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COSI in the Classroom

A COSI Educator will bring all the materials for these one-hour, 35-student workshops to your classroom. All COSI in the Classroom programs fulfill the Scientific Inquiry and Application Components of the Ohio College and Career Ready Standards.

Available in Ohio’s Franklin, Union, Delaware, Madison, Pickaway, Fairfield, and Licking Counties.

Cost: $150 per session

 

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Available Programs

Magnets

Learn about poles, create a maglev train, feel electromagnetic forces, and learn how they relate to COSI’s Ring Launcher.

  • Grade Level: Grades 1-2

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Weather

Learn how clouds are formed, how different temperatures can affect air, and explore air pressure.

  • Grade Level: Grades 1-4

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Science of Sounds

Students will discover that sounds are created by vibrating objects and how different things make sound.

  • Grade Level: Grades 1-5

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Science of Sports

Participants will explore their own center of mass, velocity, and see firsthand why safety equipment is necessary.

  • Grade Level: Grades 1-6

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Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)

With the help of chemistry, biology, and an inquiring mind, become a Crime Scene Investigator and catch the culprit before it’s too late.

  • Grade Level: Grades 4-8

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Weather

Touch a cloud, feel the power of air pressure, and explore the conditions of extreme weather phenomena.

  • Grade Level: Grades 5-8

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Electricity: Beyond Batteries and Bulbs

Discover that an electrical current in a circuit can produce thermal energy, light, sound and magnetic forces.

  • Grade Level: Grades 4-8

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Chemical and Physical Change

Starting January 2013

“Uncomplicate” chemistry with this in-depth look at the differences between physical and chemical change. Learn how to determine what kind of changes you see around you every day.

  • Grade Level: Grades 4-8

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Crazy Coasters

Explore force and motion as your class works together to build a roller coaster. Put the force of gravity to work in COSI’s marble challenge.

  • Grade Level: Grades 6-8

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