Field Trip to Havenwoods Field Trip to Havenwoods State ForestState Forest

By: Tierra Shirley, Amanda Cichon, By: Tierra Shirley, Amanda Cichon, and Julianna Wuchererand Julianna Wucherer

• Main objectives of field trip

- What plants need to live.

- Location of certain plants

- Similarities of trees and people.

• Introduce Field Trip

-Hold discussion on plants survival and different types of plants.

-Plant our own garden in class of certain plants.

1.) What comes to mind when you think of plants?

2.) What do plants need to survive?

3.) How do plants go?

4.) How many plants can we come up with?

5.) Can plants live anywhere and everywhere?

6.) Can we find any similarities between trees and people?

(These questions could be asked

before the field trip or afterwards)

Field trip: The Good Green Earth/ Green and Growing (K5-Grade 3)

Grade 3:

Students will learn how to figure how old a tree is.

Students will learn similarities between trees and people.

Students will become familiarized with various plants.

Students will learn how animals use plants.

• Growth rings: an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow (Students will be given cookie trees and asked to see how old it is)

•Brownfield: piece of industrial or commercial property that is abandoned or underused and often environmentally contaminated, especially one considered as a potential site for redevelopment.( type of field Havenwood is built on)

• Galls:An abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects, microorganisms, or external injury. (Students will look for ways that animals use plants for homes and food in an outside activity)

• Interdependence: mutually dependent; depending on each other. (Students will understand through an activity that animals and plants depend on each other in the Brownfield.)

• Organism: a form of life considered as an entity; an animal, plant, fungus, protistan or moneran. (Students will learn that plants and animals are organisms)

Students will visit fields and parks during their life and they should understand what a Brownfield is.

Students should understand that plants and animals depend on each other for survival.

Students should learn how to determine the age of trees.

Our TripOur Trip

ManagementManagement

Cost: $2 per student, if students are unable to Cost: $2 per student, if students are unable to pay for various reasons, fee is waived. pay for various reasons, fee is waived.

Chaperones: Students are divided into groups Chaperones: Students are divided into groups of 8-12. Need one chaperone per group to help of 8-12. Need one chaperone per group to help education coordinator from site.education coordinator from site.

Transportation: School BusTransportation: School Bus

Dear Parent,We are planning a trip to ____________________ on _______________.We will leave school at _______________ and return at______________.

Your child will need to bring:

Keep this note at home and post it as a reminder.Thank you! _____________________________

teacher’s signature

Please cut this section of the form and return it to school by ____________________.

____________________ has my permission to attend the field trip to ________________ student name

on _________________. Date

Check one:I am unable to attend as a parent chaperon

I will be able to attend as a parent chaperon. Please contact me at __________________.

AnalysisAnalysis This trip is important to This trip is important to

learning process because it learning process because it adds another mode of adds another mode of learning, reaching out to learning, reaching out to diverse learning needs.diverse learning needs.

The trip contextualizes the The trip contextualizes the science information.science information.

The trip adds an experience The trip adds an experience to the information, which to the information, which helps with retention.helps with retention.

Assessment: Assessment: Discussion, compare Discussion, compare and contrast diagram, and contrast diagram, and reflection.and reflection.

Assessment RubricAssessment Rubric

Objective Points

Lists what plants and humans need to live and grow

Lists plants seen on hike

Lists how plants and animals depend on one another

Lists how people depend on plants

Participation

MisconceptionsMisconceptions

We never knew this place existed.We never knew this place existed. We realized it can be a good experience for We realized it can be a good experience for

teachers, students, and families, especially teachers, students, and families, especially those who have grown up in the city.those who have grown up in the city.

We did not know many of the terms used for We did not know many of the terms used for all the land around us.all the land around us.

Cross-Curricular Connections Cross-Curricular Connections and Resourcesand Resources

Connections: Health- Connections: Health- what we need to live, what we need to live, Art- drawing nature, Art- drawing nature, Literature- stories with Literature- stories with nature, Music- sing nature, Music- sing songs about trees, songs about trees, Drama- pretend to be a Drama- pretend to be a tree.tree.

Resources: Resources: http://www.dnr.state.wi.http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specifus/org/land/parks/specific/havenwoods/ic/havenwoods/

Literature: Literature: Animals Animals and Nature by Janine and Nature by Janine AmosAmos