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An Egg Studies Activity

For Students 5th - 10th
In this eggs activity, students click on the links to learn about eggs, make a table about eggs, and answer short answer questions. Students complete 15 questions.
Worksheet
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Arthropods Crossword

For Students 6th - 12th
In this arthropods worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 41 questions about the different types and behaviors of arthropods.
Worksheet
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Fearsome Creatures 2

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this fearsome creatures instructional activity, students choose the correct words to fill in the blanks to sentences about dangerous animals. Students complete this for 10 animals.
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The Hidden World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine dust mites and other allergens.  In this dust activity students complete a lab activity on dust mites. 
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Killer spiders invade Sydney!

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the issue of killer spiders in Sydney, Australia. In this Sydney history activity students read an article and answer guided reading questions. Students complete a quiz with a partner on the information that...
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Curious About Creepy Crawlies?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create oral presentations and visual aids to assist their inquiry about various insects. They reflect on the importance of learning about insects while working in small groups.
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An "Eggs"traordinary Sculpture

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify and categorize different types of animals which lay eggs, use a five step method for viewing and interpreting a piece of artwork, and use an indirect method to find the mass of a large object.
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Let's Talk About Spiders And Bugs!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the differences between spiders and insects. They observe four different specimens in the classroom.
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Amazon Alphabet

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars create an alphabetic Amazon animal mural, illustrating the diversity of life in the tropical rain forest of the Amazon Basin.
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Classification

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders sort insects into groups by determining similar characteristics. They role play as Entomologists to sort insects.
Lesson Plan
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Super-sized Accordion Pleat Spider

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create a super-sized creature in the round. They use the novel Charlotte's Web as a bounce off board to their creations. Students read the novel and brainstorm ideas with each other.
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Univ Calif Riverside: Medically Important Arachnids

For Students 9th - 10th
A web site devoted to describing the numerous venomous arachnids that have a medical importance to humans, as well as a description of how these arachnids aid humans.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Arachnids

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Arachnids are a class of joint-legged invertebrates in the subphylum Chelicerata. They live mainly on land but are also found in freshwater and in all marine...
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Kidport

Kid Port: Arachnids Spiders, Ticks, and Scorpions

For Students 3rd - 8th
KidPort.com provides simple information on arachnids, a type of arthropod that includes spiders, ticks, and scorpions.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 9.13 Arachnids

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the behaviors, characteristics, and classification of arachnids.
Handout
University of Michigan

University of Michigan Critter Catalog: Arachnids

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative site provides a general description of arachnids and then focuses on arachnids native to southeastern Michigan. Pictures and classification groupings are included.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Bugs (Insects and Arachnids)

For Students 1st - 8th
What is an instect? Kids learn about where and how bugs live. What is an arachnid?
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The Tarantula's Burrow: Arachnids

For Students 9th - 10th
The title says it all. An exhaustingly extensive site on everything about scorpions and tarantulas. Includes links to related sites.
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Songs for Teaching

Songs for Teaching: Arachnids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
At this site from Songs for Teaching, Dennis Westphall sings a great song that tells the characteristics of a spider. It even points out traits of specific spiders such as the black widow.
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Arachnaphiliac: A Word About Bites and Stings

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on the negative aspects of arachnids. Discusses the difference between bites and stings, which arachnids do what, the effects of venoms, and what venoms are.
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Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Arachnology Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Australian Museum Online has a collection of arachnids. You can even examine their "feature arachnid!"
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Daddy Long Legs

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the difference between harvestmen and spiders in the arachnid family. Read about the diet, characteristics, and status as an endangered species.
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University of Michigan

Bio Kids: Critter Catalog: Mites

For Students 3rd - 8th
Ticks are really a type of mite, so this page refers to these arachnids as mites. Common questions about mites are answered, including classification information. The page also has photographs of mites and links to more in-depth...
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Kids Health: Hey! A Chigger Bit Me

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site is provided for by Kids Health. Did you realize that chiggers are so small that they can actually be found on other bugs? They are a type of mite, which means they are an arachnid. What happens when you're bitten by a chigger?...

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