Gene Stratton-Porter, a best selling author, photographer and naturalist had a home built on 120 wooded acres on the shore of Sylvan Lake. Here she spent countless hours transplanting rare and endangered wild flowers onto the property establishing a large formal garden and continuing her work.
Your tour will meet the following Indiana Academic Standards:
K-2nd
Social Studies - K.1.1, K.1.4, K.3.6, K.4.2, K.4.4, 1.1.1, 1.3.8, 2.1.1, 2.1.3, 2.2.5, 2.3.7, 2.5.1
Science - K.1.1, K.4.1, K.4.2, K.6.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 2.1.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.6, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.6
Language Arts - 1.7.9, 2.2.3
Art - 2.1.1
3rd-5th
Social Studies - 3.1.4, 3.1.7, 3.3.5, 3.5.3, 3.5.5, 4.1.9, 4.5.4, 5.3.11
Science - 3.1.6, 3.4.1, 4.1.7, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.6, 4.4.7, 4.4.8, 5.4.4
Language Arts - 3.3.4, 3.7.3
6th-8th
Social Studies - 6.1.20, 6.3.13, 6.5.5, 6.5.9, 8.1.31, 8.3.9, 8.5.3, 8.5.6, 8.5.7, 8.5.8
Science - 6.1.5, 6.3.16, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 8.1.8
Language Arts - 6.1.1, 8.3.7
High School
Language Arts - 9.3.12, 10.3.12
Biology - B.1.38