Grades 1-2: It's More than Shapes: It's Geometry!

Shapes can be seen everywhere you look! Join us as we identify, compare, and sort two and three-dimensional shapes and objects. Can you predict what will happen if you cut apart those shapes or combine more than one? We'll also look at whether shapes are congruent or similar.



Subject area: Mathematics

Grade levels: 1-2




1. Questions? Contact Bob Stricker at bob@soita.org or 937-746-6333.

2. Cost: $150

3. On Demand / By Request Only

Grades 5-8: Was Abraham Lincoln an Abolitionist?

Students use primary documents to examine Abraham Lincoln’s views on slavery. Lincoln’s early political philosophies were influenced by the slavery question, and later, his actions as a politician would tackle the question head on. Students also examine Lincoln’s personal opinions about the “peculiar institution”. From an Illinois lawyer who defended abolitionists, through his campaign debates with Stephen Douglas during their 1858 Senate race, to the 1860 Presidential election, Lincoln mirrors the evolution of the abolitionist movement in Ohio and the nation. After the program students will use the information gained to answer for themselves: was Abraham Lincoln an abolitionist?

Jennifer Minor
Western Reserve Historical Society
jminor@wrhs.org
10825 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH  44106
United States
Phone: (216) 721-5722 ext. 251
Fax: (216) 721-0645

On Demand/By Request Only
$110.00
45-60 Minutes

Grades 6-8: Get Me to the Game on Time

Students compete in teams in an imaginary car rally in a 1914 Model T Ford. They race to get to a Cleveland Indians baseball game at Progressive Field. Students each receive a map and are instructed interactively in how to set routes, find the distance and calculate travel time using the algebraic relationship of time, distance and speed. Which team can calculate their time the best to win the rally? A surprise event in session 2 may change the outcome!

Jennifer Minor
Western Reserve Historical Society
jminor@wrhs.org
10825 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH  44106
United States
Phone: (216) 721-5722 ext. 251
Fax: (216) 721-0645

2 45 minutes programs interspersed with independent classroom work
$220
On Demand/By Request

K-12: Where is China?

Students will explore China:
-They will find out where China is and how big it really is.
-Students will understand how many people live in China.
-Students will learn about the differences between North and South Chinese people, architecture, culture and climate.
-Students will learn how to make Chinese noodles and tea.
-Students will learn some Chinese food names and will see some special entertainment enjoyed in China.

Debbie Ives
dives@sckesc.org
PO Box 160
13939 Diagonal Road
Clearwater, KS  67026
United States
Phone: (620) 584-3300 ext. 115
Fax: (620) 584-3307

By Request / On Demand

$125.00
All dates are tentative until Purchase Order is received.
Please send a Purchase Order to:
South Central Kansas Education Service Center
Attn: Debbie Ives
13939 Diagonal Rd.
P.O. Box 160
Clearwater, KS. 67026
Email: dives@sckesc.org
Fax: 620.584.3307

30-45 Minutes

Grades K - 3: Travel to China with Mrs. Goose and Gander

Travel to China with Mrs. Goose and Gander. Students will see various Chinese cities,explore famous Chinese sites, and enjoy traditional festivals. Students will learn several Chinese words and practice using chopsticks.

Debbie Ives
dives@sckesc.org
PO Box 160
13939 Diagonal Road
Clearwater, KS  67026
United States
Phone: (620) 584-3300 ext. 115
Fax: (620) 584-3307

By Request / On Demand
$145.00
30-40 Minutes

Grade 4: Wagons West

Come with us on a journey to the Oregon Territory! We start with an auction where your "family" will bid on necessary items for your trek west. The students will make all the decisions themselves before we set out on our trip and then, as we progress over the course of 45 minutes, find out if they made wise choices. Using maps, a slide show and video clips, we will look at several landmarks along the way and actually calculate how far we have traveled. And the students will find out what it was really like to travel across the Great Plain, rivers and mountains to finally arrive in Oregon.

Kathleen Fox
kfox@greenville.k12.sc.us
402 Roper Mountain Road
Greenville, SC  29615
United States
Phone: (864) 355-8930



By Request Only
$100
45 Minutes

Grades 3-4: Incredible Invertebrates of the Tropical Rain Forest

Incredible Invertebrates of the Tropical Rainforest. Join us inside our Tropical Rainforest encampment, as we discover some characteristics and/or adaptations of these ‘spineless’ wonders. Live invertebrates include a millipede, tarantula, scorpion, walking stick, hissing
cockroach, and more.

Kathleen Fox
kfox@greenville.k12.sc.us
402 Roper Mountain Road
Greenville, SC  29615
United States
Phone: (864) 355-8930

May 4th
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$100
45-minutes