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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019 | 7A HOMES from page 1A “It is a snow house in the north pole!” he wrote. Well, most of the projects were realistic. One home list- ed at 100 square centimeters had nine bedrooms, nine bathrooms and two garages. But “this house is fun, crazy, warm, cozy loving and hap- py,” Sapphire wrote. Greene’s “Tiny Home Proj- ect” began with her students reading two books from the “Little House” series by Lau- ra Ingalls Wilder. “The books had a lot of information about how the pioneers built their homes,” Greene said. “That got the kids interested in how to build homes. The dirt floor, how they built the fireplaces.” So, Greene decided to fol- low up the discussion with a small art project. “I had them design and make a little pioneer house,” Greene said. The homes were built from the normal art- class accoutrement — Cotton balls, construction paper and craft sticks. “Then I started thinking I could add math to this,” said Greene. “Why not figure out the square footage of their little house, and then of their land?” It worked out perfectly, since calculating area is a FIREWORKS from page 1A These are just some exam- ples of the central role that pyrotechnics, explosions and fireworks play in the coun- try’s collective Fourth of July celebrations. Unfortunately, the chance that Florence will be able to stage its popular fireworks display is in doubt due to the lack of an approved base from which to launch the explo- sives. The annual fireworks show part of the third- Hunter Realty, grade curriculum. came in to an- “I think that has swer questions on typically been one what was needed area of struggle for to make the tiny third graders: area,” homes a reality. Greene said. “It’s “They asked difficult for them about plumbing,” to get the construct Greene said. “They of it.” asked things like But if the stu- how water gets to dents were figuring a house, how does out the area of their a toilet flush, how own homes, the do you put in real concept sunk in a wood floors, so lot quicker. carpentry. How do “When some- you make the walls thing means some- stable? They came PHOTOS BY JARED ANDERSON/SIUSLAW NEWS thing to a child, up with these, and they’re going to Worksheets detailing students’ dream homes will be on display, along I thought, ‘Wow, absorb it better,” with their models, at Siuslaw Elementary’s Family Science Night on May they’re really Greene said. “They 23. thinking about understand it when it’s ing into the idea that, ‘This is graphic designers or interior more than what you would meaningful.” my home that I built. I built designers. The jobs connect- think.’ They’re coming up It’s at that point they made my home, I’m making a floor ed with homes are varied and with ideas about what they the “dream house” proposals, plan,’” Greene said. So she offer a range of possibilities can do.” as well as the listings for their decided to build on that en- for the students in the fu- And Greene was surprised actual model homes. by how much the students thusiasm and expose her stu- ture.” “What about science?” dents to the actual industry. So, she started inviting already knew about the busi- Greene asked. “Part of the “I believe that the early im- members of the community ness. third-grade curriculum is to pressions the children have in to talk about what kind “One asked, ‘What HVAC study flowers.” So, they be- can affect what they choose of jobs are associated with systems do you have?’ I gan designing and adding as an occupation when they housing, and to answer ques- think his dad may work in flower beds to their model grow up,” Greene said. “I tions on what was needed to that area,” she said. “Some homes while learning about recall a little girl who did a make their tiny homes safe of the things that surprised how flowers worked, how math project about square and secure. me through their knowledge, they’re pollinated, what they footage of a model home in She had Mike Bones, own- probably coming from what need to grow. third grade. Now she is an er of Bones Nursery in Flor- their parents do. I was sur- At that point, the students architect. A boy who had an ence, come in and describe prised by some of what they were getting really attached interest in geography became what was needed to tend knew, and the depth of their to their tiny homes. questions.” a surveyor as an adult. Young their gardens. “They really started buy- artists sometimes become The discussion became Tim Sapp, owner of TR complex. What are building codes? What is the height of a building, and how long does it take to build a house? And of course, money, in- cluding how much it costs to rent a home, own a home and build one. “They were very inquisi- tive,” Greene said. “I thought it was so good for people coming from the community and talking. It really clicked.” And she said it’s also just plain fun. “They’re motivated to see real life applications, and to make models and projects of things they are study- ing,” Greene said. “I’m re- ally pleased with the results of this. As a teacher, you get really excited about pulling subjects together and mak- ing it really meaningful for all the children.” The Tiny Home Project is still being built, piece by piece. The students are still involved with the gardens portion right now. As for the future, “We’ll see if we come up with anything else. You might be surprised, you nev- er know,” said Greene. The Tiny Home Project will be on display at the Fam- ily Science Night on Thurs- day, May 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., located at Siuslaw Elementary School, located at 2221 Oak St. is sponsored and paid for by the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce. The situa- tion surrounding this year’s display is different than the previous two years, in that the barge that was used to launch the fireworks has been relocated and other staging arrangements have yet to be finalized. According to Chamber Executive Director Bettina Hannigan, one of the main issues is a requirement that there be a clear, 500-foot large enough to meet state standards for launching fire- works, but which must also be easily disassembled to al- low for river traffic. Huntington has offered to donate some old docks to the effort to come up with an acceptable way to offer a fire- works show this year, but feels the docks may not be sturdy enough for the task at hand. With just over two months to figure out how to make the 2019 fireworks a reality, Han- nigan remains optimistic that the city’s annual fireworks display will occur. “The chamber has executed the contract with the Fire- works contractor with the anticipation of successfully ‘barging’ through this,” she said. “I hope we can figure out a way to make this happen and provide another memo- rable Fourth of July celebra- tion for our residents and all of the visitors that we know will come to enjoy the holiday in Florence.” For information on the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce and its activities, visit florencechamber.com. area surrounding the staging platform. This requirement is proving to be difficult to provide. “I’d say right now it’s about a 50-50 chance that we will be able to figure out the logistics and the legality of this pro- cess, and then be able to find a way to make this happen by the Fourth of July, which is our goal,” she said. “Current- ly there is no barge available to launch fireworks from and the 500-foot clearance is pro- hibitive to launch from prop- erty around the port and Old Town area.” Dave Huntington, manager of the Port of Siuslaw, is also unsure if there will be fire- works this year. Huntington points to the sale of the privately-owned barge that was used the last two years to stage the display as the main reason for the concern. “The barge that was used to stage the fireworks last year was sold and because of the fire regulations, we need Buying or Selling? I can help. All Mo g n i ms ll a C Kitchen Klutter is asking for pictures of Mom for our Mothers Day event Saturday May 11 from 11-4. 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