The Community Education Program of University Circle Inc. presents:
LEAD: Linking Education and Discovery
Program Offerings for the 2017-2018 Academic Year
Table of Contents LEAD and Circle Expeditions ...... 3 Circle Expeditions: a special experience for third and fourth graders ...... 3 How to Sign Up ...... 4 LEAD and Circle Expeditions Program Guidelines ...... 4 LEAD Program Offerings ...... 5 Cleveland Botanical Garden ...... 5 The Cleveland Clinic ...... 7 Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society ...... 8 Cleveland Museum of Art ...... 10 Cleveland Museum of Natural History ...... 12 Dunham Tavern Museum ...... 16 Lake View Cemetery ...... 17 Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage ...... 18 Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland ...... 19 Nature Center at Shaker Lakes ...... 20 Circle Expeditions: Third and Fourth Grade Offerings ...... 21
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LEAD and Circle Expeditions Linking Education and Discovery for over 40 years
Linking Education and Discovery (LEAD) has been UCI’s flagship community education program for over 40 years, providing thousands of K -8 students in Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) with engaging and enriching learning experiences through visits to Circle -area museums, gardens, and performing arts institutions. University Circle Inc. is thrilled to provide LEAD and Circle Expeditions participants with no -cost educational field trip o pportunities to museums and other institutions in and around University Circle.
Two different program models are offered to 14 schools within a three-mile radius of University Circle. The single-visit LEAD program for grades K-2 and 5-8 enables teachers in grades K, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8 to select one program from the catalog per school year free of charge; Students in grades 3 and 4 are eligible for Circle Expeditions, a special multi-visit experience. Transportation is also provided. Pre-K classes are not eligible for LEAD programs.
Both LEAD and Circle Expeditions require a teacher evaluation form to be completed after the program. Teachers participating in Circle Expeditions are encouraged to participate in our post- program school visit as part of our 2017-2018 program evaluation.
This experience-based program supports the understanding and retention of core school curricular content by focusing the collections and instructional resources of University Circle institutions on the State of Ohio Content Standards. By connecting CMSD students with the Circle’s cultural resources, we can enrich classroom learning, cultivate sustained learning behaviors, and support future audiences for cultural programs.
Circle Expeditions: a special experience for third and fourth graders
Third and fourth grade classes from participating Circle-area schools are invited to join us for Circle Expeditions, a unique, three-trip experience within the LEAD program. Teachers in those grades can choose three experiences from a selection of institutions designed to support math and science learning at that level.
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How to Sign Up
New this year, teachers can complete the sign-up process online at www.universitycircle.org/LEAD. Please review the following information, and complete the LEAD program request form as soon as possible, as trips will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Requests can be made at any point in the year, but please give 30 days to process all requests.
Please feel free to contact Arin Miller-Tait, LEAD and Circle Expeditions program manager, with any questions or concern you may have at 216-707-5014 or [email protected].
LEAD and Circle Expeditions Program Guidelines
Listed below are some general guidelines to help you get to your destination safely and get the most out of your visit!
Trip Confirmation: The classroom teacher and principal will receive an emailed confirmation verifying the location, date, pick-up time, program time and length, and program title. The classroom teacher and principal will each receive a reminder 7-10 days prior to the scheduled program date.
Pick Up Time: The University Circle bus will be at your school at the time listed on your confirmation. Please have your students ready to board the bus at this time; our drivers have tight schedules, and may have to leave to make another pick up. If that happens, the driver will return, but your class will not have the full scheduled time for their program.
Name Tags: Please have a nametag for each student. This will be helpful for the bus driver and the museum educator.
Supervision: Teachers and adult chaperones are required on all field trips; a good rule of thumb is one adult for every ten students, but a minimum of one additional adult is required in case your group needs to be split in half.
Appropriate Behavior: Please remind students of basic museum etiquette before your trip: maintain low “inside” speaking voices, refrain from touching walls, paintings, and artifacts unless invited to do so, and be prepared to follow educators’ instructions.
