Professional Learning: Paper Flowers

Science: (Seasons)

• P-ESS1-1. Observe and describe apparent motions of the sun, moon and stars to recognize predictable patterns. 
• 1-ESS1-2. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
• MS-ESS1-1. Develop and use a model of the Earth-Sun-Moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
• HS-ESS1-7. Construct an explanation using evidence to support the claim that the phases of the moon, eclipses, tides and seasons change cyclically.

Social Studies: (World War I & Armistice Day)

• 10.5c The devastation of the world wars and use of total war led people to explore ways to prevent future world wars.  Students will examine international efforts to work together to build stability and peace, including Wilson’s Fourteen Points, the Treaty of Versailles, the League of Nations, and the United Nations

Social Studies: (Economics - Tulip Mania the first bubble economy)

• 12.E2a Given that the resources of individuals (and societies) are limited, decisions as to what goods and services will be produced and to whom to sell one’s resources are driven by numerous factors, including a desire to derive the maximum benefit from and thus the most efficient allocation of those resources.
• 12.E2b The choices of buyers and sellers in the marketplace determine supply and demand, market prices, allocation of scarce resources, and the goods and services that are produced. In a perfect world, consumers influence product availability and price through their purchasing power in the product market. Product market supply and demand determine product availability and pricing

Math: (Symmetry)

• NY-4.G Recognize a line of symmetry for a two-dimensional figure as a line across the figure such that the figure can be folded along the line into matching parts. Identify line-symmetric figures and draw lines of symmetry.
• I'm no mathematician, but I believe an understanding of symmetry is also foundational for Geometry and Algebra at the HS level as there are multiple references to symmetry and graphing throughout those standards.

ELA: (Poetry - In Flanders Fields)

• 3R3: In literary texts, describe character traits, motivations, or feelings, drawing on specific details from the text. In informational texts, describe the relationship among a series of events, ideas, concepts, or steps in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
• A single poem can change the world: In 15 short lines, John McCrae captured an aspect of the human experience so well, that he impacted several nations around the world for an entire century, and likely more.

Click here for instructions on how to Make Tissue Paper Poppy Magnets

The tutorial below is long, but shows how to make 10 different kinds of paper flowers, and each of the 10 goes quickly  (sometimes too quickly and you'll have to rewind).

England

Scotland:

Other countries that celebrate Poppy Day:

Canada - John McCrae was Canadian

South Africa

Northern Ireland

Hong Kong (we will see if this continues)

Ukrainians have worn it as a symbol of victory over Nazism

Parts of Pakistan (descendants of the WWI veterans from the British Indian Army)

Australia & New Zealand wear poppies on Remembrance day and on Anzac Day

France uses the Blue Cornflower (the Bleuet de France)

Belgium and Poland associate the poppy with Remembrance day, but it's observed less than in the UK countries

Directed by Tokyo-based botanical artist Azuma Makoto, Story of Flowers showcases the life cycle of flowers as a wordless explainer.