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- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students pretend that they are spiders and write a haiku poem about themselves, their webs, their victims, etc. They have fifteen to twenty minutes to write their poems, then read their poems aloud. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students are given a fact sheet about spiders with photographs. Each student be responsible for one section of the fact sheet to read and summarize for the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students use the computer to simulate how a spider weaves its web, generate a word list that describes spiders and their actions, and create short stories about spiders. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students investigate how spiders spin their webs. They use the computer to simulate how a spider weaves its web and then generate a word list that describes spiders and their actions to create short stories about spiders. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students utilize their own drawings of spiders to analyze and sort the attributes that each student drew. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 6th
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Students review the information they gathered on different websites to write a poem about spiders. They use other websites to gain more information if needed. They share their poem with the class. 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 »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students view slides or live specimens to name and describe the distinguishing features of groups of arthropods, especially spiders and insects. They complete worksheets, observe webs and then search for and record where spiders can be found at their school site. 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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