Appropriate Attire/Equipment: If your program is outdoors, be sure that students are prepared with appropriate outerwear and shoes/boots; please bring any requested supplies.
4 | P a g e LEAD Program Offerings Teachers should select ONE first choice, one second choice, and one third choice program for grades K-2 and 5-8. Assignments will be made on a first-come, first-served basis.
Cleveland Botanical Garden
Is it Alive? Duration: I hour Students will develop a set of criteria for distinguishing between living and non-living things while exploring the unique ecosystems in our indoor What to expect: Grade Level: glasshouses and/or outdoor gardens. Students will review the basic needs Gallery/observation K 5 of living organisms and discover the importance of both living and non- Gallery/exploration 1 6 living things within a habitat. Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Living things are different from nonliving things. Living things include anything that is alive or has ever been alive. Living things have specific characteristics and traits. Living things grow and reproduce. Living things are found almost everywhere in the world. There are somewhat different kinds in different places. Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival. Living things are made up of a variety of structures. Some of these structures and behaviors influence their survival.
Butterflies in the Garden Duration: I hour Discover the wondrous life cycle of a butterfly and then observe each stage first-hand in the Costa Rica glasshouse. What to expect: Grade Level: Gallery/observation K 5 Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Life Science Content Statements: Living things have basic needs, which are met by obtaining materials from the physical environment. Living things survive only in environments that meet their needs.
Plants and Me Duration: I hour Discover the diverse ways in which people use plants in everyday life, from cotton for clothing to flour for bread. Then, plant a seed to take home that What to expect: Grade Level: will grow in to a plant used for clothing, food, or beauty. After, explore the Gallery/observation K 5 Hershey Children’s Garden (March-October) and/or the glasshouses to find Gallery/exploration 1 6 examples of plants that people use. Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Living things are different from non-living things.
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Food Chains and Food Webs Duration: 1 hour Explore how organisms interact and ultimately obtain energy from the sun. After reviewing the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers, What to expect: Grade Level: students will create a life-sized food web to illustrate energy flow through Gallery/observation K 5 an ecosystem. Then, visit the glasshouses to see food webs in action. Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Grade 5 -- Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem. All of the processes that take place within organisms require energy. Grade 7 -- Matter is transferred continuously between one organism to another and between organisms and their physical environments. In any particular biome, the number, growth and survival of organisms and populations depend on biotic and abiotic factors.
Plant Adaptations Duration: 1 hour Visit the Madagascar and Costa Rica glasshouses to discover the unique and interesting ways plants and animals have adapted to live in these What to expect: Grade Level: vastly different and extreme environments. Gallery/observation K 5 Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Grade 7 -- Matter is transferred continuously between one organism to another and between organisms and their physical environments. In any particular biome, the number, growth and survival of organisms and populations depend on biotic and abiotic factors.
Symbiotic Relationships Duration: 1 hour Visit the Madagascar Spiny Desert and the Costa Rica Cloud Forest to discover amazing and complex examples of mutualism, commensalism, What to expect: Grade Level: and parasitism. Gallery/observation K 5 Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Grade 5 Life Science Content Statement: Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.
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How The Cleveland Clinic, Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation, Duration: 2 Hours and the Opportunity Corridor are Changing the Face of Cleveland This program is an opportunity for students to learn about “community” through an experience within the historic Fairfax neighborhood. This 60- What to expect: Grade Level: minute session examines the dynamic relationship with the Fairfax Gallery/observation K 5 Renaissance Development Corporation and The Cleveland Clinic as they Gallery/exploration 1 6 evolve through the Opportunity Corridor and related projects. This effort Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 will have a huge impact on how the region looks and feels by the time Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 current students are ready to enter college or go forward with their chosen Lab/studio/hands-on 4 professions.
This will be a tremendous opportunity to educate and engage students as to what makes their community so special.
