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Introduction To Insect & Spider Body Parts

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Students inspect several different specimens of insects and spiders to determine characteristics that are similar and different between the two groups. They identify the basic body structure of spiders and insects and then predict where they might live and what they would eat according to the body parts.

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morphology, spiders

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habitats, insects, morphology, spiders, science
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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