Your Friendly Neighborhood Web Shooter
Science: Structure and Function & Types of Interactions
Technology: Knowledge Construction
Engineering: Defining Problems & Developing Solutions
60 Minute Lesson
Spider-Man Card
Ball of yarn
Balloons (1 per group)
Toothbrush (1 per group)
Spider Web (20 min)
Wall Climbers (15 minutes)
Gecko-Man (15 minutes )
Defying Gravity (10 minutes)
Investigate how a better understanding of the natural world can inspire creativity.
NGSS 1-LS1-1 Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
NGSS 3-PS2-3 Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions …show more content…
Many superpowers are bio-inspired designs based off of animal’s abilities, like Spider-Man's ability to walk up walls. One way science explains this ability is by looking at geckos. Geckos have millions of tiny hairs on their toes called setae that help them stick to walls and ceilings.
Setae: tiny hairs found on the feet of animals that help them stick to and climb walls by expanding their available surface area.
Static Electricity: the buildup of charges on the surface of an object.
Vibrate: to move back and forth quickly. Vibrations carry sound.
Do you know The Web Shooter? He’s a teenager. His costume is red and blue. He lives in New York. He’s a skilled photographer. He’s super-smart. He created his iconic gadget. He made his first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962. He can climb walls. His name is Peter Parker. He can shoot webs. He can swing from skyscraper to skyscraper. He was bitten by a radioactive spider. He’s… The Amazing …show more content…
What really sets him apart from the rest of the superhero universe are his unique powers. He gained them from a radioactive spider bite! Suddenly, a super-smart teenager had incredible strength, sight, hearing, the ability to walk on walls and his most famous ability, his Spidey Senses. These feelings are just like a spider’s, allowing Peter Parker to sense any danger.
While real spiders can spin silk, Spider-Man cannot. Luckily, Peter is a very gifted scientist. Using the engineering design process, he was able to construct web cartridges. These gadgets sit on his wrists, allowing him to shoot out super strong spider webs. He uses these webs to swing from buildings, catch bad guys and even to make a spider web to rest on! His webs are state of the art — there is nothing else like them in the world.
When Spider-Man was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, they took inspiration from the natural world around them. From the silk of spider webs to their ability to quickly scurry up walls, it’s easy to see why they were so inspired by one of Mother Nature’s own crime fighters! When you look to the outside world for inspiration, you’re creating something known as a bio-inspired design. Nature is full of amazing animals, with each of them having their own superhero characteristics. So keep your eyes peeled when you’re outside. You never know what superpowers you might
Science: Structure and Function & Types of Interactions
Technology: Knowledge Construction
Engineering: Defining Problems & Developing Solutions
60 Minute Lesson
Spider-Man Card
Ball of yarn
Balloons (1 per group)
Toothbrush (1 per group)
Spider Web (20 min)
Wall Climbers (15 minutes)
Gecko-Man (15 minutes )
Defying Gravity (10 minutes)
Investigate how a better understanding of the natural world can inspire creativity.
NGSS 1-LS1-1 Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
NGSS 3-PS2-3 Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions …show more content…
Many superpowers are bio-inspired designs based off of animal’s abilities, like Spider-Man's ability to walk up walls. One way science explains this ability is by looking at geckos. Geckos have millions of tiny hairs on their toes called setae that help them stick to walls and ceilings.
Setae: tiny hairs found on the feet of animals that help them stick to and climb walls by expanding their available surface area.
Static Electricity: the buildup of charges on the surface of an object.
Vibrate: to move back and forth quickly. Vibrations carry sound.
Do you know The Web Shooter? He’s a teenager. His costume is red and blue. He lives in New York. He’s a skilled photographer. He’s super-smart. He created his iconic gadget. He made his first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962. He can climb walls. His name is Peter Parker. He can shoot webs. He can swing from skyscraper to skyscraper. He was bitten by a radioactive spider. He’s… The Amazing …show more content…
What really sets him apart from the rest of the superhero universe are his unique powers. He gained them from a radioactive spider bite! Suddenly, a super-smart teenager had incredible strength, sight, hearing, the ability to walk on walls and his most famous ability, his Spidey Senses. These feelings are just like a spider’s, allowing Peter Parker to sense any danger.
While real spiders can spin silk, Spider-Man cannot. Luckily, Peter is a very gifted scientist. Using the engineering design process, he was able to construct web cartridges. These gadgets sit on his wrists, allowing him to shoot out super strong spider webs. He uses these webs to swing from buildings, catch bad guys and even to make a spider web to rest on! His webs are state of the art — there is nothing else like them in the world.
When Spider-Man was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, they took inspiration from the natural world around them. From the silk of spider webs to their ability to quickly scurry up walls, it’s easy to see why they were so inspired by one of Mother Nature’s own crime fighters! When you look to the outside world for inspiration, you’re creating something known as a bio-inspired design. Nature is full of amazing animals, with each of them having their own superhero characteristics. So keep your eyes peeled when you’re outside. You never know what superpowers you might