Standard: Science

28 Feb 2021

Fossils

August-June

Take a look at the history of Ohio’s land through its ancient ancestors. Learn about a distant past where trilobites and other ancient species ruled the waters of the Ordovician period.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • LS Grade 4: Fossils can be compared to one another and to present day organisms according to their similarities and differences.

NGSS Standards:

  • 4-ESS1-1. Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
  • 4-ESS2-1. Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

Vocabulary:

erosion, deposition, sediment, Ordovician fossils, glacial erratic, limestone, shale

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

28 Feb 2021

Erosion and Weathering

August-June

In Ohio, our rivers and streams tell a story. Changes in the landscape are caused by weathering of rock and soil, and by transportation and deposition of sediments. Students will explore the process of erosion and look for signs of weathering here at Greenacres.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • ESS Grade 4: Earth’s surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.
  • ESS Grade 4: The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.
  • ESS Grade 4: The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.

NGSS Standards:

  • 4-ESS1-1. Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
  • 4-ESS2-1. Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

Vocabulary:

erosion, weathering, deposition, sediment, landform

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

28 Feb 2021

Nature Exploration: Wildlife Tracking

August – June

This program engages students in a hands-on exploration of Ohio’s natural areas. Students will become nature detectives searching for tracks and signs that are clues about animals’ lives. This is an ideal program for a first time visit to Greenacres or for students to become more comfortable in nature.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • LS Grade 3: Individuals of the same kind differ in their traits and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing.
  • SIPA Grade 3-5: Develop and communicate descriptions, models, explanations and predictions.
    SIPA Grade 3-5: Think critically and ask questions about the observations and explanations of others.

NGSS Standards:

  • 3-LS2-1. Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
  • 3-LS3-2. Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment

    Video Introduction and Vocabulary:

    sign, scat, track, evidence, adaptation, survival, habitat

    28 Feb 2021

    Natural Resources

    August – June

    Humans have always relied on nature for their everyday needs. Join us as we learn all about the nonliving natural resources at Greenacres. We will observe the unique characteristics of resources such as water, air, rock, soil and energy to discover how they are used by living things.

    Ohio Science Standards:

    • ESS Grade 3: Earth’s nonliving resources have specific properties.
    • ESS Grade 3: Earth’s resources can be used for energy.
    • ESS Grade 3: Some of Earth’s resources are limited.

    NGSS Standards:

    • 3-LS4-4. Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.

    Social Studies Standards:

    • Geography Strand: Places and Regions: Daily life is influenced by the agriculture, industry and natural resources in different communities.
    • Geography Strand: Human Systems: Evidence of positive and negative human modification of the environment can be observed in the local community.
    • Economics Strand: Scarcity: Individuals must make decisions because of the scarcity of resources. Making a decision involves a trade-off.

     

      Poster and Vocabulary:

      living, nonliving, natural resource, observation, soil, water, air

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