August-June
Give your students the chance to slow down and focus their attention on nature. Students will write, draw and count or measure what they see around them as they visit different ecosystems at Greenacres. This program can be used to inspire creativity and knowledge of the natural world through drawing, writing poems or story telling
Ohio Science Standards:
- SWK Grade 6-8: Science is a way of knowing about the world around us based on evidence from experimentation and observations.
- LS Grade 6: Living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function.
Ohio Language Arts Standards:
- W.6.3-Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Ohio Social Studies Standards:
- SS Grade 6: Government- Different perspectives on a topic can be obtained from a variety of historic and contemporary sources. Sources can be examined for accuracy.
Vocabulary:
observation, exploration, investigation
Introduction: CLICK HERE for a poster from a Greenacres educator