Our Exploration Guides help bring our exhibits to life! Students can use the guides to explore our exhibits through interactive activities, which immerse them in fun, hands-on science while providing connections to the Connecticut State Science Standards
NEW NGSS-ALIGNED GUIDES
Below are the Exploration Guides that we have developed, along with the corresponding Connecticut and Massachusetts standards they support. Please feel free to download and print the guides for your students to use on your next trip to the Connecticut Science Center.
| Program Title | Grade Band |
| Earth Exploration Guide | 3-5 |
| Weather: Wild & Wacky | K-2 |
| Forces: When Objects Collide | K-2 |
| Forces: Exploring Push and Pull | 3-5 |
| Weather: Time To Forecast | 3-5 |
| Forces: Why Do They Matter? | 6-8 |
| Weather: Unpredictable And Extreme | 6-8 |
| Program Title | CT Standards | MA Standards |
| Weather | K.3 | Earth PreK-2 #3,5 Life PreK-2 #7 |
| Positions | 1.1 | Earth PreK-2 #5 |
| States of Matter | 2.1 | Physical PreK-2 #1, 2 Physical 3-5 #2 |
| Properties Of Matter | 3.1 | – |
| Earth’s Resources | 3.4 | Physical 6-8 #14,16 |
| Erosion | 4.3 | Earth 3-5 #12; Earth 6-8 #6 |
| Sound | 5.1a | Earth 3-5 #12; Earth 6-8 #6 |
| Abiotic Factors in Ecosystems | 6.2 | – |
| Meteorology | 6.3 | Earth 3-5 #6, 10, 11 Earth 6-8 #3 |
| Landforms | 7.3 | Earth 3-5 #4, 12 Earth 6-8 #6, 7 |
Please note: As we are a dynamic museum with many
changing experiences, not all exhibits identified in the trail guides will be available at all
times.