Sessions will be held at the Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation and the Cleveland Clinic’s Langston Hughes Community Health Education Center. Presenters will be representatives from Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
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History on the Move Duration: 60 Minutes How has transportation changed over time? How have the designs, looks, and safety features of land, air, and water vehicles changed? Students are What to expect: Grade Level: surrounded by cars, bikes, airplanes, and boats from long ago as they Gallery/observation K 5 explore, observe, compare, and contrast these vehicles to present-day Gallery/exploration 1 6 modes of transportation using the exhibit Setting the World in Motion. Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Students build model vehicles using building sets and maneuver Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 themselves through a road course while they practice observing present- day traffic signs. Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Transportation, Cleveland History
Duration: 60-min or 90-min programs In the Backyard of History available In this hands-on exhibit designed just for kids, students discover through play with an interactive West Side Market, building area, dress-up corner, What to expect: Grade Level: old fashioned toys and chores sections, and a play house! Students explore Gallery/observation K 5 the concept of family roots and what life was like for children growing up in Gallery/exploration 1 6 the past. Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4 Content Standards: Cleveland History
In the Time and Place Space Duration: 2 Hours How have the people of Northeast Ohio changed what they wear, how they cook, how they travel, how they see at night, and how they build their What to expect: Grade Level: shelter over the past 200 years? Touch, arrange, build, select, compare, Gallery/observation K 5 contrast, and experiment at activity stations designed to show these Gallery/exploration 1 6 changes over time! Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4 Content Standards: Native Americans and Early Settlers, Transportation
Carousel Artist Duration: 2 Hours Using our Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel, students will use their awareness of a carousel horse style, theme, and stance to help them What to expect: Grade Level: create their own unique carousel horse. Gallery/observation K 5 Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Cleveland History
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Flight Duration: 2 Hours In our Crawford Auto Aviation Museum, students see and demonstrate the concepts of flight through various experiments and hands-on What to expect: Grade Level: demonstrations. Students learn the four forces of flight, the three axes of Gallery/observation K 5 flight, the anatomy of an airplane, and the various functions of airplanes Gallery/exploration 1 6 through time. Finally, students “participate” in Cleveland’s historic National Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Air Races by conducting paper airplane experiments using the scientific Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 method. Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: STEM/STEAM, Transportation
Moses Cleaveland Team-Building Challenge Duration: 90-min or 2-hr programs available In this team-building program, students work together to overcome puzzles and challenges inspired by the many obstacles faced by early settlers of the What to expect: Grade Level: Western Reserve. Through hands-on activities, students learn about how Gallery/observation K 5 pioneer groups planned for their trips, traveled to their destinations, Gallery/exploration 1 6 surveyed the land, and developed this area’s first cities, all while learning to Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 work collaboratively with their classmates. Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Grades 1-4: Mapping, Cleveland History Grades 5-8: Native Americans and Early Settlers, Mapping, Cleveland History
New in November: Carl and Louis Stokes: Making History Duration: 90-min or 2-hr programs available New program coming November 2017, based on our upcoming exhibit, Stokes: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future. What to expect: Grade Level: Immersed in the new Carl & Louis Stokes: Making History exhibit, students Gallery/observation K 5 will unpack primary source documents, photographs, film and a new series Gallery/exploration 1 6 of oral history interviews to explore the lives of Cleveland’s favorite brothers. Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Students will engage in games, simulations and conversations as they Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 investigate the history of voting rights in the United States, gerrymandering, Lab/studio/hands-on 4 as well as the impact and the legacy of the political careers of the Carl and Louis Stokes on Greater Cleveland, the region, and the United States. Companion classroom curriculum and primary source document access is provided for teachers.
