Grade: Middle School (6th - 8th)

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01 Mar 2021

The Elements of Storytelling

August-June

Let your imagination run wild in the storybook-like setting of the Greenacres Arts Center as we explore the building, gardens, and trails. Students will delve into characters, setting, POV, plot, and theme to create their very own three-dimensional tale. This program is easily customizable forĀ  6th, 7th, or 8th grade arts and core standards.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • 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.

Ohio English Language Standards:

  • ELA.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.

Vocabulary:

imagine, observe, describe, verbalize

28 Feb 2021

Stream Geology

August-June

This program focuses on the power and force of running water as it shapes our dynamic Earth. Students will investigate the physical features of a stream, collect and analyze stream flow data, and discover how human activities have impacted stream ecosystems.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • ESS Grade 8: A combination of constructive and destructive geologic processes formed Earthā€™s surface.
  • ESS Grade 8: Evidence of the dynamic changes of Earthā€™s surface through time is found in the geologic record.

NGSS Standards:

  • MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earthā€™s surface at varying time and spatial scales
  • MS-ESS2-4. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earthā€™s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
  • MS-ESS3-1. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earthā€™s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes
  • MS-ESS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • SS Grade 8: Geography – Modern and historical maps and other geographic tools are used to analyze how historic events are shaped by geography.

Vocabulary:

erosion, deposition, rate of flow, water cycle, ordovician fossils

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

28 Feb 2021

Hydrologic Cycle

August-June

Water is ever-moving, with no beginning or end.Ā  Streams, oceans, clouds, plants and humans are all a part of this cycle. Students will describe the movement of water within the water cycle and look for evidence in and around Greenacres.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • ESS Grade 7: The hydrologic cycle illustrates the changing states of water as it moves through the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.

NGSS Standards:

  • MS.LS2.1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
  • MS.ESS2.4. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earthā€™s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Vocabulary:

precipitation, condensation, evaporation, watershed, point and non-point pollution

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:

  • SWK Grade 6-8: Science is a way of knowing about the world around us based on evidence from experimentation and observations.
  • SWK Grade 6-8: Science is a continual process and the body of scientific knowledge continues to grow and change.Ā 

NGSSĀ  Standards:

  • MS-LS1-4. Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.Ā 

Vocabulary:

observation, investigation, comparative question, data, analysis

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

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