Instructional Video5:31
The Brain Scoop

Spiders: The First Web Developers

6th - 12th Standards
"You can always out run a spider." - Petra Sierwald, associate curator of insects at the Field Museum. Scientists identified more than 45,000 species of spiders, and an enchanting video explains how they identify each species as unique....
Instructional Video1:32
Sesame Street

Jim Parsons: Arachnid

Pre-K - 1st
Jim Parsons defines the meaning of arachnid in this entertaining video. He isn't sure of the meaning of the word and has to figure it out.
Instructional Video
Florida State University

Florida State University: Water Mites

9th - 10th
View a water mite working its way through debris in pond water in this interesting site. General background information is also provided about the water mite in this site.