Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- distinguish between man-made structures and
structures found in nature.
Activity
- Arrange the students in groups and
have them participate in the following art projects:
Project 1: Making a spider web
Materials: scissors, black construction paper, white string, and glue.
Show the students a real spider web or a picture of one if you are unable to get the real thing.
Have the students look at the web very carefully and note how it was constructed by the spider. Note
how it is only attached to an object, such as a tree or window, at the ends.
Each group is to make their own web, using the above materials, gluing the string
at the ends only. When finished, the web should hang freely when the black construction paper is turned
upside down.
Have a member of each group make a very small modeling clay spider to place on their web.
Project 2: Making a Bridge.
Materials: Toothpicks, scissors, and glue.
Show the students a picture of a simple bridge or one that you previously constructed out of the above materials.
Provide each group with the above materials and have them make this man-made structure.
Project 3: Making a bird's nest.
Materials: straw, leaves, twigs, scissors, newspapers, and glue.
Show the students a bird's nest or a picture of one if the real thing isn't available. Have the students study the nest very carefully and lead them to appreciate how a small bird such as a
robin can be such a remarkable and talented builder.
Each group is to make their own bird nest using the above materials.
Have a member of each group make a model of a bird and 2 eggs to be placed in the nest.
Assessment Tips from Old Tom
the Turtle
- Circulate, observe, and ask questions as each
child assists in the creation of their group's structure.
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