Grade: Multi Grade

28 Feb 2022

Variety of Life on the Farm

August-June

 All stages of life can be found around the farm.  Join us as we learn more about how these living things, and what stage they are in, can contribute to the well-being of the farm. 

Standards:

  • Ohio
    • 2.LS.2: All organisms alive today result from their ancestors, some of which may be extinct. Not all kinds of organisms that lived in the past are represented by living organisms today.
    • 3.LS.2: Individuals of the same kind of organism differ in their inherited traits. These differences give some individuals an advantage in surviving and/or reproducing.
  • NGSS
    • 1-LS1-2. Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
    • 2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
    • 3-LS3-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms
    • MS-LS1-5. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Vocabulary:

organism, ancestors, extinct, traits, offspring, habitats, inherit, genetic 

28 Feb 2022

Weather and Seasons on the Farm

August-June

Every season is a different experience when you are on the farm!  Come explore what the current season has to offer for life here.

Standards:

  • Ohio
    • K.ESS.1: Weather changes are long-term and short-term.
    • 2.ESS.3: Long- and short-term weather changes occur due to changes in energy.
  • NGSS
    • K-PS3-1. Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface
    • 2-ESS1-1. Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.
    • 3-ESS2-1. Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
    • MS-ESS2-6. Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
    • HS-ESS2-2. Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth’s surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.

Vocabulary:

farm, weather, season, fall, winter, summer, spring, temperature

01 Mar 2021

Paper, Bookbinding & Expression

August-June

Join us in learning about different paper-making and book-binding techniques, painting genres, and expression through choice! This program has endless possibilities for adaptation, and can be modified and retaught for veteran groups!

Standards:

  • K- K.VA.8RE Consider and talk about why people make and enjoy works of art. 
  • K- SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood. 
  • 1st- 1.VA.1PR Demonstrate beginning skill and craftsmanship in the use of art materials and tools.
  • 1st- 1.SS.2 2 Photographs, letters, artifacts and books can be used to learn about the past.
  • 2nd- 2.VA.7PE Generate artmaking ideas from their daily experiences and the environment.
  • 2nd- 2.SS.3 Science and technology have changed daily life.
  • 3rd- 3.VA.2PR Use appropriate visual art vocabulary during artmaking processes.
  • 3rd– 3.ESS.3 Some of Earth’s resources are limited.
  • 4th- 4.VA.2PE Notice and describe different visual effects resulting from artmaking techniques.
  • 4th- 4.PS.1 When objects break into smaller pieces, dissolve, or change state, the total amount of matter is conserved.
  • 5th- 5.VA.1PR Integrate observational and technical skills to strengthen artmaking.
  • 5th- 5.HS.1 Events can be arranged in order of occurrence using the conventions of B.C. and A.D. or B.C.E. and C.E.
  • 6th- 6.VA.2PR Experiment with a variety of techniques and working methods when creating an original work of art.
  • 6th- 6.SS.2 Early civilizations (India, Egypt, China and Mesopotamia) had unique governments, economic systems, social structures, religions, technologies and agricultural practices and products. The cultural practices and products of these early civilizations can be used to help understand the Eastern Hemisphere today.
  • 7th- 7.VA.5PE Examine designed objects and identify the processes and decisions made to produce them with attention to purpose, aesthetics, social issues and cultural and personal meaning.
  • 7th- 7.SS.2 The civilizations that developed in Greece and Rome had an enduring impact on later civilizations. This legacy includes governance and law, engineering and technology, art and architecture, as well as literature and history.
  • 8th- 8.VA.4RE Recognize how public discussion can affect beliefs about the nature and value of art.
  • 8th- L.8.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Vocabulary:

Landscape, portrait, still-life, pulp, screen, bone folder, awl, signature, evolution

01 Mar 2021

Ephemeral Art Explorations

August-June

Join us as we explore the natural world, and discover how nature can be both our inspiration and our canvas!

Standards:

  • K- VA.7PE Explore their environments and experiences for artmaking ideas.
  • K- K.MD.1 Identify and describe measurable attributes (length, weight, and height) of a single object using vocabulary terms such as long/short, heavy/light, or tall/short.
  • 1st- 2.VA.2PE Explore and describe how a selected art object was made.
  • 1st– 1.9. Collaboration requires group members to respect the rights and opinions of others.
  • 2nd- 2.VA.3PE Compare the form, materials and techniques in selected works of art using descriptive language.
  • 2nd- 2.G.1 Recognize and identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and hexagons based on the number of sides or vertices. Recognize and identify cubes, rectangular prisms, cones, and cylinders.
  • 3rd- VA.3.4PR Create artworks that demonstrate awareness of two- and three-dimensional space.
  • 3rd- 2. Primary and secondary sources can be used to show change over time.
  • 4th- 4.VA.3PR Generate ideas and employ a variety of strategies to solve visual problems.
  • 4th- SS.12 People have modified the environment throughout history resulting in both positive and negative consequences in Ohio and the United States.
  • 5th- 5.VA.5PR During collaborative artmaking experiences, demonstrate respect and support for peer ideas and creativity.
  • 5th- SL.5.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
  • 6th- 6.VA.1PR Demonstrate technical skill and craftsmanship in the use of materials, tools and technology to solve an artistic problem.
  • 6th- SWK Grade 6-8: Science is a way of knowing about the world around us based on evidence from experimentation and observations.
  • 7th- 7.VA.1PR Select, organize and manipulate skills, elements and techniques appropriate to the art form when making art.
  • 7th- SWK Grade 6-8: Science is a way of knowing about the world around us based on evidence from experimentation and observations.
  • 8th- 8.VA.1RE Speculate about an artist’s intentions and message in a work using relevant references to the work.
  • 8th- SWK Grade 6-8: Science is a way of knowing about the world around us based on evidence from experimentation and observations.

Vocabulary:

Environment, ephemeral, Andy Goldsworthy, Richard Shilling, sustainability, manipulate

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