Content Standards: Cleveland History, American Government
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Line, Shape, and Color Duration: 60 minutes Students enjoy the galleries with museum educators, and then try their hand at creating a process-based studio project. This class introduces the What to expect: Grade Level: basic elements of art through paintings and sculptures in the galleries. Gallery/observation K 5 Students will then use these concepts to create their own artworks from Gallery/exploration 1 6 materials such as cut paper, oil pastels, or watercolor. Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Visual Art, Mathematics
Portraits Duration: 60 minutes Students enjoy the galleries with museum educators, and then try their hand at creating a process-based studio project. Meet the men, women, What to expect: Grade Level: and children in the CMA galleries who represent different historical periods. Gallery/observation K 5 Students then create a mixed media self-portrait with a variety of materials Gallery/exploration 1 6 that reflects their personality. Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: History and Geography
Landscapes Duration: 90 Minutes Travel to different places and seasons by looking at landscape paintings from around the world. In an age-appropriate context, students will learn What to expect: Grade Level: how artists show depth and distance on a flat surface. Students will create Gallery/observation K 5 their own landscape in the studio using watercolor resist or collage. Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7
Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Life Sciences
Art in the Early Middle ages and the Armor Court Duration: 90 Minutes Good Knight! Students will learn about knights and the times in which they lived through examination of the armor they wore for protection and social What to expect: Grade Level: status. Students will create and embellish wearable examples from heavy Gallery/observation K 5 paper or make other art forms from the time period. Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7
Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: History and Geography
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Egyptian Art Duration: 90 Minutes Students will discover Egyptian Mummy cases, tomb wall carvings, and other ancient objects in our galleries. In the classroom, students will make What to expect: Grade Level: artwork inspired by Egyptian Art, such as a paper accessory inspired by a Gallery/observation K 5 sarcophagus. Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Geography and Government
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Duration: 90 Minutes Get to know the painters Monet, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Cezanne through the masterworks in our collection. Students will use impressionist What to expect: Grade Level: techniques and color theory to create a still life or landscape using chalk Gallery/observation K 5 pastels and paper. Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Life Sciences, History
Classical Art: Greece or Rome Duration: 90 Minutes After observing statues and various types of ceramics in our galleries, students will illustrate a Greek scene in the red or black figure ware style What to expect: Grade Level: on paper. Gallery/observation K 5 Gallery/exploration 1 6
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Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: History and Geography
Drawing in the Galleries Duration: 90 Minutes Students in grades 5-8 are permitted to sketch in the galleries of our permanent collection. A CMA instructor will help students transfer what What to expect: Grade Level: they see to pencil and paper. Choose one area of our collection; the group Gallery/observation K 5 must stay together. Paper and various pencils will be provided. Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Visual Art
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Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Duration: 60 minutes Starry, Starry Night Look to the sky as we observe the Sun, Moon and stars, and follow their movements. Learn about the Sun and how the energy it provides affects What to expect: Grade Level: weather here on Earth. Gallery/observation K 5 Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4 Other: Planetarium
Content Standards: Grade K -- Earth and Space Science: Daily and Seasonal Changes
Duration: 60 minutes Animals and Their Senses What do you see, smell, hear, feel and taste? Does a deer, an owl or an ant use their senses in the same ways? Explore which senses are used by What to expect: Grade Level: animals to survive in the wild and discover if those senses might be or may Gallery/observation K 5 not be as good as ours. Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Grade K -- Life Science: Physical and Behavioral Traits of Living Things
Duration: 60 minutes Staying Alive: Plant and Animal Adaptations The basic needs of all living things are much the same. When plants and animals live in different environments, their adaptations will help them meet What to expect: Grade Level: these needs. What are these needs and how do plants and animals obtain Gallery/observation K 5 them living in a variety of different environments? Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4 Content Standards: Grade 1 -- Life Science: Basic Needs of Living Things
Duration: 60 minutes Hidden Kingdoms Get an up-close look at bacteria and viruses and learn how the human body protects itself from these tiny invaders. Work with view scopes to study What to expect: Grade Level: magnified images of germs and experiment with a UV light and Glo-Germ Gallery/observation K 5 powder to test the effectiveness of different hand-washing techniques. Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4 Content Standards: Grade 1 -- Health - Standard 1 and 7
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The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs Duration: 60 minutes Dinosaurs. They’re big! But were they all big? They were green in color … Do we really know that? Many dinosaurs even had feathers! Be a paleontologist What to expect: Grade Level: as we discover how we know dinosaurs existed, how to tell the difference Gallery/observation K 5 between dinosaurs and reptiles and how to determine what adaptations Gallery/exploration 1 6 these strange and interesting animals had in order to meet their needs. By Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 the way, dinosaurs are in your neighborhood right now! Can you guess what Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 they are? Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Grade 2 -- Life Science: Interactions within Habitats
