Environmental Observation

This field trip allows students to observe the environment around them and collect data that will help them understand how different factors (weather, humans, etc.) impact the environment and landscape around them. As part of this experience, students also examine why certain choices were made that led to the creation of Lucknow Mansion and the Castle in the Clouds Estate.

Standards:

Next Generation Science Standards:

• 3-LS3-2. Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
• 3-LS4-3. Construct and argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
• 3-ESS2-1. Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
• 4-ESS1-1. Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
• 4-ESS2-1. Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.
• 5-ESS3-1. Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.

Common Core Math Standards:

• 3.MD, 4.MD. 5.MD – Represent and Interpret data

Common Core ELA Standards:

• W2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly

Castle in the Clouds gratefully acknowledges these generous funders for their support of our Educational Programming Initiatives:

Marriott Daughters Foundation
The Eppes-Jefferson Foundation
The Foss Family Foundation
The Allan and Gail Gerrish Fund
The Haynes Family Foundation
The Kathleen B. and Charles R. Walgreen III Foundation