Primary Programs - Upper Thames River Conservation Authority

Fanshawe Outdoor Education Centre – Primary Programs (1‐3) Grade Program and Details CHRISTMAS FOR THE ANIMALS 1 1 Fanshawe CA Nov/Dec 1.5 hours in length $6/student ($100 minimum fee) SPRING SENSATIONS Fanshawe CA May/June 2 hours in length $6/student ($100 minimum fee) Curriculum and Overall Expectations (OE) Science & Technology Needs and Characteristics of Living Things OE2: Investigate needs and characteristics of plants and animals, including humans. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding of the basic needs and characteristics of plants and animals, including humans. Daily and Seasonal Changes OE1: Assess the impact of daily and seasonal changes on living things, including humans. OE2: Investigate daily and seasonal changes. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding of what daily and seasonal changes are and of how these changes affect living things. Health & Physical Activity Active Living OEA1: Participate actively and regularly in a wide variety of physical activities, and demonstrate an understanding of factors that encourage lifelong participation in physical activity. OEA3: Demonstrate responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others as they participate in physical activities.
Science & Technology Needs and Characteristics of Living Things OE1: Assess the role of humans in maintaining a healthy environment. OE2: Investigate needs and characteristics of plants and animals, including humans. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding of the basic needs and characteristics of plants and animals, including humans. Daily and Seasonal Changes OE1: Assess the impact of daily and seasonal changes on living things, including humans. OE2: Investigate daily and seasonal changes. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding of what daily and seasonal changes are and of how these changes affect living things. Health & Physical Activity Active Living OEA1: Participate actively and regularly in a wide variety of physical activities, and demonstrate an understanding of factors that encourage lifelong participation in physical activity. OEA3: Demonstrate responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others as they participate in physical activities. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority – www.thamesriver.on.ca – Inspiring a Healthy Environment Fanshawe Outdoor Education Centre – Primary Programs (1‐3) Grade Program and Details 1 FABULOUS FALL Fanshawe CA Sept/Oct 2 hours in length $6/student ($100 minimum fee) FLAP ‘N’ MAP 1 Fanshawe CA May/June & Sept/Oct 2 hours in length $6/student ($100 minimum fee) Butterfly Garden plants donated by Heeman Greenhouses Curriculum and Overall Expectations (OE) Science & Technology Needs and Characteristics of Living Things OE1: Assess the role of humans in maintaining a healthy environment. OE2: Investigate needs and characteristics of plants and animals, including humans. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding of the basic needs and characteristics of plants and animals, including humans. Daily and Seasonal Changes OE1: Assess the impact of daily and seasonal changes on living things, including humans. OE2: Investigate daily and seasonal changes. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding of what daily and seasonal changes are and of how these changes affect living things. Health & Physical Activity Active Living OEA1: Participate actively and regularly in a wide variety of physical activities, and demonstrate an understanding of factors that encourage lifelong participation in physical activity. OEA3: Demonstrate responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others as they participate in physical activities. Science & Technology Needs and Characteristics of Living Things OE1: Assess the role of humans in maintaining a healthy environment. OE2: Investigate needs and characteristics of plants and animals, including humans. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding of the basic needs and characteristics of plants and animals, including humans. Daily and Seasonal Changes OE1: Assess the impact of daily and seasonal changes on living things, including humans. OE2: Investigate daily and seasonal changes. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding of what daily and seasonal changes are and of how these changes affect living things. Social Studies People and Environments: The Local Community OEB2: Use the social studies inquiry process to investigate some aspects of the interrelationship between people and different natural and built features of their local community, with a focus on significant short‐ and long‐term effects of this interrelationship OEB3: Describe significant aspects of their community, with reference to different areas, services, and natural and built features, demonstrating an understanding of some basic ways of describing location and measuring distance. Spatial Literacy A: Map Elements. B: Spatial Representation. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority – www.thamesriver.on.ca – Inspiring a Healthy Environment Fanshawe Outdoor Education Centre – Primary Programs (1‐3) Grade Program and Details 2 2 Curriculum and Overall Expectations (OE) POND & PLANTATION Fanshawe CA May/June & Sept/Oct 2 hours in length $6/student ($100 minimum fee) Science & Technology Growth and Changes in Animals OE1: Assess ways in which animals have an impact on society and the environment, and ways in which humans have an impact upon animals and the places where they live. OE2: Investigate similarities and differences in the characteristics of various animals. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding that animals grow and change and have distinct characteristics. Air and Water in the Environment OE1: Assess ways in which the actions of humans have an impact on the quality of air and water, and ways in which the quality of air and water has an impact on living things. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which air and water are used by living things to help them meet their basic needs. FLAP ‘N’ MAP Fanshawe CA May/June & Sept/Oct 2 hours in length $6/student ($100 minimum fee) Butterfly Garden plants donated by Heeman Greenhouses Science & Technology Growth and Changes in Animals OE1: Assess ways in which animals have an impact on society and the environment, and ways in which humans have an impact upon animals and the places where they live. OE2: Investigate similarities and differences in the characteristics of various animals. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding that animals grow and change and have distinct characteristics. Social Studies People and Environments: Global Communities OEB1: Describe some similarities and differences in the ways in which people in two or more communities in different parts of the world meet their needs and have adapted to the location, climate, and physical features of their regions. OEB3: Identify and locate various physical features and selected communities around the world, and describe some aspects of people’s ways of life in those communities. Spatial Literacy A: Map Elements. B: Spatial Representation. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority – www.thamesriver.on.ca – Inspiring a Healthy Environment Fanshawe Outdoor Education Centre – Primary Programs (1‐3) Grade Program and Details 2 RIVER SAFETY Outreach: In‐class March/April 1 hour in length Free: Funded by local community groups ($150/class if not sponsored) GET THE DIRT ON SOIL 3 Fanshawe CA May/June & Sept/Oct 2 hours in length $6/student ($100 minimum fee) PLANT STUDIES 3 Fanshawe CA May/June & Sept/Oct 2 hours in length $6/student ($100 minimum fee) Curriculum and Overall Expectations (OE) Science & Technology Properties of Liquids and Solids OE1: Assess ways in which the uses of liquids and solids can have an impact on society and the environment. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding of the properties of liquids and solids. Air and Water in the Environment OE1: Assess ways in which the actions of humans have an impact on the quality of air and water, and ways in which the quality of air and water has an impact on living things. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which air and water are used by living things to help them meet their basic needs. Health & Physical Activity Active Living OE3: Demonstrate responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others as they participate in physical activities. Science & Technology Soils in the Environment OE1: Assess the impact of soils on society and the environment, and of society and the environment on soils. OE2: Investigate the composition and characteristics of different soils. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding of the composition of soils, the types of soils, and the relationship between soils and other living things. Science & Technology Growth and Changes in Plants OE1: Assess ways in which plants have an impact on society and the environment, and ways in which human activity has an impact on plants and plant habitats. OE2: Investigate similarities and differences in the characteristics of various plants, and ways in which the characteristics of plants relate to the environment in which they grow. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding that plants grow and change and have distinct characteristics. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority – www.thamesriver.on.ca – Inspiring a Healthy Environment Fanshawe Outdoor Education Centre – Primary Programs (1‐3) Grade Program and Details FLAP ‘N’ MAP 3 Fanshawe CA May/June & Sept/Oct 2 hours in length $6/student ($100 minimum fee) Butterfly Garden plants donated by Heeman Greenhouses Curriculum and Overall Expectations (OE) Science & Technology Growth and Changes in Plants OE1: Assess ways in which plants have an impact on society and the environment, and ways in which human activity has an impact on plants and plant habitats. OE2: Investigate similarities and differences in the characteristics of various plants, and ways in which the characteristics of plants relate to the environment in which they grow. OE3: Demonstrate an understanding that plants grow and change and have distinct characteristics. Social Studies Spatial Literacy A: Map Elements. B: Spatial Representation. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority – www.thamesriver.on.ca – Inspiring a Healthy Environment