Duration: 60 minutes The Atmosphere Learn about the remarkable and ever-active envelope of air surrounding our planet. We’ll discuss the daily and seasonal changes of weather and What to expect: Grade Level: climate. Gallery/observation K 5 Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4 Other: Planetarium
Content Standards: Grade 2-- Earth and Space Science: The Atmosphere
Duration: 90 minutes Cycles in the System: Examining Ecosystems Throughout the world, the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) parts of our planet have always functioned together. Energy is transferred, nutrients are What to expect: Grade Level: cycled and organisms perform the roles to which they have adapted. Just how Gallery/observation K 5 intertwined all of these parts are affects the functions of the system. Gallery/exploration 1 6 Changes, both physical and biological effect the inhabitants. This program Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 visits ecosystems in Ohio and around the world, and even investigates Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 prehistoric ecosystems. NOTE: Modifications to this program can be made to Lab/studio/hands-on 4 fit 9-12 curriculum.
Content Standards: Grade 5 -- Life Science: Interactions within Ecosystems
Bodyworks Duration: 60 minutes What does a real heart look like? And how does it team up with our brain, muscles, bones and lungs? This program uses preserved specimens and What to expect: Grade Level: anatomical models to teach students about the organization of the human Gallery/observation K 5 body. Learn the structures and functions of several major organ systems Gallery/exploration 1 6 and see how they interact to keep the whole human organism alive. Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Grade 6 -- Life Science - Cellular to Multi-cellular; Health – Standard 1
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Rocks and Minerals Duration: 90 minutes We could not live without rocks and minerals. One could say we are still living in the “stone age!” Discover the differences between rocks and What to expect: Grade Level: minerals. Learn to identify minerals by certain properties and rocks by Gallery/observation K 5 particular characteristics. Explore how we use many rock and mineral Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 resources in our daily lives. Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Grade 6 -- Earth and Space Science: Rocks, Minerals and Soil
Target: Moon Duration: 60 minutes
We’ll focus on all things lunar: the origin of the Moon, its ancient battered surface, and its tidal effects on Earth. Follow the Moon’s monthly path What to expect: Grade Level: across the sky and learn why its shape appears to change. Gallery/observation K 5
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Content Standards: Grade 7-- Earth and Space Science: Cycles and Patterns of the Earth and Moon
Exploring the World’s Cultures Duration: 90 Minutes
Travel the world and connect with cultures with which you may not be familiar. The natural environment still plays a large role in traditional What to expect: Grade Level: lifestyles, but lifestyles and cultures do change and adapt as new ideas and Gallery/observation K 5 technologies are brought in. We will concentrate on traditional lifeways as Gallery/exploration 1 6 well as how changes have affected these cultures. Classroom/direct instruction 2 7
Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8
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Content Standards: Grade 7 -- History: First Global Age – 8, 9, 10, 11; Geography: Spatial Thinking and Skills – 12; Geography: Human Systems – 13, 14
Evolution Duration: 90 minutes Earth is an amazing planet. How the Earth became suitable for life and how living organisms changed the Earth are covered in the Shafran Planetarium What to expect: Grade Level: viewing of, “Life: A Cosmic Story.” The Museum gallery portion of the lesson Gallery/observation K 5 explores the diversity of vertebrates revealing the increasing complexity of Gallery/exploration 1 6 life and the evolutionary traits enabling each vertebrate group to evolve over Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 time. Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4 Other: Planetarium
Content Standards: Grade 8 -- Life Science: Species and Reproduction
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Genetics in Action: Your Daily Dose of DNA Technology Duration: 60 minutes Review current applications of DNA research and find out how biotechnology affects YOUR life. Did you have some GMOs for breakfast today? Your class What to expect: Grade Level: will team up to analyze DNA evidence from a crime scene and simulate DNA Gallery/observation K 5 fingerprinting—will you identify the correct suspect? Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4 Content Standards: Grade 8 -- Life Science: Species and Reproduction; Health – Standards 1, 2
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Duration: 2 Hours Smart Quilts: Shapes and Spaces
A warm old- fashioned patchwork quilt may seem far from today’s luxury, What to expect: Grade Level: but in fact it is calculated and personal, based on the choice of colors and Gallery/observation K 5 design. This tour of Dunham Tavern Museum will focus on the various Gallery/exploration 1 6 quilts on display. Inside the Dunham Barn, students will learn about the Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 creative, cultural, recycled and mathematically smart aspects of quilts: how Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 and why materials were salvaged, and the role quilts played in social life. Lab/studio/hands-on 4 Students will also explore symmetry in quilt blocks, and create a quilt box made of smaller squares, triangles, and rectangles. Materials and guidelines for students to get started, design, and calculate shapes, sizes, and colors will be provided.
