Anansi's Classroom:
Lesson Correlations with Virginia’s Standards of Learning and National Science Education Standards
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Habitats: Lesson 101 Habitat for a Tarantula |
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Grades 2-5 Science, Grades 2-5 Math, Life Science
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Follow a web quest through Spiderroom.info to learn about the habitat of a tarantula. Students will understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Virginia Standards of Learning |
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Grade 2 Science 2.1, 2.54, 3.10
Grade 4 Science 4.1, 4.
Grade 3 Science 3.1, 3.5
Grade 5 Science 5.1
Grade 2 Math 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
Grade 3 Math 3.8
Grade 4 Math 4.6
Grade 5 Math 5.3
Life Science LS.1, LS.4, LS.10
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NSE Standards |
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Science as inquiry, investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Materials
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Computer with Internet Access
Hands-On Materials
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Habitats: Lessons 102 Take a Spider Walk |
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Grades 2-5 Science, Grades 2-5 Math, Life Science
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Follow a web quest through Spiderroom.info to take a spider nature walk to learn about the habitat of a spider. Students will understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Virginia Standards of Learning |
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Grade 2 Science 2.1, 2.5
Grade 3 Science 3.1, 3.4
Grade 4 Science 4.1, 4.5
Grade 5 Science 5.1
Grade 2 Math 2.8, 2.24
Grade 3 Math 3.8, 3.23
Grade 4 Math 4.6, 4.19
Grade 5 Math 5.17
Life Science LS.1, LS.10
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NSE Standards |
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Science as inquiry, investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Computer with Internet Access
Hands-On Materials
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Camouflage: Lesson 201 Defensive Plays |
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Grades 2-5 Science, Grades 3-4 Math, Life Science
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Students will follow a web quest through Spiderroom.info which will include coloring their own camouflaged spiders to discover why a spider is more difficult to find in some habitats.
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Virginia Standards of Learning |
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Grade 2 Science 2.1, 2.7
Grade 3 Science 3.1, 3.4
Grade 4 Science 4.1, 4.5
Grade 5 Science 5.1
Grade 3 Math 3.8
Grade 4 Math 4.6
Life Science LS.1, LS.4, LS.9
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NSE Standards |
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Science as inquiry, investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Computer with Internet Access
Hands-On Materials
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Camouflage: Lesson 202 On the Offense |
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Grades 2-5 Science, Grades 3-5 Math, Life Science
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Students will follow a web quest through Spiderroom.info to investigate spider weapons. Students will name different ways that a spider defends itself and classify other animals as spider predators, prey, and non-enemies.
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Virginia Standards of Learning |
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Grade 2 Science 2.1
Grade 3 Science 3.1, 3.4, 3.5
Grade 4 Science 4.1, 4.5
Grade 5 Science 5.1
Grade 3 Math 3.9, 3.10
Grade 4 Math 4.7, 4.8
Grade 5 Math 5.3
Life Science LS.1, LS.4, LS.9
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NSE Standards |
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Science as inquiry, identify predatory/prey relationships, investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Computer with Internet Access
Hands-On Materials
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Camouflage: Lesson 203 Virginia Survivors |
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Grades 2-5 Science, Grades 2-5 Math, Life Science
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Students will research the common spiders of Virginia through Spiderroom.info and learn about the defenses that spiders possess to survive.
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Virginia Standards of Learning |
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Grade 2 Science 2.1, 2.7
Grade 3 Science 3.1, 3.4
Grade 4 Science 4.1, 4.5
Grade 5 Science 5.1
Grade 2 Math 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
Grade 3 Math 3.8
Grade 4 Math 4.6
Grade 5 Math 5.3
Life Science LS.1, LS.8, LS.9
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NSE Standards |
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Science as inquiry, investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Computer with Internet Access
Hands-On Materials
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Food Chains and Webs: Lesson 301 Catching Dinner |
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Grades 2-5 Science, Grades 2-4 Math, Life Science
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Follow a web quest through Spiderroom.info to investigate the prey and predators of the 13 common Virginia Spiders. Create your own venom model, make a spider food chain, and classify what spiders like and dislike for dinner.
