Video Introduction
Learn about Hawaiian kapa and how kapa designs use shapes that Hawaiians saw in nature.
STEM Exploration Lesson
2D Shapes: Kapa Shapes in Nature
Grades: K-1
Time: 20 minutes
Overview
Go on a scavenger hunt to find shapes in nature!
Materials
Goals
Objectives
Common Core Math Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
Materials
- Computer or other device with internet + speakers.
- “Shapes in Nature Scavenger Hunt” worksheet
- Pencil
Goals
- Learn about Hawaiian kapa and how kapa designs use shapes that Hawaiians saw in nature.
- See that shapes are all around you.
Objectives
- Learn how kapa is made and designed using shapes and patterns that are inspired by nature.
- Find things in nature that are examples of circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, ovals, and quadrilaterals.
Common Core Math Standards
CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.2
Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.5.b
Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
Next Generation Science Standards
ESS3.A: Natural Resources
K-ESS3-1:
Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do.
K-ESS3-2:
Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Natural World. People depend on various technologies in their lives; human life would be very different without technology.
Activity Instructions
Watch this video to learn more about your scavenger hunt activity!