Content Standards: Math/Social Studies/Art
Duration: 2 Hours Map-Making
Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, “Map-Making/Cartography” What to expect: Grade Level: builds on the discovery that reality can be modeled in ways that Gallery/observation K 5 communicate spatial information effectively. This tour of Dunham Tavern Gallery/exploration 1 6 Museum will focus on various maps on display. Inside the Dunham Barn, Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 students will learn about maps and their historical importance, with the Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 ultimate goal of making a meaningful map. Discovery and understanding is Lab/studio/hands-on 4 the purpose of knowing where you are going, whether you are a stagecoach driver in the 1830’s or planning a visit to Cedar Point. Map-making and map games are all part of the experience.
Content Standards: Math/Geography/Social Science/Cartography
Duration: 2 Hours A Seasonal Letter
Students will learn about the history of communication and how the What to expect: Grade Level: seasons affected both the ability of people to send and receive letters Gallery/observation K 5 during the mid-1800 and the effects to their daily lives. Seasons and letters Gallery/exploration 1 6 in the 1830’s were very important for people’s livelihood. Awareness of the Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 seasons affected planting, harvesting, and the storing of food. Letters were Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 primary method of communication. After the tour of Dunham Tavern Lab/studio/hands-on 4 Museum students will be asked to draw, paint, and write a letter about the current season at Dunham Tavern Museum, describing the weather and events of the day.
Content Standards: English Language Arts, Social Science
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Duration: 2 Hours Historic Tours of Lakeview Cemetery
Rich in history, this long established cemetery provides historic perspectives What to expect: Grade Level: to young people as they learn about the many contributions made by Gallery/observation K 5 Cleveland industrial, civic, social, and cultural leaders during the last one Gallery/exploration 1 6 hundred years. Cemetery landmarks of renown are the James A. Garfield Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Memorial, dedicated to the 20th President of the United States, and the Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Jeptha Wade Memorial Chapel built in memory of the founder of Western Lab/studio/hands-on 4 Union. During the bus tour of the grounds, a docent will direct the students to other notable memorial such as John D. Rockefeller, John Hay, Charles F.
Brush, and Carl Stokes.
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Stop the Hate! Duration: 2 Hours
America holds the promise of being a country where “all men are created What to expect: Grade Level: equal,” yet the reality of life in America has not always reflected this ideal. Gallery/observation K 5 Learn how racism, ethnocentrism, and anti-Semitism has plagued Cleveland Gallery/exploration 1 6 and America since its earliest days. See how blacks and Jews were Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 prevented from living in many neighborhoods, how the Ku Klux Klan Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 interfered in local elections, and how Nazis and Fascists organized openly in Lab/studio/hands-on 4 our city. Hear the story of a young, African American Clevelander who shattered Olympic records and Hitler’s racial bias, how a Shaker Heights teen became a victim of international anti-Semitism, and how a Cleveland Rabbi fought for justice and civil rights. Learn how citizens have come together to fight against discrimination and hatred to build a more tolerant and diverse culture.
