Arthropods All Around
Arthropods are all around, just waiting to be observed by bug-eyed scientists. With microscopes, bug boxes and magnifying glasses, the small world of arthropods will come alive. Students will explore the different structures that allow these animals to survive a very threatening world. Best times for this program are in the Summer or Spring.
PROGRAM LENGTH:
4 hours, 9:30am-1:30pm (2 Coastal Education Programs back to back- see sample schedule below)
PLEASE PREPARE YOUR STUDENTS
We have chosen one lesson for you to do with your students before you come, titled ARTHROPOD ADAPTATIONS so they will have the optimal experience when they are here. Please use it to prepare your students. Please teach the second lesson, titled INVENT AN ARTHROPOD with corresponding MATERIALS SHEET, within a week of completing your Coastal Education Program to expand on the material learned during the Arthropods All Around Program. There are many more resources for you and your students listed below as well!
PLAN OF THE DAY: (If only one class, just see 9:30am-11:30am Group A)
Your students will be able to participate in the Arthropods All Around Lesson, a Docent-led Tour around the Living Coast to see birds, turtles and touch stingrays, complete a scavenger hunt and go for a hike or listen to a Read Aloud. Half of the day you will be with a Teacher or Docent and the other half of the day you will be leading your class through provided activities.
EXAMPLE SCHEDULE - More detailed schedule link (Actual schedule may vary)
Additional Resources:
Below are other optional activities and resources related to the Arthropods All Around Program
Student Information:
Teacher Background:
Background Information on Arthropods
Background Information on Insects
Activities and Lessons:
Invent an Arthropod & Materials Sheet
Games, Songs and Crafts:
Standards:
NGSS
LS1.A. All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water and air. Plants also have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow.
LS1.D. Animals have body parts that capture and convey different kinds of information needed for growth and survival. Animals respond to these inputs with behaviors that help them survive. Plants also respond to some external inputs.
LS3.B. Individuals of the same kind of plant or animal are recognizable as similar but can also vary in many ways.
Common Core
ELA-Literacy.
SL.1.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
SL.1.2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media
SL.1.3. Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.
L.1.6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships