Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Peacock Spider's Radiant Rump Comes From Teeny Tiny Structures
Male peacock spiders have highly colored hind ends that they shake to attract females. Scientists have now figured out the physics responsible for those hues.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 1: Spiders
First graders read several Anansi, or Spider, stories, which present the character as both a trickster and a helper. They explore character motivation and how animals interact with other animals and adapt to their living conditions....
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #7: Spiders
In this lesson students will learn the body parts of a spider and write addition/subtractions sentences using spiders. The class will go on a nature walk to find spiders and spider webs. Finally, the students will complete a science...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: A Study of Spider Webs
Many people do not like spiders and consider them pests. However, spiders provide a service to humans. They eat many of the insects that bother people. In this 7th grade life science activity, students will study 4-6 spider webs and...
Read Works
Read Works: Spiders
[Free Registration/Login Required] An information text spiders and how they can be helpful. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Spooky Spiders
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about spiders and how helpful they can be. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Extreme Science
Extreme Science: Biggest Spider
The Goliath tarantula is the largest known spider in the world, with the biggest recorded width being eleven inches. While people may fear it, the tarantula is in most cases harmless to humans. Read more facts about the Goliath here and...
Read Works
Read Works: Spiders and a Balanced Diet
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how spiders choose to eat a balanced diet. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.
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.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Secrets of Spider Silk Unravelled
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article explores the various uses spiders employ for their silk. As a primary base, the article focuses on the Black Widow spider.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Tales of Terror Spiders Still Haunt Us
From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article explores the research of Dr Geoffrey Isbister and his work with facts and myths surrounding spider bites.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Innate Behavior of Animals
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Many animal behaviors are ways that animals act naturally. They are not learned behaviors. Cats are natural-born hunters. They don't need to learn how to hunt....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 9.14 Importance of Arthropods
Understand the behaviors, characteristics, and classification of arthropods.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 9.13 Arachnids
Understand the behaviors, characteristics, and classification of arachnids.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 9.10 Arthropods
Explore the behaviors, characteristics, and diversity of arthropods.
Other
Catch the Science Bug: Spider Search [Pdf]
Preserve a spider web then go on a search for the different kinds of spiders that live in your area. Do research to help you fill out the data collection sheet.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Very Busy Spiders
The students will work from a computer and a specified WebQuest to complete a unit on spiders. The lessons will incorporate literature, writing, science, art, and graphing.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Animal Quizzes
Links to science quizzes about animals and birds. Topics include animal classification, butterfly, beetle and frog life cycles, spiders, bats, birds of prey, owls, birds of the jungle, rainforest, cold climates and migration.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Vampire Spider Craves Your Blood
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article discusses issues related to the East African spider Evarcha culicivora (a small jumping spider) which evidently chooses its prey based on what that prey just ate.
Read Works
Read Works: The Silk Mystery
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about scientists' attempts to make spider silk. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Bug Builder
Create an ant, a bee, a spider, a cockroach, or a bug of your own design. Use the camera feature to save it to a gallery, and even email it to yourself.
Read Works
Read Works: Rachel Meets Harry
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a spider named Rachel who gets blown from her web during a storm and meets a trapdoor spider. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Web Weavers
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how spiders and the ways they use their silk. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Alphabet soup.com: Insects and Spiders
An extensive list of activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays are listed by alphabet-soup.com. Additional recipes, art projects, and literature connections are also included.
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