Letter to Parents / Permission Slip

Dear Fourth Grade Parents,

In school we have been learning about animals’ traits, adaptations, life

cycles and anatomy! Our class has the opportunity to travel to the Imagination

Station in Toledo Ohio to participate in a Think Tank Workshop, where they will

have the opportunity to dissect a cow eye and get a better idea about the

anatomy of this vital organ. We are excited for this opportunity and will be taking

a field trip on November 3, 2021 from 8 -2 in order to explore the museum as

well.

The cost per child is $13.00, this includes the admission price of $8.00 and

the workshop price of $5.00. We would love to have at least 5 chaperones to

accompany us so we can form groups of 3-4 students per adult. The adult ticket

price is $14.00, and you must have a background check on file with the school in

order to participate. Those interested can email me at Kmarry@sienaheights.edu

to see if they have the appropriate paperwork filled out in order to volunteer.

Lunch will take place at 11:15 and can either be packed or purchased at the

atomic café. If lunch is being purchased students will need additional money to do

so as well as money to spend in the gift shop at the end of the trip if they wish.

Lunch is eaten in the tunnel between the imagination station and 5/3 building.
 The address for the museum is 1 Discovery Way Toledo, Ohio 43604. If you

would like to research this trip on your own you can find more information at

imaginationstationtoledo.org, by calling their phone number 419-244-2674, or by

reaching out to me with any questions. Permission slips and the admission/think

tank workshop money are due by November 1, 2021 as well as chaperones

admission and background check approval. Lunch and giftshop money can be sent

with your child the day of the trip but will be your child’s responsibility to hold

onto.

Thank you for allowing me to teach your child as well as take them on this

knowledge filled expedition!

- My child is able to attend the field trip ________

- My child and I will be attending the field trip ______

o Amount of money included ________

- My child is unable to attend the field trip ______

o Reason for absence: ___________________

____________________________________ ___________

Signature of parent Date

 STANDARDS:

3-LS1-1 Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all
have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
3-LS3-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits
inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.
3-LS3-2 Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the
environment.
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/K-
12_Science_Performance_Expectations_v5_496901_7.pdf

Before
– talk about anatomy of animals and what types of body parts different animal have, the
traits they notice as well as talk about the life cycle of animals

- Hand out on different animals’ traits and how those traits help them survive
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- Life cycle worksheet showing different animals life cycle

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- Life cycle project – create a model of a cow’s life cycle

- Show them how adaptation works so they can see traits changing over time
o Video on adaptation
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2MibjJgyjs
o Worksheet on adaptation
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- Show them the anatomy of a cow and how a cow’s anatomy helps them do their normal
daily tasks – udders = milk
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- Research imagination station and make a list of what they are most excited to see – use
these lists to make groups

DURING

- Think tank workshop

- Discuss workshop

- Explore within groups – 6 groups of 3-5 kids per chaperone

After
– discuss what they saw during dissection of the cow eye , anything they noticed that they
knew about before
- Presentation from each group on their favorite and least favorite parts of the entire
museum
- Discussion of the cow eye dissection and what they saw – recap of discussion at the site
- Quiz over traits, adaptations, life cycles and the cow eye dissection
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SCHEDULE:

Arrive at school – 7:40

Ensure everyone has everything – 7:40 – 8:00
Travel to the museum – 8 – 8:30
Arrive – 8:30
Think tank workshop – 8:45
Small Discussion of think tank workshop – 9:30
Explore museum – 9:45 – 11:15
Meet for lunch/eat lunch – 11:15-12:00
Explore museum- 12:00-1:00
Gift shop/proceed to exit and board bus – 1:00 – 1:30
Head back to school – 1:30 – 2:00
Discussion about the day – 2:10 – 2:30
Pack up to go home – 2:30 -2:40