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Jones Farm Education - Curriculum OverviewsReturn to Jones Farm Youth Education Grade K: Everybody Needs a HomeThis half day visit at the Jones Farm will include an exploration of how plants and animals help each other to live together in various homes or habitats. Students will visit two stations at the farm: the meadow and woodland, and will observe a collection of live animal specimens found on the farm. Grade 1: Natural Resources: Meeting Our NeedsDuring this visit to the George Jones Farm, students will identify natural resources and discover ways people can use these gifts from nature. They will visit the organic garden to learn what is grown there and what happens to the produce when it leaves the farm. They learn the difference between a natural and man made resources.They will visit the straw bale building to view its construction and visit the beehive to learn about honey and beeswax production. The farm visit will reinforce map reading skills using a map of the farm. Grade 2: Exploring Ohio Plants and AnimalStudents will become explorers and scientists looking for evidence of Ohio animals and observing their interrelationship with plants in a woodland and meadow. Students will discover the characteristics of and compare a woodland and meadow. Students will also observe a working organic garden and explore how animals can help and harm the garden. Grade 3: Discovering Soil in Nature and the GardenThis visit at the Jones Farm will include three learning activities to study the characteristics of various components of soil. Focus will be on composting in a garden setting and by worms in vemicompost bins. Students will compare and contrast these processes of composting in the garden with decomposition in natural environments. Grade 4: Plants in Nature and the GardenThis visit at the Jones Farm will include three learning activities: a visit to a working beehive with a beekeeper, a visit to a meadow habitat, and a visit to the garden. The emphasis will be on identifying the characteristics of the meadow and garden, and exploring the nature of plants and the interrelationship between plants and honeybees. The students will be able to find plants in various stages of a plant life cycle in natural habitats and a garden setting, and will compare plant structures by observation and sketching. Students will be able to explain the basic steps of pollination by honeybees, and identify on a diagram the important structures of the bee and flower. Grade 5: Searching for Clues in Natural EcosystemsThis visit at the Jones Farm will include a scavenger hunt through the meadow and woodland stations. Students will spend the majority of the visit completing hands on investigations at the wetland cell station. The emphasis will be on identifying characteristics of ecosystems and the interdependence of plants and animals in an ecosystem. Students will be able to identify food chains and how they differ in each ecosystem. They will also reflect on the changes in ecosystem and how man plays a part in the changes. Students will sketch, observe, and interact with nature. |
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