Spider
Play 
Grade: 3rd and 4th
Subject: Science
Learner Outcomes :
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The student will identify the simple body parts of a spider.
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Students will label the body of a spider using the Internet site.
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Students will be able to describe what function each body part performs.
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Student will compare the body of the spider and an insect.
Duration: 4-40 minute sessions
Materials:
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Pictures of spiders
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Poster board
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Teacher made worksheet (lessons 1 and 3).
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Clay
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Drawing Paper
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White Butcher Paper
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Pipe Cleaners
Technology Tool/ Course work:
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Computer
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Discovery (Internet
Site)
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word processor
Teacher Note:
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AIMS
Educational Foundation has several exciting ideas about spiders and insects
in their activity books for teacher.
Procedures:
Session 1
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Each student will be given a worksheet to label body parts
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Using several Internet sites the students will label the body parts of
a spider.
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Evaluation-Teacher will check worksheet for proper labeling of spider
body parts.
Session 2
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The student will describe each body part of the spider and tell what function
it serves.
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The student will draw a large picture of a spider on poster board and write
the body parts and the functions of each on a post-it note and attach it
to the body part.
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Evaluation- Teacher will check drawing to see that body parts and
labeling are correct.
Session 3
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The student will compare various spiders using Factsheet
and worksheet Questions
for Spider comparison.
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The student will the find a picture of each spider
compared and print that spider's picture.
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The students will use butcher paper and picture to
make class mural.
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Evaluation-completion of spider comparison
worksheet
Session 4
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The students will compare spiders and insect body parts using the Internet
Site, Insect
anatomy.
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Students may need to refer to the Discovery
site for body parts of the spider.
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Students will make a clay model of a spider and an insect. Use pipe cleaners
to indicate proper number of legs and antennas.
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Evaluation- Teacher observation
Modifications:
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Groups could be used with session 4.
Enrichment Activities:
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Make a spider mask. This can grow into another unit of study, including
how nature influences the work of artists or the significance of spiders
in other cultures.
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Read The Very Busy Spider by Eric
Carle. Have the students make a spider snack. Have the children
spread cream cheese between two round cookies, before inserting eight pretzel
legs into the cheese. Place the two cookies together to form the spider.
Decorate with raisin eyes atop of the cookies using cream cheese.
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Make Marshmallow Spider
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Ingredients: 30 marshmallows, 60 M&M candies, chocolate chips, red
string licorice. (Makes 30) Take eight 2" long pieces of string
licorice and poke them into the large marshmallow. Melt the chocolate
chips and spoon over the marshmallow. Add the M&M's for eyes. Then
Enjoy!
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Students can make a word find using Puzzle
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Create a story about a spider either in written form or through oral storytelling.
This can be extended to African American Literature. Stories can
also be typed on a word processor.
Evaluation: Suggestions are given following each session.
West Virginia Instructional
Goals and Objectives (IGO's)
Science Themes and Subject matter
3.36, 3.37, 3.38
Laboratory Investigations
3.27
Computer Technology 3.83,3.91
Science Themes and
Subject Matter 4.36 4.37 4.38
Laboratory Investigations
4.27
Computer Technology
4.82
National Standards:
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Understanding how species depend on one another and on the environment
for survival.
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