Standards Alive events are interactive
learning experiences that demonstrate how New Jersey’s
education standards can be taught through experiments and
activities.
Pictured (left) is Morris County Park
Commission Educational Coordinator Lesley Parness with
New Jersey United Executive Director Mary O'Malley at
the Standards Alive event held at Frelinghuysen Arboretum
on Sunday, October 20, 2002.
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Participants prepare to make their
own woodland biodome at the Standards Alive "Terrarium" station. |
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At the Standards Alive "Cross
Section" station, family inquiry teams learn
about the concept of a cross section by studying
a plant cell through a microscope, and viewing a
cross section of a candy bar.
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At the Standards Alive "Chocolate
Nation" station, students make and decorate
a rain stick to take home after learning about the
growth of cocoa in the rainforests of South America. |
About Standards Alive
Selected
Learning Stations
About Standards Alive
At Standards Alive, participants visit different
learning stations as a family. Each station offers a fun,
hands-on learning experience while addressing one of New
Jersey’s Core Curriculum
Content Standards. The goal of Standards Alive is to help
parents understand what is going on in their child’s
classroom, demonstrate that learning opportunities exist
everywhere, and encourage learning as a family.
To date, New Jersey United has co-hosted two Standards Alive
events, both at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum’s Haggerty
Education Center in Morris County. For more information on
these events, click here.
A third Standards Alive is scheduled for May 1, 2005 at
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm. For more information
on this event, please click here.
Selected Learning Stations
Here is more information on selected
learning stations from previous Standards Alive events:
Capillary Action Station—Watch Water Go
Up
At this station, students experimented with capillary action
and chose a colored carnation to take home.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.1—Scientific Processes
Propagation Station—One Plant Makes Many
At this station, students saw a working greenhouse, learned
about propagation, and propagated their own plant.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.5—Characteristics of
Life
Classification Station—Organize a Plant
Family
At this station, students identified and
sorted flowers and made a “family tree” placemat.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.5—Characteristics of
Life
Cross-Section Station—Practice Core Imaging
At this station, students learned about plant anatomy and
the concept of a cross section by studying the cross section
of a candy bar.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.5—Characteristics of
Life
Decomposition Station—Adopt a Worm
At
this station, students learned about decomposition, saw a
compost bin, and “adopted” a worm.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.10—Environmental Studies
Terrarium Station—Create a Woodland Biodome
At this station, students learned about the cycle of water
in the environment and made their own terrarium to take home.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.6—Chemistry
Triangulation Station—Measure With Your
Thumb
At this station, students took a “timber cruise” to
measure trees using the concept of triangulation.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.3—Mathematical Applications
Observation Station—Meet Some Backyard
Creatures
At this station, students viewed a photography exhibit and
made a wildlife bookmark.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.10—Environmental Studies
Information Station—Gather Library Skills
At
this station, students researched an “assignment” and
learned good library manners.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.1—Scientific Processes
Scentsation Station
At this station, students learned about explorer E.H. Wilson
and the concept of scent making. Students used math skills
to create their own custom scent.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.3—Mathematical Applications
Preservation Station
At this station, students learned how the plant press helped
scientists reveal plant anatomy and record plant history.
Students then assembled and decorated their own plant press
to bring home.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.5—Characteristics of
Life
Adaptation Station
At
this station, students learned how explorer Mary Treat got “bogged down” in
the Highlands. Students then created their own model carnivorous
plant and got a Venus Fly Trap plant to take home.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.8—Earth Science
Chocolate Nation Station
At this station, students learned about growing cocoa and
the South American Rainforests. Students then made a rain
stick and took home some rainforest products to enjoy.
Standard Addressed: Science 5.2—Science & Society
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