FELC 5th Grade Education Programs
” Most programs last 60-120 minutes in duration and can be adjusted to fit your schedule “
Denotes programs we can bring to your classroom
SCIENCE
AMAZING ANIMALS
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| Using the Center’s animals, students will learn how all animals have special features that help them survive in their habitat. Students will have the opportunity to touch a variety of animals. |
| Academic standard addressed: Life Sciences 5-4
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FIELD HIKE
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| Explore, examine, and experience the farm, forests, fields, and wetlands here at FELC. The focus of this class is ecology, and we will customize the program for each school Common themes for the hikes are natural cycles, interdependence, plants, animals, wildflowers, habitat, predator/prey relationships, forestry or any other topic of interest. |
| Academic standard addressed: Life Sciences 5-4
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TREE CRUISING
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| Discover one of Ohio’s greatest natural resource: trees. The students explore the hundreds of ways people have used trees in the past as well as in the present. Through field study and guided woodland hikes the students receive a better understanding of how trees function, the benefits of trees, identification clues, and forest management practices. We will explore history, folklore, uses, and the identification of many species of trees.Academic Standards Addressed: Earth and Space 5-6 Life Science 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4 Science Tech. 5-1 Measurement Standard 5-1 Geometry and Spatial Sense 5-4 History 5-3
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HABITAT
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| Explore different habitats to see what makes each one special. Hike in the woods, fields, and wetlands at the FELC as we examine the food, water, shelter, and space available to the animals in each unique environment. |
Academic standard addressed: Life Sciences 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4
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EVERYBODY EATS
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| Explore the differences among herbivores, carnivores, omnivores. We will examine teeth arrangement, eye placement, and skull patterns shared among herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and the reasons behind these patterns. Through role-play activities, learners will also learn about and experience a variety of predator/prey relationships, by becoming a predator or prey. |
Academic standard addressed: Life Sciences 5-1, 5-2, 5-3
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WILD OVER WETLANDS
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| Explore the reasons why wetlands are an essential part of our world and a unique ecosystem. Discover the important role wetlands play in keeping our environment healthy. Hike to our wetlands and find out what is so special about these wet places we know as swamps, ponds, bogs, estuaries, and puddles. |
| Academic standard addressed: Life Sciences 5-4
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GOING GREEN
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| Learners are guided through explorations about how to live in a more environmentally friendly manner. We will elaborate on the three R’s, renewable and non-renewable resources. We will introduce easy ways anyone can begin to reduce their waste, learn what items they can recycle in their local community, and find fun ways to reuse items normally thrown away. Activities include a green shopping trip, a sorting relay race, and crafts made from items we can reuse.
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Academic standard addressed: Earth and Space Science 5-5, 5-6 Science Tech. 5-1, 5-3
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NATURE’S RECYCLERS
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| Discover first-hand how nature recycles, because nothing is wasted in nature. We will explore a rotting log and meet and learn about the producers, consumers, and decomposers in that small ecosystem. |
Academic standard addressed: Life Sciences 5-1, 5-2. 5-3
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WEATHER
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| Learn to read, interpret, and use tools to measure different aspects of weather, such as temperature, pressure, and wind speed. Discover why we have seasons and participate in activities to help students gain an understanding of weather patterns. |
Academic standard addressed: Earth and Space 5-1
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MATH
ORIENTEERING
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| Develop, learn, and practice the skills of using a directional compass and how to measure distances by pace. Learners will use these new skills to create their own compass course. Furthermore, the students may learn to read a topographic map in conjunction with a compass. |
Academic standard addressed:Geography 5-1, 5-6 Measurement Standard 5-7
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DISTANT MYSTERIES
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| Unlock the power of the human mid. In Distant Mysteries students develop skills using basic mathematics, geometry and algebraic skills to measure buildings, trees, rivers, time, and direction without rulers, tape measures, watches and compasses. The students use themselves and tools at hand as measuring instruments to solve the mysteries. |
Academic standard addressed: Measurement Standard: 5-1, 5-6, 5-7 Geometry and Spatial Standard: 5-1, 5-4, 5-7
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GEOMETRY IN 3D
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| This is a program that combines art and math. Using mathematical instruments such as a drawing compass, protractor, and ruler the learners will create a 2 dimensional pattern in which they will eventually create a colorful artistic expression. Using wood, nails, and colorful string the students will build a colorful 3 dimensional art piece from their 2 dimensional pattern. They leave the program with an understanding of the mathematical terms: angles, radius, diameter, circumference. center point, and ray
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Academic Standards addressed: Measurement Standard: 5-1, 5-7 Geometry and Spatial Sense: 5-1, 5-2, 5-7
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COMPASS TREASURE HUNT
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| Learn, develop, and practice the skills of how to read and use a directional compass, follow bearings, and measure distances by pacing. Use these new found skills to find the treasure hidden on the grounds of FELC. This class combines mathematics, compass reading, problem solving and a treasure hunt! The students learn how to measure distances in feet using their pace and how to use a directional compass effectively. |
Academic Standards addressed: Measurement Standard 5-7
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GROUP COOPERATION
TEAMBUILDING
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Learners will work together with other classmates to develop, practice, and enhance their communication, trust, leadership,
teamwork and problem solving skills. The students are challenged with various initiatives they must overcome and solve as a team. The challenges are designed to progressively increase in difficulty throughout the duration the program. |
Academic Standards addressed: Social Studies Skills and Methods 5-9a, 5-9b, 5-9c, 5-9d, 5-9e, 5-9f, 5-9g
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SHELTERS
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| The students learn several types of shelters, insulation and some physical hints to follow when building a shelter. Learners will work together in small groups to construct a survival shelter in our woods. This class is an excellent extension for those reading Hatchet or My Side of the Mountain. |
Academic Standards addressed: Physical Sciences 5-2 People in Societies 5-1
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SOCIAL STUDIES
NATIVE AMERICAN GAMES
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Examine and learn about Native American life through the games that were played hundreds of years ago. Discover the important
skills that were learned by Native American children through game play. The learners will participate in a variety of games the Native Americans played along with the history and the valuable lessons behind them, such as: how to hunt, how to stalk, how to fight, and how to have fun. |
Academic Standards addressed:
History 5-2
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ALPHA/BETA
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Discover and explore how we view different cultures. Learners are plunged into a role-play of the culture of the planet they represent. During the activity, the students are sent to “the other planet” and experience what it is like to be in a place where the culture is completely different. At the end of role-play, both groups reunite to discuss: how they felt in the other culture, assumptions about the other culture, and the truth about the other culture. This class emphasizes how to avoid stereotyping individuals and reveals methods the students can use to make people new to their own culture feel more welcome and comfortable.
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Academic Standards addressed:
People in Society 5-1
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Pricing and Contact Information
Prices for Classes range from $3 to $8 per student depending on site location, numbers, and classes.
Contact FELC Eduactor Sr. Shirley Shafranek for available dates and pricing information at 419.448.7485 or emailearthliteracy@felctiffin.org
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