Spiders - Lesson 3: Spiders Catch Prey
ACTIVITY: Catch a Fly
Objectives
Students catch and count popped corn; compare which number is the largest.
Materials
popcorn popper and popcorn
sheet to place on the floor
various utensils to catch the popped corn: sheet rolled into a cone, large
spoons, box
Procedures
The children pretend to be spiders who are going to catch flying insects (the
popped corn).
- Place sheet on the floor to catch the popped corn.
- Pop the corn in the center of the sheet to avoid the corn falling on the
floor.
- The students sit around the popper on the edges of the sheet.
- As the corn is popping out, the students stay seated and from where they
are, try to catch the popped corn with the different utensils or objects they
selected. They cannot catch the corn that has fallen on the floor -- only the
corn that falls into their utensils.
- After the popper has popped all the corn, the students count the number
of "insects" each caught. They compare to see who caught the most.
- The students can compare to see who got the most "insects" by either
counting and comparing to see who has the largest number or by matching the
corn, kernel by kernel, to see who has the most left over.
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