Bugs & Slugs

Bugs & Slugs

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Bugs & Slugs

  • Grades: 1-3
  • Number of Students: Up to 30
  • Number of Lessons: 12
  • Hours of Content: 12+

 

Highlights:

Join the Bug Detective Agency!

Become a Bug Detective and investigate the amazing world of bugs and slugs! Each day begins with a riddle that sparks curiosity as campers explore a different “cutey-crawly” and learn how these creatures use their amazing traits and special skills to survive. From jumping spiders to banana slugs, campers uncover clues through hands-on activities, creative art projects and movement challenges while observing and thinking like entomologists.

Recommended Settings:

  • Classrooms
  • Out-of-School Time Programs
  • Libraries & Makerspaces

 

Curriculum or Lesson Topics:

Each Activity Includes:

  • Schedule
  • Opening & Closing Discussion 
  • Step-By-Step Activity Instructions
  • Topic Background & Vocabulary
  • Optional Extension Activities

 

Curriculum Topics:

  1. Bee-Coming an Entomologist
  2. Itsy-Bitsy Jumper
  3. Vibrations and Reflexes
  4. Bug Ninjas
  5. Aerial Acrobats
  6. Buzzing Flower Friends
  7. Poop Problem Solvers
  8. Jewels of the Night
  9. One Hundred Footsteps
  10. Scents and Moonlight
  11. Stick and Glide
  12. The Final Mission

 

Standard Alignments:

Habits of Mind:

16 thinking habits developed by Art Costa and Bena Kallick to empower students to succeed in a 21st century learning environment.

  • Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations
  • Creating, Imagining, and Innovating
  • Gathering Data Through All Senses
  • Questioning and Posing Problems
  • Remaining Open to Continuous Learning
  • Thinking about Thinking (Metacognition) 

21st Century Skills:

A set of widely-applicable abilities essential for success in the information age.

  • Communication and Collaboration
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Initiative and Self-Direction
  • Information Literacy

© 2019 Battelle for Kids. battelleforkids.org. All Rights Reserved. Battelle for Kids was not involved in the production of this product and does not endorse it.

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

  • CCSS.Math.Content.1.G.A.1: Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.

Common Core State Standards Initiative © Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts:

  • CCSS.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.
  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.2: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.4: Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.5: Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.2: Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Common Core State Standards Initiative © Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.

Next Generation Science Standards:*

  • NGSS 2-LS4-1: Biodiversity
  • NGSS 3-PS2-1: Forces and Motion
  • NGSS Core Idea LS1.A: Structure and Function
  • NGSS Core Idea LS1.D: Information Processing
  • NGSS Crosscutting Concept 6: Structure and Function
  • NGSS Practice 1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems
  • NGSS Practice 2: Developing and Using Models
  • NGSS Practice 3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
  • NGSS Practice 4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data
  • NGSS Practice 6: Constructing Explanations
  • NGSS Practice 8: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

* Next Generation Science Standards
and NGSS is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

International Society for Technology in Education:

  • ISTE 1.3.d: Explore Real-World Issues

ISTE Standards for Students, ©2016, ISTE® (International Society for Technology in Education), iste.org. All rights reserved. ISTE was not involved in the production of this product and does not endorse it.

National Core Arts Standards:

    • NCAS VA:Cr1.2.1a: Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.
    • NCAS VA:Cr2.2.1a: Demonstrate safe and proper procedures for using materials, tools, and equipment while making art.
    • NCAS VA:Cr1.1.3a: Elaborate on an imaginative idea.
    • NCAS VA:Cr2.1.3a Create personally satisfying artwork using a variety of artistic processes and materials.
    • NCAS VA:Cn10.1.3a: Develop a work of art based on observations of surroundings.

    National Core Arts Standards © 2015 National Coalition for Core Arts Standards. Rights administered by Young Audiences, Inc. New York, NY. https://www.nationalartsstandards.org

     

    What's Included:

    Complete Program Includes:

    Bugs & Slugs comes with all the supplies needed for 30 students to complete 12 one-hour activities:

    • Instructor Guide: 1
    • Large Storage Bins with Lids: 2
    • Observe and Explore Bug Photos: 10 sets
    • Firefly Flashcards: 10 sheets
    • Flower Template: 15 sheets
    • Ping Pong Balls: 15
    • Batteries—AAA for UV flashlights: 15
    • Pony Beads (400 count): 1
    • Chenille Stems (45–50 count): 5
    • Clear Round Containers (50 count): 2
    • Paper Cups: 50
    • Elastic Cords (100 count): 1
    • Googly Eyes (500 count): 1
    • Flashlights—LED Mini w/batteries: 30
    • Flashlights—UV: 5
    • Glue Sticks: 30
    • Glue Sticks—Glitter (4 count): 6
    • Golf Pencils (50 count): 1
    • Hole Punch: 1
    • Magnifying Glasses: 30
    • Markers—Neon (10 count): 10
    • Markers—Scented (10 count): 10
    • Marker—Washable (8 count): 10
    • Mirrors: 30
    • White Copy Paper (500 sheets): 1
    • Construction Paper—Assorted Colors (50 sheets): 4
    • Construction Paper—Black (50 sheets): 1
    • Wax Paper (Roll): 1
    • Scissors—Adult: 1
    • Scissors—Children's: 30
    • Craft Sticks (500 count) :1
    • Masking Tape: 1
    • Toy Bugs (30 count): 2
    • Toy Slugs (12 count): 3
    • Yarn (44 yd skeins): 2
    • Access to the Digital Resource Portal

    Refill kits available for consumables.

    Curriculum Print & Digital Includes:

    • Instructor Guide: 1
    • Observe and Explore Bug Photos: 10 sets
    • Firefly Flashcards: 10 sheets
    • Flower Template: 15 sheets
    • Access to the Digital Resource Portal

    Technology Requirements:

    • Projector
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