Standard: Science

11 Mar 2023

Eco Village

August-June

Let your students lead as they create their own village in one of our Greenacres habitats. Students will decide what they will contribute to the village, the laws, currency and government all while fostering a sense of community. 3-4 hour program.

Standards:

Ohio

  • SWK Grade K-2: The world is discovered through exploration.
  • LS Grade 2: Living things cause changes on Earth.
  • Geography Strand: Human Systems: Cultures develop in unique ways, in part through the influence of the physical environment.
  • Geography Strand: Human Systems: Interactions among cultures lead to sharing ways of life.
  • Government Strand: Civic Participation and Skills: Respect for the rights of self and others includes making responsible choices and being accountable for personal actions.
  • Government Strand: Civic Participation and Skills: Groups are accountable for choices they make and actions they take.
  • Government Strand: Rules and Laws: There are different rules and laws that govern behavior in different settings.
  • Economics Strand: Scarcity: Resources can be used in various ways.
  • Economics Strand: Markets: People use money to buy and sell goods and services.
  • Economics Strand: Financial Literacy: People earn income by working.
  • Economics Strand: Production and Consumption: Most people around the world work in jobs in which they produce specific goods and services.

NGSS

  • 2-PS1-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties

Vocabulary:

Environment, community, resources, goods, services, scarcity, law, rule

11 Mar 2023

Arts in the Natural World Series: Paper

August-June

This program takes a sustainable spin on the papermaking process by creating paper out of recycled scrap paper that would otherwise end up in a landfill or be recycled and never seen again. This is a hands-on program that encourages students to learn new skills and make sustainable choices.

Standards:

  • ESS.3.3 Some of Earth’s resources are limited.
  • VA.3.2PR Use appropriate visual art vocabulary during artmaking processes.
  • VA.3.1PR Demonstrate skill in the use of art processes.

Vocabulary:

Recycling, sustainability, pulp, mould & deckle, slurry, texture, awl, bone folder

07 Mar 2023

Colors!

August-June

Have you ever been red with anger, green with jealousy, or felt blue when you are sad? Do you enjoy the changing colors of each season? The colors we see every day have many stories to tell. Explore the colors around Greenacres and let them inspire your creative mind.

Standards:

  • Sci.K Exploration leads to observation. Observation leads to questions.
  • VA.K.2PR Generate ideas and images for artwork based on observation, memory, imagination and experience.
  • MU.K.7PR Create a visual representation of sound.

Vocabulary:

Observation, primary, secondary, complimentary, warm, cool, light, dark, change

27 Jan 2023

Arts in the Natural World Series: Documentations of Nature

April – October

Spending time in nature is a valuable learning experience. This program is designed to encourage your students to observe the little things surrounding them; from the colors and textures of the plants in our gardens to the sounds and smells found on our trails. Learn how to document nature from an artist’s perspective. This program may even present the option to incorporate sound and/or video recording technologies.

Standards:

  • PS.5.1.PS.2 Light and sound are forms of energy that behave in predictable ways.
  • DT.3-5.3.b. Explore and document connections between technology and other fields of study.
  • VA.5.1PR Integrate observational and technical skills to strengthen artmaking
  • MU.5.3RE Describe how the process of learning in music connects to learning in other arts and other subject areas.

Vocabulary:

documentation, recording, observation, color, texture, landscape, journal

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