Grade: 6th

01 Mar 2021

Farm to Market: Mrs. Nippert’s Marinara

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
    • ESS Grade 6: Rocks, minerals and soils have common and practical uses
    • 6.EE.2 Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers.
    • 6.EE.9 Use variables to represent two quantities in a real-world problem that change in relationship to one another; write an equation to express one quantity, thought of as the dependent variable, in terms of the other quantity, thought of as the independent variable. Analyze the relationship between the dependent and independent variables using graphs and tables, and relate these to the equation.
  • NGSS
    • MS-ESS3-4 Earth and Human Activity. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
    • MS-LS1-5 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
  • Social Studies
    • 13. The fundamental questions of economics include what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce.
    • 15. The interaction of supply and demand, influenced by competition, helps to determine price in a market. This interaction also determines the quantities of outputs produced and the quantities of productive resources (entrepreneurship, human resources, natural resources and capital) used.
    • 16. When selecting items to buy, individuals can weigh costs and benefits and compare the price and quality of available goods and services.

Vocabulary:

Customized based on your classroom curriculum and field trip objectives

01 Mar 2021

Sustainable Agriculture

August-June 

Join us as we investigate the meaning of Sustainable Agriculture!  Learn how we can establish productive farmland for future generations by utilizing our natural world to guide our farming methods.  

Standards:

  • Ohio
    • 6.LS.4 Living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function.
  • NGSS
    • MS-ESS2-1 Earth’s Systems. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
    • MS-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
    • MS-ESS3-4 Earth and Human Activity. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
    • MS-LS1-5 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
    • MS-LS2-5 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics. Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
  • Social Studies
    • 13. The fundamental questions of economics include what to produce, how to produce and for whom to produce.
    • 15. The interaction of supply and demand, influenced by competition, helps to determine price in a market. This interaction also determines the quantities of outputs produced and the quantities of productive resources (entrepreneurship, human resources, natural resources and capital) used.

Vocabulary:

Customized based on your classroom curriculum and field trip objectives

01 Mar 2021

Digging Deeper with Soil

August-June 

All life depends on soil. Come learn how this important building block impacts life around Greenacres, and how we create healthier soil through farming practices. We will also experience how soil scientists study the properties of soil.

Standards:

  • Ohio
    • 6.ESS.5 Rocks, mineral and soils have common and practical uses. 
    • 6.ESS.4 Soil is unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and weathered rock.
  • NGSS
    • MS-ESS2-1 Earth’s Systems. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
    • MS-ESS2-4 Earth’s Systems. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
    • MS-LS1-6 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
    • MS-LS2-3 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics. Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
  • Social Studies
    • 15. The interaction of supply and demand, influenced by competition, helps to determine price in a market. This interaction also determines the quantities of outputs produced and the quantities of productive resources (entrepreneurship, human resources, natural resources and capital) used.

Vocabulary:

Customized based on your classroom curriculum and field trip objectives

01 Mar 2021

The Elements of Storytelling

August-June

Let your imagination run wild in the storybook-like setting of the Arts Center as we explore the building, gardens, and trails. Students will delve into the elements of writing and combine these skills to create their very own three-dimensional tale. This program is easily adaptable to suit 6th, 7th, or 8th grade arts and core standards.

Standards:

  • 8.W.7.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. 
  • VA.6.1PE Describe how art and design elements and principles are used in artworks to produce certain visual effects and create meaning.
  • VA.8.4PR Present personal artworks that show competence in the use of art elements to create meanings and effects.

Vocabulary:

character, setting, plot, conflict, resolution, theme, color, line, shape, space, emphasis, movement

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