Standard: Science

01 Mar 2021

Farm Interactions

August-June 

 Students will experience life on the farm and uncover the interactions happening between living and non-living things. Students will observe and consider how the actions of animals and farmers impact one another and support life on the farm.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • 2.LS.1: Living things cause changes on Earth.

Indiana and NGSS Standards:

  • 2-PS1-1.Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
  • 2-PS1-2.Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
  • 2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
  • 2-LS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
  • 2-LS2-2. Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • Geography – Places and Regions: The work that people do is impacted by the distinctive human and physical characteristics in the place where they live.
  • Geography – Human Systems: Human activities alter the physical environment, both positively and negatively
  • Economics- Scarcity: Resources can be used in various ways

Vocabulary:

Living, nonliving, ecosystem, farm, observation, habitats, biodiversity

01 Mar 2021

Fall Harvest/Spring Blooms

September-October & April-May

Both Spring and Fall have a lot to offer on a farm!  Come explore the wonders of these two seasons of transition.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • 1.LS.2: Living things survive only in environments that meet their needs.

Indiana and NGSS Standards:

  • 1-LS3-1. Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
  • 1-ESS1-2. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • History – Historical Thinking and Skills: Time can be divided into categories (e.g., months of the year, past, present and future).
  • Geography – Places and Regions: Places are distinctive because of their physical characteristics (land forms and bodies of water) and human characteristics (structures built by people).
  • Geography – Human Systems: Families interact with the physical environment differently in different times and places.
  • Economics – Production and Consumption: People produce and consume goods and services in the community.

Vocabulary:

Season, living, observation, parent, offspring, daylight, spring, fall, harvest, bloom

01 Mar 2021

Power of the Sun (K-3rd)

December – February

 The sun, and its energy, is essential to many of the living things on a farm and may even influence more than first meets the eye! While spending time in our Greenhouse and other winter growing areas, we will see first hand the sun at work to overcome any obstacle, like winter. 

Ohio Science Standards:

  • K.ESS.2: The moon, sun and stars can be observed at different times of the day or night.
  • 1.ESS.1: The sun is the principal source of energy.
  • 2.ESS.3: Long- and short-term weather changes occur due to changes in energy.
  • 3.PS.3: Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.
  • 4.LS.1: Changes in an organism’s environment are sometimes beneficial to its survival and sometimes harmful.
  • 5.ESS.3 Most of the cycles and patterns of motion between the Earth and sun are predictable.
  • 6.ESS.4 Soil is unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and weathered rock.
  • 7.ESS.5 The relative positions of Earth and the sun cause patterns we call seasons.

Indiana and NGSS Standards:

  • 1-ESS1-2. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
  • 1-ESS1-1. Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
  • 2-LS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
  • 3-ESS2-1. Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
  • 4-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity. Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.
  • 5-PS3-1 Energy. Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
  • 5-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
  • 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-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-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.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • Geography – Spatial Thinking and Skills: Spatial thinking examines the relationships among people, places and environments by mapping and graphing geographic data. Geographic data are compiled, organized, stored and made visible using traditional and geospatial technologies. Students need to be able to access, read, interpret and create maps and other geographic representations as tools of analysis.
  • Geography – Places and Regions: A place is a location having distinctive characteristics, which give it meaning and character and distinguish it from other locations. A region is an area with one or more common characteristics, which give it a measure of homogeneity and make it different from surrounding areas. Regions and places are human constructs.
  • Economics – Production and Consumption: Production is the act of combining natural resources, human resources, capital goods and entrepreneurship to make goods and services. Consumption is the use of goods and services.

Vocabulary:

Sun, energy, greenhouse, daylight, observation

01 Mar 2021

Needs of Living Things on the Farm

August – June

All living things have basic needs.  Come discover what it takes to nurture the organisms big and small around the farm.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • 1.LS.1 Living things have basic needs, which are met by obtaining materials from the physical environment.
  • 1.LS.2: Living things survive only in environments that meet their needs.

Indiana and NGSS Standards:

  •  1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
  • 1-LS1-2. Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • History – Heritage: The ways basic human needs are met have changed over time.
  • Geography – Human Systems: Diverse cultural practices address basic human needs in various ways and may change over time.
  • Economics – Scarcity: Wants are unlimited and resources are limited. Individuals make choices because they cannot have everything they want.

Vocabulary:

Living, nonliving, adaptations, habitat

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