Stop the Hate! Youth Speak Out! Essay contest Participate in the Stop the Hate! Youth Speak Out! Essay contest, and compete for $100,000 in scholarships and prizes. Essay contest deadline is January 5th, 2018. For more information, go to: http://www.maltzmuseum.org and click Stop the Hate!
18 | P a g e Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland
Duration: 2 Hours Museum Visits
Developed to foster visual literacy, interpretation, problem solving, What to expect: Grade Level: imagination, and an on-going appreciation for contemporary art, these visits Gallery/observation K 5 bring students face to face with ideas about themselves and their Gallery/exploration 1 6 communities. Lively discussions facilitated by museum docents open young Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 minds and expand critical thinking skills. Curriculum guides are provided for Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 teachers scheduling tours of MOCA’s exhibitions. Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Visual Arts: perceiving/knowing, performing/producing, responding/reflecting
Duration: 2 Hours Art + Architecture
With equal focus on the building and the exhibitions, Art & Architecture tours What to expect: Grade Level: consider the objects and ideas in relation to the Museum’s innovative Gallery/observation K 5 space. Gallery/exploration 1 6 Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Visual Arts: perceiving/knowing, performing/producing, responding/reflecting
Duration: 2 Hours See + Do
Half tour, half hands-on activity, these 2-hour visits allow students to apply What to expect: Grade Level: what they learn through creative new expressions using an array of Gallery/observation K 5 materials and processes. Activities are designed with students in mind; Gallery/exploration 1 6 teachers are encouraged to identify a suggested curricular relationship, Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 theme, or learning outcome. Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Visual Arts: perceiving/knowing, performing/producing, responding/reflecting
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Duration: 2 Hours Habitat Detectives
Students will assume new identities, becoming either an animal or a plant. What to expect: Grade Level: They will determine which habitat they need by comparing and contrasting Gallery/observation K 5 amounts of sunlight, water and other needs listed on their job descriptions Gallery/exploration 1 6 and needs sheets. They will be able to describe the differences among Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 marsh, field and forest habitats. Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Science - Earth and Space Sciences: The atmosphere is made up of air; water is present in the air. Science - Life Science: Living things cause changes on Earth; some kinds of individuals that once lived on Earth have completely disappeared, although they were something others that are alive today. Science and Inquiry Application: Observe and ask questions about the natural environment; employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses; communicate about observations, investigations and explanation
Duration: 2 Hours Water Quality
Students will become scientists as they collect samples from the Doan What to expect: Grade Level: Brook. By identifying the macroinvertebrates that they find living there they Gallery/observation K 5 will determine the health of the Doan Brook watershed. Students will Gallery/exploration 1 6 employ correct techniques for using a stereo microscope. Students will Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 learn what a watershed is and how they can help improve the water quality Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 within a watershed. Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Science – Earth and Space Science: The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition. Science – Life Science: Changes in an organism’s environment are sometimes beneficial to its survival and sometimes harmful. Science and Inquiry Application: Observe and ask questions about the natural environment; employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses; use appropriate mathematics with data to construct reasonable explanations; communicate about observations, investigations and explanations
Duration: 2 Hours Rock and Soil Science
Students will collect rock and soil samples from various locations, What to expect: Grade Level: determining their composition through observation, experimentation, and Gallery/observation K 5 data collection. Describe, classify, sort, and graph rocks based on various Gallery/exploration 1 6 characteristics observed. Learn what erosion is and the different ways Classroom/direct instruction 2 7 rocks become eroded through chemical and physical means. Fieldwork/outdoor study 3 8 Lab/studio/hands-on 4
Content Standards: Science – Earth and Space Science: Earth’s nonliving resources have specific properties; earth’s resources can be used for energy. Geography – Places and Regions: A place is a location having distinctive characteristics, which give it meaning and character and distinguish it from other locations. Science -- Inquiry and Application: Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses; observe and ask questions about the natural environment, communicate about observations, investigations and explanations
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Circle Expeditions: Third and Fourth Grade Offerings Third and Fourth Grade Offerings
Circle Expeditions supports the CMSD math and science curriculum in grades three and four. Please select THREE programs for the full Circle expeditions experience; a single-trip option is also available.
