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Identifying My Spider
Third graders navigate the Internet and research spiders. In this spider instructional activity, 3rd graders view photos of spiders and use their characteristics to determine the variety of spider. Students complete a spider data sheet.
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Under the Spell of Spiders!
Students read about spider body parts, abilities, tendencies, and life cycles. In this Under the Spell of Spiders! lesson, students create mystery creatures that turn out to be spiders. Students catch and observe spiders and insects....
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Happy Face Spider Propagation
Students research genetic adaptations. In this chromosome lesson, students investigate dominant and recessive genes using spiders indigenous to Hawaii. Students create Punnett squares to determine the probability of passing specific...
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Get to Know- Insects, Spiders and Others
Students investigate live insects. In this insects and spiders lesson plan, students work in groups to explore the outdoors and capture insects. Students observe, discuss and record information about the insects they discover. Students...
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Science: How to Identify Insects
First graders discover how to distinguish spiders from insects by understanding the characteristics of each. They sort online picture pages into the two groups and examine the insects for common attributes. Students complete a worksheet...
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Copycat Engineers
It's often said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Young engineers learn about biomimicry, which uses nature to generate engineering ideas, in the fifth lesson of nine in a Life Science unit. Working in groups, they select...
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How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun
Students explore U.S. history by reading a Native American tale in class. In this cultural storytelling lesson plan, students read the story How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun and discuss the characters and themes of the Native...
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Top 10 Summer Science Lesson Plans
Make this summer an exciting learning experience for your students with these engaging science activities!
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Study Jams! Population Growth
Along came a spider, who sat down beside her. She screamed, but RJ wouldn't smash it because spiders are a limiting factor for other insects in an ecosystem. In this video, other common limiting factors for populations are listed....
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Web It
Students study spider webs. In this lesson on spiders, students carefully examine spider webs and try to determine how a spider web works to trap the spider's prey without the spider sticking to his own web.
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Tears of Joy Theatre Presents Anansi the Spider
Accompany the African folktale, Anansi the Spider, with a collection of five lessons, each equipped with supplemental activities. Lessons offer multidisciplinary reinforcement in English language arts, social studies, science, and arts...
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The Spider Beside Her
Second graders expand their knowledge of spiders. By creating a model of a spider, 2nd graders recognize differences between spiders and insects and determine that a spider is not an insect.
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Spiders
Students study spiders. In this spider lesson plan, students divide into four study groups, research their topic, and give a report over their findings. The four topics are Characteristics of spiders, life cycles of spiders, fun facts...
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Make a Spider
Young scholars create spider crafts. In this spider craft lesson, students create three different spider based crafts. Young scholars create a spider, a spider web, and a spider collage.
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Spider Anatomy Lesson: Is It a Spider?
Young scholars review information on a website which shows different types of spiders. They sort images of spiders from other insects. They create their own spider out of materials and share them with their classmates.
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Spiders
Students read books and make art projects dealing with spiders. In this spiders lesson plan, students learn about the different characteristics of spiders through listening, answering questions, and making spiders.
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Spiders! Scary or Nice?
Students participate in a variety of cross-curriculur activities in order to explore spiders.
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Spider Poems: The Spider and the Fly
Pupils 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.
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Spiders Have Too Many Legs, Study Finds
Students explore current events by answering study questions about an article. In this arachnids lesson, students read a recently published article which discusses the importance of spiders and their 8 legs. Students answer study...
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Rider Spider
Students review the unit on arachnids and develop skill in most advanced paper cutting techniques. They each: Cut one 2-1/2" circle from black paper. Run through Paper Crimper. 2. Cut one 2" circle from orange paper. 3. Add a Paper Chain...
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Spider Body Parts
Students identify spider body parts. In this arachnid lesson, students review the story Amazing World of Spiders and discuss the various spider body parts. Students fill in the correct body parts on a copy of a blank spider diagram....
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Spying on Spiders
Students investigate spiders. In this spiders lesson, students create a habitat for a spider with a jar, twigs, and dirt. Students observe the behavior of the spider and record how they spend their days.
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Comparing Spiders to Insects
Third graders research spiders and insects through a variety of Internet sites and compare them. For this spider and insect lesson, 3rd graders complete a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting insects and spiders. Students observe...
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