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Spiders - Trace and Color
In this trace and color spider activity, students trace the outline of a black widow spider then color in the picture they traced. This would be a great extension activity for a unit on spiders.
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Poisonous Spiders! Reading Comprehension
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about poisonous spiders before answering 10 fill in the blank questions. They demonstrate their reading comprehension through their answers.
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Spiders, Man!
Students conduct online research to learn more information about spiders. They take a current issue of their local newspaper and add spiders to the pictures where spiders might live.
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Problem Solving: Guess and Check
Sometimes guess and check is the best way to solve a word problem. Learners use the guess and check strategy to solve each of the 6 included story problems. Note: At times younger children have difficulty using estimation or the guess...
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Desert Creepy Crawlies- Research Skills
In this science instructional activity, students research information about 4 desert animals and write facts on the lines. Students write information about the Hercules Beetle, Harvester Ants, Giant Red Velvet Mites and Yucca Moths.
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Food Web
Students are able to define food web, and identify the interdependence of organisms within a system. They are able to describe how natural events and human activities can impact a food web.
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I Want To Know More...
In this animal research worksheet, students choose an animal they want to learn more about and then research the answers to twelve questions about the animal of their choice.
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: Black Widow Spider
Learn all the basic facts about black widow spider including description, habitat, diet, life cycle, adaptations, and social structure.
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Black Widow Spider
Learn fast facts, physiology, habitats, behaviors, and range of the black widow spider.
Other
San Francisco Zoo: Black Widow Spider
Detailed information and fascinating facts about the black widow spider include diet, habitat, physical features, behavior, and conservation status.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus)
Explore the world of the Black Widow Spider and discover information on the physical characteristics, habitat, and behaviour of this dangerous spider. Includes images and statistics.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Hey! A Black Widow Spider Bit Me!
Read this article to learn about the black widow spider, one of six poisonous kinds of spiders in the United States.
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Black Widow Spiders
This site gives an in-depth description of a black widow spider, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Kids Health: Hey! A Black Widow Spider Bit Me
This site is provided for by KidsHealth. Black widow spiders are poisonous spiders. Use this site to find out how to identify them, where they live, and what to do if you are bitten by one.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Black Widow Spider for Kids
Kids learn about the abitat of the Black Widow Spider, most poisonous spider in North America. Arachnid with red hour glass.
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Pest Guide: Spiders
Essential information about the physical characteristics, diet, habitat, and impact of the black widow spider and the brown recluse spider.
Other
Araneae, Spiders of North West Europe: The Black Widow
This site contains information on the black widow's family. Includes information and pictures on the entire family, not just the black widow.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Black Widow
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, behavior, and appearance of the black widow.
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.
How Stuff Works
How Stuff Works: Spiders
Basic facts about spiders, with links to related topics, photos and videos.
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Kids Health: Ay! Me Pico Una Arana Viuda Negra!
Find out what a black widow spider is, what a bite looks and feels like and what you should do. In Spanish.
Other
Tb: Spiders Considered as Medically Important
This article investigates how humans vary in their vulnerability to venomous spiders and the importance of certain spiders to medical research. It investigates what factors contribute to this difference.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Brown Recluse Spider
Webpage reference on the brown recluse spider which is more poisonous than a black widow and is more often found infesting homes and businesses.
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Kids Health: Spider Bites Instruction Sheet
How can spider bite affect the body? What should you do if you are bitten by a spider? Learn the answers to these questions, and also learn how to detect the signs and symptoms of a sever allergic reaction to a spider bite.