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Forces of Nature
Presenting the awesome spectacle of natures' most severe acts, this film follows three scientists at work: a meteorologist tangling with Midwestern tornadoes, a volcanologist studying gas-spewing giants in the Caribbean, and an earthquake specialist wielding GPS and sonar technologies in Turkey. Their main questions: how are natural disasters triggered, and what can we do to prepare for them?
| Format | Omni Film |
| Grades | 3 – Adult |
| Author | National Geographic |
| Source/Publisher | National Geographic |
| Location | Mugar Omni Theater — Museum of Science, Boston |
| Website | Visit website |
| Duration | 50 minutes |
| Script | 63_0_1161555108.pdf |
| Educator Guide | 64_0_1161555371.pdf |
| Reservation | Required at least two weeks in advance |
| Fee | $3 per person with Museum Exhibit Halls admission; $6 per person for Omni only |
| Capacity | 314 |
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+ View Detailed Standard Connections
Primary Connections:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Earth and Space Science > Weather (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Earth and Space Science > Earth's History (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Earth and Space Science > Earth's Structure (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Earth's History (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Matter and Energy in the Earth System (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Earth and Space Science > Earth Processes and Cycles (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Earth and Space Science > Earth Processes and Cycles (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Earth and Space Science > Earth Processes and Cycles (Grade: 9 – 10)
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Natural and human-induced hazards (Grade: 9 – 12)
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Natural and human-induced hazards (Grade: 9 – 12)
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Natural and human-induced hazards (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)
- Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Earth and Space Science > Energy in the earth system (Grade: 9 – 12)
– View Concise Standard Connections
Primary Connections:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Earth and Space Science > 06 Weather (Grade: 3 – 5)
Explain how air temperature, moisture, wind speed and direction, and precipitation make up the weather in a particular place and time. - 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 > 02 Earth's Structure (Grade: 6 – 8)
Describe the layers of the solid earth, including the lithosphere, the hot convecting mantle, and the dense metallic core. - 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). - Earth and Space Science > 1.10 Matter and Energy in the Earth System (Grade: 9 – 10)
Describe the various conditions associated with frontal boundaries and cyclonic storms (e.g., thunderstorms, winter storms [nor'easters], hurricanes, and tornadoes) and their impact on human affairs, including storm preparations. - Earth and Space Science > 3.15 Earth Processes and Cycles (Grade: 9 – 10)
Recognize the magnitude values of earthquakes as measured by the Richter Scale and give examples of relative damage that would be incurred at each magnitude. - Earth and Space Science > 3.20 Earth Processes and Cycles (Grade: 9 – 10)
Relate earthquakes, volcanic activity, mountain building, and tectonic uplift to plate movements. - Earth and Space Science > 3.22 Earth Processes and Cycles (Grade: 9 – 10)
Provide examples of how societies have been affected by tectonic activity (e.g., hazards from eruptions and earthquakes, bedrock type and soil conditions, building designs).
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
Clouds, formed by the condensation of water vapor, affect weather and climate. - Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
Global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather. Oceans have a major effect on climate, because water in the oceans holds a large amount of heat. - Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Natural and human-induced hazards (Grade: 9 – 12)
Natural and human-induced hazards present the need for humans to assess potential danger and risk. Many changes in the environment designed by humans bring benefits to society, as well as cause risks. Students should understand the costs and trade-offs of various hazards--ranging from those with minor risk to a few people to major catastrophes with major risk to many people. The scale of events and the accuracy with which scientists and engineers can (and cannot) predict events are important considerations. - Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Natural and human-induced hazards (Grade: 9 – 12)
Human activities can enhance potential for hazards. Acquisition of resources, urban growth, and waste disposal can accelerate rates of natural change. - Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Natural and human-induced hazards (Grade: 9 – 12)
Some hazards, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and severe weather, are rapid and spectacular. But there are slow and progressive changes that also result in problems for individuals and societies. For example, change in stream channel position, erosion of bridge foundations, sedimentation in lakes and harbors, coastal erosions, and continuing erosion and wasting of soil and landscapes can all negatively affect society. - 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)
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)
Heating of earth's surface and atmosphere by the sun drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents. - Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
The atmosphere is a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and trace gases that include water vapor. The atmosphere has different properties at different elevations. - 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. - Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
Lithospheric plates on the scales of continents and oceans constantly move at rates of centimeters per year in response to movements in the mantle. Major geological events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building, result from these plate motions. - Earth and Space Science > Structure of the earth system (Grade: 5 – 8)
The solid earth is layered with a lithosphere; hot, convecting mantle; and dense, metallic core. - Earth and Space Science > Energy in the earth system (Grade: 9 – 12)
Global climate is determined by energy transfer from the sun at and near the earth's surface. This energy transfer is influenced by dynamic processes such as cloud cover and the earth's rotation, and static conditions such as the position of mountain ranges and oceans.
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