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Physical Science
Live From Robotic Surgery
2.5 hours • Live From Surgery Online | At LSC Learn about the engineering and design of high-end medical equipment, like the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System, and its application in partially removing a tumor from a kidney or related urological procedure. See a live surgery and speak to the surgical team as they perform a surgical procedure.
Alignment to NJSLS - Science MS-LS1-3 Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. MS-LS1-5 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. Connections to NJSLS - English Language Arts WHST.6-8.1 Write arguments focused on disciplinespecific content. WHST.6-8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
45 Minutes Live From Surgery Program Online | At LSC Find out about the wide range of opportunities by joining us on our Virtual Career Day. Meet a variety of professionals in the healthcare and medical support fields. Get inspired as you hear personal stories and ask questions of our esteemed panel.
Standard for 21st Century Life and Career Skills 9.2.8.CAP.9 Analyze how a variety of activities related to career preparation (e.g., volunteering, apprenticeships, structured learning experiences, dual enrollment, job search, scholarships) impacts post-secondary options. 60 Minutes Live From Surgery Program Online | At LSC They’re microscopic, mighty, and play a key role in life all over our planet. Learn to distinguish groups of bacteria using digital materials to simulate gram staining techniques and identify specimens.
Alignment to NJSLS - Science MS-LS1-1 Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
60 Minutes Live From Surgery Program Online | At LSC Investigate a fictional case study of a very real problem regarding an outbreak of an antibiotic-resistant, food-borne infection. Observe the power of PCR and gel electrophoresis. Collect and analyze data to determine the spread.
Alignment to NJSLS - Science MS-LS4-4 Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment. Connections to NJSLS - English Language Arts WHST.6-8.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Meet the Surgeon: Heart Transplant
2.5 hours Live From Surgery: Meet the Surgeon Online | At LSC Join Margarita T. Camacho, MD, as she discusses one of her prerecorded heart transplant surgeries. Learn about risk factors for heart disease, mechanical hearts and assistive devices, and new cardiac transplant technologies and procedures. Gain a better understanding of the organ donation process and analyze data from past research on mechanical devices.
Alignment to NJSLS - Science MS-LS1-3 Use arguments supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. MS-LS1-5 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. Connections to NJSLS - English Language Arts WHST.6-8.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content. WHST.6-8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
Meet the Surgeon: Pediatric Orthopedics
2.5 hours Live From Surgery: Meet the Surgeon Online | At LSC Join Dr. Samara Friedman as she discusses one of her prerecorded surgeries which include the treatment of bone fractures, surgery of the knee, or pinning of the arm. Hear Dr. Friedman speak about her career path and other kinds of careers in medicine.
Alignment to NJSLS - Science MS-LS1-3 Use arguments supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. MS-LS1-5 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. Connections to NJSLS - English Language Arts WHST.6-8.1 Write arguments focused on discipline -specific content. WHST.6-8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
NEW! Acids and Bases
45-60 Minutes • Laboratory Workshop Online | At LSC | At Your School Experience the power of hydrogen! Explore the important chemistry concept of acids and bases by using everyday household products.
Alignment to NJSLS - Science MS-PS1-2 Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. Connections to NJSLS - Mathematics MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 6.RP.A.3 Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve realworld and mathematical problems.
NEW! Chemistry Matters
45 Minutes • Laboratory Workshop Online From alchemy to chemistry, what are elements and how do they interact to create new substances? Observe what happens when substances are combined and gather evidence to distinguish between mixtures and reactions.
Alignment to NJSLS - Science MS-PS1-2 Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. MS-PS1-5 Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved. Connections to NJSLS - Mathematics MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
NEW! Coding Virtual Rovers
45 Minutes Tech & Design Studio Workshop Online | At LSC | At Your School Create a code to navigate a virtual rover through a maze using a user-friendly, web-based computer science coding program. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to try to make your code as efficient as it is effective.
Alignment to NJSLS - Science MS-ETS1-2 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. Connections to NJSLS - Mathematics MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively. NJSLS - Computer Science & Design Thinking: 8.1.5.DA.5 Propose cause and effect relationships, predict outcomes, or communicate ideas using data. Computer Science & Design Thinking: 8.1.8.AP.2 Create clearly named variables that represent different data types and perform operations on their values.
Forensic Science: Gotham Detective with Digital Kit
60 Minutes • Laboratory Workshop Online | At LSC Conduct an investigation and analyze evidence to build a case against one of the city’s notorious criminal masterminds before it’s too late.
Alignment to NJSLS - Science MS-PS1-3 Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. Connections to NJSLS - English Language Arts RST.6-8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
NEW! Let’s Physics It Out!
30-45 Minutes • Stage Show Online | At LSC | At Your School What can bowling balls, Slinky toys, and a pendulum teach us about energy, density, motion, and more? Witness the laws of physics in action in this exciting live show.
Alignment to NJSLS - Science MS-PS2-2: Plan an investigation to provide evidence that a change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object. MS-PS4-2: Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. Connections to NJSLS - Mathematics MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
NEW! Moving Molecules
45-60 Minutes • Laboratory Workshop Online | At LSC | At Your School Investigate how thermal motion influences particle motion. Experiment with hot and cold substances to determine how molecule movement changes depending on the temperature.
Alignment to NJSLS - Science MS-PS1-4 Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed. Alignment to NJSLS - Mathematics 6.NS.C.5 Understand that positive and negative numbers are used together to describe quantities having opposite directions or values (e.g., temperature above/below zero, elevation above/ below sea level, credits/debits, positive/negative electric charge); use positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in real-world contexts, explaining the meaning of 0 in each situation.
NEW! Mystery at the Hotel Philadelphia
60-75 Minutes • Laboratory Workshop Online | At LSC Conduct an investigation, collect and analyze evidence to identify a pathogen, and solve a deadly mystery based on a real-world disease outbreak.
Alignment to NJSLS - Science MS-PS1-3 Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. Connections to NJSLS - English Language Arts RST.6-8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
