Grade: 5th

01 Mar 2021

Pollinators and Our Food

April- October  

What’s all the buzz about!? Our food is dependent upon pollination, come see up-close how and who makes it happen!

Ohio Science Standards:

  • 5.LS.1 Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.

NGSS Standards:

  • 5-PS3-1. Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
  • 5-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • History- Heritage: European exploration and colonization during the 1400s 1600s had lasting effects which can be used to understand the Western Hemisphere today.
  • Geography – Human Systems: The variety of physical environments within the Western Hemisphere influences human activities. Likewise, human activities modify the physical environments.
  • Economics – Production and Consumption: The availability of productive resources and the division of labor can have a positive or negative impact on productive capacity.

Vocabulary:

pollinators, pollination, parts of a plant, beekeeping, beekeeping equipment, hive

01 Mar 2021

Improv 101

August-June

We all have an inner critic in our minds that tries to bring us down. Through the art of improvisation, we strengthen our inner champion– empowering the ways we can encourage ourselves. Improvisation is rooted in open-mindedness, listening deeply to others, and trusting your own instincts–skills that serve us in every avenue of life. Test out your acting skills and see how easily you can come up with a joke, all while having fun and building confidence with classmates.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • TH.5.1PE Work cooperatively in different roles or jobs within a dramatic and theatrical experience.
  • TH.5.4RE Identify and critique the elements that impede a performer’s effectiveness.
  • TH.5.1CO Brainstorm the modes of presentation (film, television, live theatre, improv, vlog) that most effectively elicit thoughts and feelings from a contemporary audience.

Ohio English Language Arts Standards:

  • ELA.SL.5.4 Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

  • SEL.D1.1.b Apply active listening and effective communication skills to increase cooperation and relationships.

    Vocabulary:

    collaboration, listening, suggestion, character

    28 Feb 2021

    Maps and Topography

    August-June

    Maps come in all shapes and sizes and they are useful in many different ways. Students will explore how land surfaces are represented on different styles of flat and topographic maps as well as how different maps are used.

    Ohio Social Studies Standards:

    • SS Grade 5: Geography – Globes and other geographic tools can be used to gather, process and report information about people, places and environments. Cartographers decide which information to include in maps.

    NGSS Standards:

    • 5-ESS2-1. Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact. 

    Vocabulary:

    topography, contours, scale, legend, symbol, degrees, orientation

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

    28 Feb 2021

    Inquiry in Nature

    August-June

    Scientific inquiry is a way of doing science that includes making observations, forming hypotheses, designing studies, collecting data, and drawing conclusions. Students will design and conduct a simple investigation to learn about the environment at Greenacres through the inquiry process.

    Ohio Science Standards:

    • SIPA Grade 3-5: Observe and ask questions about the world that can be answered through scientific investigations.
    • SWK Grade 3-5: Science is a way of knowing about the world around us based on evidence from experimentation and observations.

    NGSS Standards:

    • 5-ESS3-1. Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.

    Vocabulary:

    observation, investigation, comparative question, data, analysis

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

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