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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.ESS3.1. Science affects everyday life
  • 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

    26 Feb 2021

    Nature Recycling

    August-June

    In nature, materials are recycled through a variety of processes with the help of fungus, bacteria, and invertebrates. Humans can also play a vital role in recycling. Students will explore the similarities and differences between natural and human recycling while experiencing the diverse habitats at Greenacres.

    Ohio Science Standards:

    • PS Grade 1: Properties of objects and materials can change.
    • LS Grade 1: Living things have basic needs, which are met by obtaining materials from the physical environment.

    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.

    Social Studies Standards:

    • Government Strand: Civic Participation and Skills: Individuals have responsibility to take action toward the achievement of common goals in homes, schools and communities and are accountable for those actions.
    • Economics Strand: Scarcity: Wants are unlimited and resources are limited. Individuals make choices because they cannot have everything they want.
    • Economics Strand: Production and Consumption: People produce and consume goods and services in the community.

      Video Introduction and Vocabulary:

      waste, reduce, reuse, recycle, landfill, decomposer, compost, cycle

      26 Feb 2021

      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)

      Ohio Science Standards:

      • SIPA Grade K-2: Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses.
      • ESS Grade K: Weather changes are long-term and short-term.
      • LS Grade K: Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.

      NGSS Standards:

      • 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.LS1.1: Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

      Ohio Social Studies Standards:

      • History Strand: Historical Thinking and Skills: Personal history can be shared through stories and pictures.
      • Geography Strand: Human Systems: Humans depend on and impact the physical environment in order to supply food, clothing and shelter.

      Video Introduction and Vocabulary:

      spiles, sap, gallons, sugar shack, sugar bush, evaporation, tap, sapsucker

      26 Feb 2021

      Nature Exploration: Journaling

      August-June

      Give your students the chance to slow down and focus their attention on nature. Students will write, draw and count or measure what they see around them as they visit different ecosystems at Greenacres. This program can be used to inspire creativity and knowledge of the natural world through drawing, writing poems or story telling

      Ohio Science Standards:

      • SWK Grade 6-8: Science is a way of knowing about the world around us based on evidence from experimentation and observations.
      • LS Grade 6: Living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function.

      Ohio Language Arts Standards:

      • W.6.3-Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

      Ohio Social Studies Standards:

      • SS Grade 6: Government- Different perspectives on a topic can be obtained from a variety of historic and contemporary sources. Sources can be examined for accuracy.

      Vocabulary:

      observation, exploration, investigation 

      Introduction: CLICK HERE for a poster from a Greenacres educator

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