Grade 3
Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society
Setting the World in Motion Push — Pull. Start — Stop. There is no place better than a transportation museum to investigate 2 hours forces and motion! Rotating through hands-on stations in the Crawford Auto- Aviation Museum, students trace and measure motion, identify forces that affect motion, and predict changes when an object experiences a force. Students record their results from experiments that address science and math standards. This program is strictly aligned to the Grade 3 indicators in physical science and math.
Cleveland Botanical Garden
Plant Parts Students will learn about plant parts and their functions as they construct their own terrarium 1 hour to take home for observation. Then, visit the Madagascar and Costa Rica glasshouses to compare and contrast plants that live in these vastly different and extreme environments. (Please provide one 16 oz. plastic bottle for each student.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Landscapes Travel to different places and seasons by looking at landscape paintings from around the 90 minutes world. In an age-appropriate context, students will learn how artists show depth and distance on a flat surface. Students will create their own landscape in the studio using watercolor resist or collage.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Who’s Home in Ohio’s Ohio has had and continues to have diverse habitats providing space for a wide variety of Habitats plants and animals. Students will explore present day habitats, plants and animals, and 1 hour habitats brought on by agriculture and changing usage of the land. Weather-permitting, classes will visit the Museum’s outdoor Perkins Wildlife Center and Woods Garden to view plants and animals in their seasonal appearance. Please dress according to the weather.
Your Resource on Earth’s Our planet Earth provides many valuable resources which humans use for different purposes. Resources Earth’s resources can be defined as renewable or non-renewable and some of these 90 minutes resources need to be conserved. This lesson looks at the resources available to us, how they are used in our daily lives and what conservation measures or changes we can take to protect them.
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Rocks and Soil Science Students will collect rock and soil samples from various locations, determining their 2 hours composition through observation, experimentation, and data collection. Describe, classify, sort, and graph rocks based on various characteristics observed. Learn what erosion is and the different ways rocks become eroded through chemical and physical means.
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Grade 4
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Earth’s Changing Surface Students will explore the processes that shape Earth’s surface including the slower processes of weathering, erosion and deposition by water, wind and ice, and the more abrupt phenomena of landslides, volcanic activity and earthquakes.
Fossils: Clues to the Past What was the environment like long ago? What adaptations allowed animals and plants to survive in a specific environment? Examine a variety of fossils and determine what the world looked like in the past and how it affected the survival of organisms.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Geometry in Art Students will be introduced to ways in which artists utilize geometric patterns and images in 2 Hours their work (Choose either Contemporary Galleries or Ancient Galleries.) In the studio, they will construct 2-D or 3-D assemblages in thick paper or create a geometric pattern for a vessel using crayon, conte’, scratch board, or other medium.
Cleveland Botanical Garden
Adaptations Visit the Madagascar and Costa Rica glasshouses to discover the unique and interesting ways 1 hour plants and animals have adapted to live in these vastly different and extreme environments.
Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society
Carousel Math Using our Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel, students will learn the history of carousels and 2 hours then become carousel designers! Students will use their knowledge of geometry to find the radius, circumference, and area of the carousel to find out, theoretically, how many horses will fit on the Euclid Beach Grand Carousel. After discovering an approximate number, they will create a class scale model using origami! At least one carousel ride is included with the program.
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Water Quality Students will become scientists as they collect samples from the Doan Brook. By identifying the 2 hours macroinvertebrates that they find living there they will determine the health of the Doan Brook watershed. Students will employ correct techniques for using a stereo microscope. Students will learn what a watershed is and how they can help improve the water quality within a watershed.
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