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28 Feb 2021

Stream Geology

August-June

This program focuses on the power and force of running water as it shapes our dynamic Earth. Students will investigate the physical features of a stream, collect and analyze stream flow data, and discover how human activities have impacted stream ecosystems.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • ESS Grade 8: A combination of constructive and destructive geologic processes formed Earth’s surface.
  • ESS Grade 8: Evidence of the dynamic changes of Earth’s surface through time is found in the geologic record.

NGSS Standards:

  • MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales
  • MS-ESS2-4. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
  • MS-ESS3-1. Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes
  • MS-ESS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • SS Grade 8: Geography – Modern and historical maps and other geographic tools are used to analyze how historic events are shaped by geography.

Vocabulary:

erosion, deposition, rate of flow, water cycle, ordovician fossils

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

28 Feb 2021

Maps and Topography

August-June

Maps come in all shapes and sizes and they are useful in many different ways. Students will explore how land surfaces are represented on different styles of flat and topographic maps as well as how different maps are used.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • SS Grade 5: Geography – Globes and other geographic tools can be used to gather, process and report information about people, places and environments. Cartographers decide which information to include in maps.

NGSS Standards:

  • 5-ESS2-1. Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact. 

Vocabulary:

topography, contours, scale, legend, symbol, degrees, orientation

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

28 Feb 2021

Nature Exploration: Native Species

August-June

This program engages students in a hand-on exploration of our local natural spaces. Students will dive into the world of native plant and animal species found in southern Ohio. Students will explore Greenacres’ native species populations and natural habitats.  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 5: Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.
  • SS Grade 5: Geography- Political, environmental, social and economic factors cause people, products and ideas to move from place to place in the Western Hemisphere and results in diversity.

NGSS Science Standards:

  • 5-PS3-1. 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-ESS3-1. Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.

Vocabulary:

observation, native species, invasive species, population

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

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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