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Virginia Standards of Learning |
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Grade 2 Science 2.1
Grade 3 Science 3.1, 3.4
Grade 4 Science 4.1, 4.5
Grade 5 Science 5.1
Grade 2 Math 2.1, 2.7, 2.18, 2.24
Grade 3 Math 3.1, 3.8, 3.16, 3.23
Grade 4 Math 4.1, 4.6, 4.19
Life Science LS.1, LS.3, LS.8, LS.10
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NSE Standards |
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Science as inquiry, relationships among populations and communities, investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Computer with Internet Access
Hands-On Materials
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Adaptations: Lesson 401 Designer Spider Parts |
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Grades 2-5 Science, Grades 3-4 Math, Life Science
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Students will follow a web quest through Spiderroom.info to identify the body parts of a spider and describe how those parts are adapted to specific life needs.
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Virginia Standards of Learning |
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Grade 2 Science 2.1
Grade 3 Science 3.1, 3.4, 3.5
Grade 4 Science 4.1
Grade 3 Math 3.2, 3.19
Grade 4 Math 4.15
Life Science LS.1, LS.3, LS.8, LS.10
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NSE Standards |
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Science as inquiry, investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Computer with Internet Access
Hands-On Materials
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Adaptations: Lesson 402 Champion Spinners |
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Grades 2-5 Science, Grades 3-4 Math, Life Science
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Students will follow a web quest through Spiderroom.info to observe a spider spin an orb web and identify the basic steps of building a web.
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Virginia Standards of Learning |
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Grade 2 Science 2.1
Grade 3 Science 3.1, 3.4, 3.5
Grade 4 Science 4.1
Grade 3 Math 3.2, 3.19
Grade 4 Math 4.15
Life Science LS.1, LS.3, LS.8, LS.10
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NSE Standards |
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Science as inquiry, investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Computer with Internet Access
Hands-On Materials
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Adaptations: Lesson 403 Be a Web Architect |
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Grades 2-5 Science, Grades 2-4 Math, Life Science
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Students will follow a web quest through Spiderroom.info to select the best type of web to capture prey in a specific environment. Students also participate in a web safari to identify different types of webs.
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Virginia Standards of Learning |
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Grade 2 Science 2.1
Grade 3 Science 3.1, 3.4
Grade 4 Science 4.1, 4.5
Grade 2 Math 2.1, 2.7, 2.18, 2.24
Grade 3 Math 3.1, 3.8, 3.16, 3.23
Grade 4 Math 4.1, 4.6, 4.19
Life Science LS.1, LS.3, LS.8, LS.10
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NSE Standards |
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Science as inquiry, identify predator /prey relationships, investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Computer with Internet Access
Hands-On Materials
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Life Cycles: Lesson 501 Cycling With the Spiders |
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Grades 2-5 Science, Grades 2-5 Math, Life Science
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Follow a web quest through Spiderroom.info to learn about the spider’s life cycle.
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Virginia Standards of Learning |
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Grade 2 Science 2.1, 2.4
Grade 3 Science 3.1, 3.4, 3.8
Grade 4 Science 4.1, 4.5
Grade 5 Science 5.1
Grade 2 Math 2.7, 2.8
Grade 3 Math 3.8, 3.9, 3.10
Grade 4 Math 4.6, 4.7, 4.8
Grade 5 Math 5.3
Life Science LS.1, LS.3, LS.8, LS.10
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NSE Standards |
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Science as inquiry, animal life cycles, investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Computer with Internet Access
Hands-On Materials
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Properties of Materials: Lesson 601 Amazing Silk |
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Grades 2-5 Science, Grades 2-5 Math, Life Science
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Follow a web quest through Spiderroom.info to learn about silk and the organs that spiders use to spin it.
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Virginia Standards of Learning |
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Grade 2 Science 2.1, 2.4
Grade 3 Science 3.1, 3.4
Grade 4 Science 4.1, 4.5
Grade 5 Science 5.1
Grade 2 Math 2.7
Grade 3 Math 3.8, 3.14
Grade 4 Math 4.6
Grade 5 Math 5.3
Life Science LS.1, LS.3, LS.4, LS.13
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NSE Standards |
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Science as inquiry, properties and changes of properties of matter, investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs.
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Computer with Internet Access
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