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Arthropods at Home- Spider, Isopod, or Any Arthropod Lesson PlanArthropods at Home- Spider, Isopod, or Any Arthropod Lesson Plan
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Arthropods at Home- Spider, Isopod, or Any Arthropod

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Students design a habitat for an arthropod. In this organisms lesson, students read the book, A House is a House For Me. Students find an arthropod and create a terrarium.

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arthropods characteristics, arthropods habitat, science
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Grade
K - 3rd
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 day
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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