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Rainbow Web National & State Science Standards Correlations:
BENCHMARKS FOR SCIENCE LITERACY

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 2

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2. The Nature of Mathematics
A. Patterns and Relationships

  • Numbers can be used to count any collection of things.
  • Circles, squares, triangles, and other shapes can be found in things in nature.
Lesson: Spiders & Insects
Activities: M1 – M7
Lesson: Spider Webs; Colors
Activities: M8

4. The Physical Setting
F. Motion

  • Things move in many different ways, such as straight, zigzag, round and round, back and forth, and fast and slow.
Lessons: Spider Webs; Spiders,
Spiders

5. The Living Environment
A. Diversity of Life

  • Plants and animals have features that help them live in different environments.
  • Stories sometimes give plants and animals attributes they really do not have.
Lesson: Spiders & Insects
Activities: S1, S2
Lesson: Spiders, Spiders
Activities: R7, R9
Lesson: Rainbow Web
Activities: R6, R8

D. Interdependence of Life

  • Animals eat plants or other animals for food and may also use plants (or even other animals) for shelter and nesting.
  • Living things are found almost everywhere in the world. There are somewhat different kinds in different places.
Lessons: Spiders & Insects;
Spiders, Spiders
Activities: R9, S4

E. Flow of Matter and Energy

  • Plants and animals both need to take in water, and animals need to take in food..
Lesson: Spiders, Spiders
Activities:

F. Evolution of Life

  • Different plants and animals have external features that help them thrive in different kinds of places.
Lesson: Spiders & Insects
Activities: S6

9. The Mathematical World
A. Numbers

  • Numbers can be used to count things, place them in or name them.
  • Simple graphs can help to tell about observations.
Activities: M1, M4, M5, M9, S7
Activities: M10, S5, S6

C. Shapes

  • Shapes such as circles, squares, and triangles can be used to describe many things that can be seen.
Lessons: Spider Webs; Colors
Activities: M6–M8, S3

12. Habits of Mind
D. Communication Skills

  • Describe and compare things in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion.
  • Draw pictures that correctly portray at least some features of the thing that is being described.
Lesson: Spiders & Insects
Activities: S4–S6
Lesson: Spiders, Spiders
Activities: S7
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