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Spider Watching
Spiders are creepy, crawly - and interesting! Young entomologists learn about parts of a spider's body, their habitats, ways spiders catch their prey, and what they most like to eat. Some excellent art activities are included in the plan...
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Create An Insect
Students create a new species of insect. They create a list of insect characteristics and use this as a springboard to draw an insect of their own. Students write a brief descriptive paragraphs about their insect, giving particular...
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The World of Insects and Spiders
Students identify numerous insects and their body parts. In this insect life activity, students practice using scientific vocabulary while comparing the different parts of spiders and insects. Students view several videos...
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Art: Go Ahead and Bug Me!
Students research arthropods, and identify the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates. After comparing and contrasting insects and arachnids, they create drawing of them that are anatomically correct. Students place their...
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Spiders
Students experience the life a spider through several cross-curriculum activities that address multiple learning styles. For this cross-curriculum lesson, students listen to The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle and toss string in a circle...
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Let's Talk About Spiders And Bugs!
Second graders study the differences between spiders and insects. They observe four different specimens in the classroom.
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Science: Spider Models
First graders create spider models to discover its anatomy. They use construction paper and sequins to make their spiders and use pictures as examples for their models. As an alternative, 1st graders make posters of the spider's parts....
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Spiders
Young scholars 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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An "Eggs"traordinary Sculpture
Eighth graders identify and categorize different types of animals which lay eggs, use a five step method for viewing and interpreting a piece of artwork, and use an indirect method to find the mass of a large object.