Curated OER
Addition with Regrouping
In this regrouping in addition worksheet, students use the table for the 'Threatened and Endangered Animals' and their numbers to solve the addition problems that utilize regrouping.
Curated OER
The Listening Walk
Students play instruments that reflect sounds in the story: hoots, toots, creaking, shrieks, clacking, crunching, whooshing, etc. They make vocal sounds from the story: whispered, sniffled, sigh, giggled, croaked, laughed. The...
Curated OER
Bug Hunt
Students study the characteristics of an insect and use their newly discovered knowledge to invent their own insect. They go on a class bug hunt, using the tools and supplies that biologists use when they go out in the field.
Curated OER
Academic Raceway: Animals
This animals PowerPoint provides a race car game in which students answer a variety of questions about animals, the majority of which are based on ways in which animals adapt to their surroundings and behave to survive.
Curated OER
My Tarantula Book
In this tarantula worksheet, students complete a tarantula book that has activities including a word search, coloring, reading, and more. Students complete 11 pages.
Curated OER
Arthropods Crossword
In this arthropods worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 41 questions about the different types and behaviors of arthropods.
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The Hidden World
Students examine dust mites and other allergens. In this dust lesson students complete a lab activity on dust mites.
Curated OER
Using Irregular Verbs - Exercise 1
For this irregular verbs worksheet, students complete twenty sentences that help them learn to identify and use irregular verbs.
Curated OER
Invertebrates
In this invertebrates instructional activity, students read about the characteristics of the different groups of invertebrates. Then students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 4 4 16: Spiders Eat Their Greens Too!
Article reports on the diets of spiders, which includes vegetables.
Kidport
Kid Port: Arachnids Spiders, Ticks, and Scorpions
KidPort.com provides simple information on arachnids, a type of arthropod that includes spiders, ticks, and scorpions.
Other
Tarantula's Burrow: British Spiders What Is a Spider?
A list of characteristics that a creature must satisfy to be considered a spider, as well as a list with pictures and descriptions of spiders commonly found in the UK.
How Stuff Works
How Stuff Works: Spiders
Basic facts about spiders, with links to related topics, photos and videos.
Other
Univ Calif Riverside: Medically Important Arachnids
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.
Burke Museum
Burke Museum: Spider Myths
As part of the Burke Museum's section of research and collections centering on Arachnology, this site outlines several myths associated with spiders including identifying spiders, house spiders, and "weird" spiders.
Other
Tarantula's Burrow: British Spiders What Is a Spider?
A list of characteristics that a creature must satisfy to be considered a spider, as well as a list with pictures and descriptions of spiders commonly found in the UK.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Spider
There are about 35,000 known species of spiders in the world and this research resource site surveys these animals in text and images.
Library of Congress
Loc: Everyday Mysteries: Spiders and Their Webs
Have you ever wondered how spiders avoid getting stuck in their own webs? Check out this excellent explanation.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: White Tailed Spider O Logy Card
Turn over this interactive card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about the white-tailed spider, such as their diet and physical characteristics.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: A Detailed Description of the Anatomy of Spiders
Describes anatomical features of a spider, including its external structure, eyes, mouth parts, digestive system, circulatory system, respiratory system, nervous system, reproductive system, and its spinnerets.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan Critter Catalog: Arachnids
This informative site provides a general description of arachnids and then focuses on arachnids native to southeastern Michigan. Pictures and classification groupings are included.
University of Michigan
Bio Kids: Critter Catalog: Spiders
Spiders are easy to study as they are found everywhere. This page answers common questions about spiders, including classification information. It also has many excellent photographs of these critters and links to information on the most...
University of California
Ucmp: Araneae Spiders
A site from UC Berkely on the araneae class, the true spiders.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Common Spiders
Find concise information that chronicles common spiders found around homes and buildings. Several descriptions and pictures are included on this site.