Office of Curriculum, Technology, & Assessment

Program Title: Spiders
Puppet: Spider Marionette
Program Length: 60 Min
Delivery Method: Video Conferencing
Program Provider: Center for Puppetry Arts (No Taping Please)
Site Limit: 7 Schools
Additional Information
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*** NOTE: If no one is signed up 1 week prior to the program, this program will be cancelled.

Overview: The puppet and learning activities for this program can be modified to suit participating age group. Students build a Spider Marionette while participating in learning activities about how spiders and insects differ, web vs. wandering spiders, and the lifecycle of a spider. This is a great arts and science lesson in one!

 

NATURE OF SCIENCE STANDARDS
K-2
 

Indicator 1: Understand the nature and origin of scientific knowledge.
Note: Mastery is not expected at these grade levels.

Indicator 2: Apply the skills necessary to conduct scientific investigations.
Note: Mastery is not expected at these grade levels.

LIFE SCIENCE STANDARDS
K-2

 

Indicator 1: Understand the fundamental structures, functions, classifications, and mechanisms found in living things.

1.L.1.3. (Knowledge) List life needs of people and other animals.

Indicator 2: Analyze various patterns of inheritance and biological change.

2.L.2.2. (Comprehension) Compare life cycles of various living things.

Indicator 3: Analyze how organisms are linked to one another and the environment.
 

1.L.3.1. (Application) Relate characteristics of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific habitats.
2.L.3.1. (Comprehension) Describe ways that plants and animals depend on each other.
2.L.3.2. (Comprehension) Associate adaptations in plants and animals in response to seasonal changes.

NATURE OF SCIENCE STANDARDS
3-5

 

Indicator 1: Understand the nature and origin of scientific knowledge.
Note: Mastery is not expected at these grade levels.

Indicator 2: Apply the skills necessary to conduct scientific investigations.
Note: Mastery is not expected at these grade levels.

LIFE SCIENCE STANDARDS
3-5
 

Indicator 1: Understand the fundamental structures, functions, classifications, and mechanisms found in living things.

3.L.1.2. (Knowledge) Identify characteristic features of animals and their related functions in relation to their environment.

Indicator 2: Analyze various patterns of inheritance and biological change.

3.L.2.1. (Analysis) Explain how animals instinctively meet basic needs in their environment.
4.L.2.1. (Knowledge) Identify behavioral and structural adaptations that allow a plant or animal to survive in a particular environment.

Indicator 3: Analyze how organisms are linked to one another and the environment.

3.L.3.1. (Comprehension) Describe how species depend on one another and on the environment for survival.
3.L.3.2. (Comprehension) Explain how environments support a diversity of plants and animals.
4.L.3.1. (Comprehension) Describe the flow of energy through food chains and webs.
5.L.3.3. (Comprehension) Describe how interrelationships enable some organisms to survive.

NOTE: Each site must audio mute upon connecting to the session to prevent voice activated moving of the cameras from site to site.

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