Standard: Science

27 Jan 2023

Variety of Life on the Farm

August-June 

What makes a fruit a fruit? Why do farmers select the livestocks and plants they grow? Join us for a look around the farm and see for yourself!

Standards:

    • Ohio
      • 4.LS.1 Changes in an organism’s environment are sometimes beneficial to its survival and sometimes harmful.
      • 4-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
    • Social Studies
      • 10. The economic development of the United States continues to influence and be influenced by agriculture, industry and natural resources in Ohio
      • 12. People have modified the environment throughout history resulting in both positive and negative consequences in Ohio and the United States

Vocabulary:

Customized based on your classroom curriculum and field trip objectives

26 Jan 2023

Maple Syrup

January 29 – February 23

Maple sugaring is the tradition of making maple syrup from sap gathered from maple trees in late winter/early spring.  Many animals (and people) are benefited by using the sap of the maple trees. Plan to visit our sugar bush at Greenacres as you experience with your senses how maple sap is turned into syrup. (January 29 – February 23, 2024)

Standards:

  • SWK Grade 6-8: Science is a way of knowing about the world around us based on evidence from experimentation and observations.
  • SS Grade 6:  Economics- When selecting items to buy, individuals can weigh costs and benefits and compare the price and quality of available goods and services.

Vocabulary: Spiles, Sap, Gallons, Sugar Shack, Sugar Bush, Evaporation, Tap, Sapsucker

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

28 Feb 2022

Food on the Farm

August-June 

Get a solid understanding of where our food comes from and how we grow it on our working farm. We will investigate and learn growing practices of livestock, flowers and produce from our pastures to the greenhouse and the gardens.

Standards:

    • Ohio
      • K.LS.1: Living things have specific characteristics and traits.
      • 1.ESS.1: The sun is the principal source of energy.
      • 2.LS.1: Living things cause changes on Earth.
      • 3.LS.3: Plants and animals have life cycles that are part of their adaptations for survival in their natural environments.
      • 5.LS.1 Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.
      • 7.LS.2 In any particular biome, the number, growth and survival of organisms and populations depend on biotic and abiotic factors. Elements can be organized by properties
    • NGSS
      • K-ESS3-1. Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
      • 1-ESS1-2. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
      • 2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
      • 3-LS2-1. Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
      • 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.
      • 5-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.


Vocabulary:

Farming, livestock, produce, pasture, greenhouse, ecosystem, biotic, abiotic, biodiversity, habitats

28 Feb 2022

Modern Small Scale Farming

August-June 

Join us as we investigate the meaning of Sustainable Agriculture!  Learn how we can establish productive farmland for future generations by utilizing our natural world to guide our farming methods.

Standards:

    • Ohio
      • 6.LS.4 Living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function.
      • ENV.ER.1: Energy resources
      • ENV.ER.4: Soil and land
      • ENV.GP.4: Sustainability
      • ENV.GP.7: Food production and availability

    • NGSS
      • MS-LS2-5. Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services
      • MS-ESS2-1. Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
      • MS-LS2-2. Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
      • HS-LS2-7. Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.

Vocabulary:

Farming, sustainable agriculture, methods, structure, function, soil, energy resources, biodiversity, ecosystem, cycle, organism

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