Grade: 4th

07 Feb 2022

Maple Syrup

January 29 – February 23

Maple sugaring is the tradition of making maple syrup from sap gathered from maple trees in late winter/early spring.  Many animals (and people) are benefited by using the sap of the maple trees. Plan to visit our sugar bush at Greenacres as you experience with your senses how maple sap is turned into syrup. (January 29 – February 23, 2024)

Standards:

  • LS Grade 4: Changes in an organism’s environment are sometimes beneficial and sometimes harmful.
  • SIPA Grade 3-5: Observe and ask questions about the world that can be answered through scientific investigations.
  • SS Grade 4: Geography- The economic development of the United States continues to influence and be influenced by agriculture, industry and natural resources in Ohio.

Vocabulary: Spiles, sap, Gallons, Sugar Shack, Sugar Bush, Evaporation, Tap, Sapsucker

Video Introduction: CLICK HERE for Maple video with a Greenacres educator

01 Mar 2021

Energy on the Farm

August-June 

Farming isn’t only done with a tractor!  See how our farmers, livestock, and plants produce and use energy to grow and create food for our community.

Standards:

  • Ohio
    • 4.PS.2: Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.
  • NGSS
    • 4-PS3-2 Energy. Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
    • 4-PS3-4 Energy. Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
  • Social Studies
    • 10. The economic development of the United States continues to influence and be influenced by agriculture, industry and natural resources in Ohio

Vocabulary:

Customized based on your classroom curriculum and field trip objectives

01 Mar 2021

Farm to Market

August-June 

Join us as we follow the journey of food, from the field to the consumer.  Help us figure out how we can make this season’s harvest profitable! 

Standards:

  • Ohio
    • 4.LS.1: Changes in an organism’s environment are sometimes beneficial to its survival and sometimes harmful.
    • 4.MD.2 Solve real-world problems involving money, time, and metric measurement.
  • NGSS
    • 3-5-ETS1-1 Engineering Design. Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
    • 3-5-ETS1-2 Engineering Design. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
  • Social Studies
    • 10. The economic development of the United States continues to influence and be influenced by agriculture, industry and natural resources in Ohio
    • 12. People have modified the environment throughout history resulting in both positive and negative consequences in Ohio and the United States
    • 21. Entrepreneurs in Ohio and the United States organize productive resources and take risks to make a profit and compete with other producers.

Vocabulary:

Customized based on your classroom curriculum and field trip objectives

01 Mar 2021

Cincinnati’s Stories

August-June

The very place we call home is packed with exciting history and stories. The Greenacres Arts Center shares a glimpse of that history with halls filled with art and memories of two important families: the Fleischmann family, who built and lived in what is now the Arts Center, and the Nippert family, who founded Greenacres and left positive impacts all over the Queen City. Join us for the day and walk away with pride for Cincinnati’s rich history, culture, and arts!

Standards:

  • SS.4.12 People have modified the environment throughout history resulting in both positive and negative consequences in Ohio and the United States.
  • Geography.4.13 The population of the United States has changed over time, becoming more diverse (e.g., racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious). Ohio’s population has become increasingly reflective of the multicultural diversity of the United States.
  • MU.4.1RE Explain how the elements and subject matter of music connect with disciplines outside the arts.

Vocabulary:

historical, context, environment, impact, community, Cincinnati, Rookwood, Fleischmann, Nippert

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