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- 2nd
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Students explore a spider's particular body parts. Live spiders are observed over the course of a few days to see how sound, light, and movement affect the spiders. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students study about the survival and hunting strategies of several different kinds of spiders. They also be introduced to scientific classification of spiders and write a brief report about one of the spider families they observe. Full Review »
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- 5th - 10th
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Students use a spider casting kit to mold a tarantula spider. They discuss the tarantula, its parts, and its habitat. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students make cookie spiders using a recipe and applying their prior knowledge of the body parts of a spider. They write a "how to" paragraph explaining the procedure for making the cookies after completing a pre-writing graphic organizer. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students research interesting spider facts and conduct a survey to find out who does and does not like spiders. They create a class slideshow in which they draw a picture of a spider and write three sentences about their research. They post the information on the Internet. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students describe experiences that they have had with spiders. They view photographs of spiders and draw their own. They compare and contrast spiders and insects. They write a short poem that explains the differences. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students see how a spider spins her webs. They use yarn, pipe cleaners, eyes and glue to make the spider. For the web, students stand in a circle. They throw the ball of yarn across the circle. This begins the nice web shape. Students discuss how spiders make webs, where they find webs and what the web is made out off. These are highly engaging activities for the students! Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students explore spider webs. They investigate how spiders create their webs and read The Very Busy Spider. Students create a garden spider web using black paper and white crayons. They glue glitter onto the spider web. They discuss spiders and their webs. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students complete a variety of activities about spiders. They research a specific spider and create a mini-book about it. They create a 3-D model of a spider that is anatomically correct. They complete a series of labs regarding spider webs and web strength. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students study spiders. They view spider silk through a microscope and compare it to human hair or other fibrous materials. In groups, they compare the strength and elasticity of spider silk. Finally they watch a teacher demonstration on polymers. Full Review »
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