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Spider Marionette -
The differences between spiders & insects and more
Grades 1- 7
Can be modified to any of these grades

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.  A great arts and science leson in one.

Purpose/Objective:
This video conference will be an enrichment activity for students who complete the arthropod unit.  The students will make anatomically correct spider marionettes.

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This integration plan was used by a Grade 7 Science Teacher at Schalmont Middle School.

Pre Activities
Students discover their own spider, drawing and labeling body parts.

Students write a descriptive paragraph about their spider

Students present their discovery to the class

Students measure draglines of various spiders

Post Activities
Students learn about other culture through folktales involving spiders

Students will compare Anansi/Spider figures from different countries

Art
Standard 2
Knowing and using art materials and resources.  Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participation in the arts in various roles.

English Language Arts
Standard 1
Students will read, write, listen and speak for information and understanding

Mathematics, Science and Technology
Standard 1
Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry and engineering design, as appropriate, to post questions, seek answers and develop solutions.

Standard 2
Students will access, generate, process and transfer information using appropriate technologies.

Time Required

Planning - One day (materials prep, picture, folk tales)

Activity 1 - One period

Activity 2 - One period

Videoconference
Activity 3 - One period

Logistical Planning
After completing the arthropod unit, students have the opportunity to study a specific type of arthropod in more detail - a spider.

Students sit at tables or on floor for marionette construction

Spider materials prepared before videoconference

Pre-cut spider parts

Assessment Tools
Descriptive paragraph
Dragline Measurement
Reflective Paragraph