (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Earth and Space Science > The Water Cycle (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Technology/Engineering > Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Technology/Engineering > Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Earth and Space Science > Earth's History (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Earth's History (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Biology > Ecology (Grade: 9 – 10)
Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework (2003)
(Massachusetts)
- Geography > Regions of the United States (Grade: 4)
– View Concise Standard Connections
Primary Connections:
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Risks and benefits (Grade: 5 – 8)
Individuals can use a systematic approach to thinking critically about risks and benefits. Examples include applying probability estimates to risks and comparing them to estimated personal and social benefits. - Earth and Space Science > Earth's history (Grade: 5 – 8)
The earth processes we see today, including erosion, movement of lithospheric plates, and changes in atmospheric composition, are similar to those that occurred in the past. earth history is also influenced by occasional catastrophes, such as the impact of an asteroid or comet. - Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
Land forms are the result of a combination of constructive and destructive forces. Constructive forces include crustal deformation, volcanic eruption, and deposition of sediment, while destructive forces include weathering and erosion. - Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Natural hazards (Grade: 5 – 8)
Internal and external processes of the earth system cause natural hazards, events that change or destroy human and wildlife habitats, damage property, and harm or kill humans. Natural hazards include earthquakes, landslides, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, floods, storms, and even possible impacts of asteroids. - Physical Science > Structure and properties of matter (Grade: 9 – 12)
Solids, liquids, and gases differ in the distances and angles between molecules or atoms and therefore the energy that binds them together. In solids the structure is nearly rigid; in liquids molecules or atoms move around each other but do not move apart; and in gases molecules or atoms move almost independently of each other and are mostly far apart. - Physical Science > Conservation of energy and increase in disorder (Grade: 9 – 12)
Heat consists of random motion and the vibrations of atoms, molecules, and ions. The higher the temperature, the greater the atomic or molecular motion. - Physical Science > Transfer of energy (Grade: 5 – 8)
Heat moves in predictable ways, flowing from warmer objects to cooler ones, until both reach the same temperature. - Earth and Space Science > Geochemical cycles (Grade: 9 – 12)
Movement of matter between reservoirs is driven by the earth's internal and external sources of energy. These movements are often accompanied by a change in the physical and chemical properties of the matter. Carbon, for example, occurs in carbonate rocks such as limestone, in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide gas, in water as dissolved carbon dioxide, and in all organisms as complex molecules that control the chemistry of life. - Earth and Space Science > Energy in the earth system (Grade: 9 – 12)
The outward transfer of earth's internal heat drives convection circulation in the mantle that propels the plates comprising earth's surface across the face of the globe. - Earth and Space Science > Energy in the earth system (Grade: 9 – 12)
Earth systems have internal and external sources of energy, both of which create heat. The sun is the major external source of energy. Two primary sources of internal energy are the decay of radioactive isotopes and the gravitational energy from the earth's original formation. - Earth and Space Science > Energy in the earth system (Grade: 9 – 12)
Heating of earth's surface and atmosphere by the sun drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents.
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Biology > 2.3 Structure and Function of Cells (Grade: 9 – 10)
Distinguish between plant and animal cells. - Life Science (Biology) > 17 Changes in Ecosystems Over Time (Grade: 6 – 8)
Identify ways in which ecosystems have changed throughout geologic time in response to physical conditions, interactions among organisms, and the actions of humans. Describe how changes may be catastrophes such as volcanic eruptions or ice storms. - Earth and Space Science > 12 Earth's History (Grade: 3 – 5)
Give examples of how the surface of the earth changes due to slow processes such as erosion and weathering, and rapid processes such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. - Earth and Space Science > 10 The Water Cycle (Grade: 3 – 5)
Describe how water on earth cycles in different forms and in different locations, including underground and in the atmosphere. - Technology/Engineering > 1.5 Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
Interpret plans, diagrams, and working drawings in the construction of a prototype. - Technology/Engineering > 1.4 Engineering Design (Grade: 9 – 10)
Apply scale and proportion to drawings. - Earth and Space Science > 07 Earth's History (Grade: 6 – 8)
Explain and give examples of how physical evidence, such as fossils and surface features of glaciation, supports theories that the earth has evolved over geologic time. - Earth and Space Science > 05 Earth's History (Grade: 6 – 8)
Describe how the movement of the earth's crustal plates causes both slow changes in the earth's surface (e.g., formation of mountains and ocean basins) and rapid ones (e.g., volcanic eruptions and earthquakes). - Biology > 6.4 Ecology (Grade: 9 – 10)
Analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from natural causes, changes in climate, human activity, or introduction of non-native species.
Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework (2003)
(Massachusetts)
- Geography > 4.12 Regions of the United States (Grade: 4)
Identify and describe unique features of the United States (e.g., the Everglades, the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, the Redwood Forest, Yellowstone National Park, and Yosemite National Park).
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