Standard: Science

24 Feb 2021

Life at the Stream

April-October

Exploring nature is an important part of developing a relationship with our environment. Streams are an essential resource to many Ohio plants and animals, including humans.  Take time to discover the stream at Greenacres and make observations as we look for plants and animals that call it home.

Standards:

Ohio

    • LS Grade 2: Living things cause changes on Earth.
    • LS Grade 2: Some kinds of individuals that once lived on Earth have completely disappeared, although they were something like others that are alive today.

NGSS

    • 2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
    • 2-ESS2-3. Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid

Video Introduction and Vocabulary:

macroinvertebrates, fossil, extinct, habitat

18 Feb 2021

Basic Needs of Living Things

August-June

Plants and animals require food, water, shelter, space, and air to survive. We will explore how those basic needs are met in each habitat at Greenacres.

Standards:

Ohio

  • LS Grade K: Living things are different from nonliving things.
  • LS Grade K: Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.

NGSS

  • 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.

Video Introduction and Vocabulary:

habitat, living, nonliving, food, water, shelter, space, air

18 Feb 2021

Life at the Pond

April – October

Exploring nature is an important part of developing a relationship with our environment. Ponds are an essential resource to many Ohio plants and animals. Students will make observations, while visiting the pond at Greenacres, and discover what creatures call this habitat home.

Standards:

Ohio

  • LS Grade K: Living things are different from nonliving things.
  • LS Grade K: Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.

NGSS

  • K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
  • K-ESS2-2. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
  • K-ESS3-3. Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

Video Introduction and Vocabulary:

observation, living, nonliving, compare

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