Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #7: Spiders
In this lesson students will learn the body parts of a spider and write addition/subtractions sentences using spiders. The class will go on a nature walk to find spiders and spider webs. Finally, the students will complete a science...
Science Museum of Minnesota
Thinking Fountain: Spider Glider
With a few readily available supplies, you can make a "spider glider." Visit this site for directions and more about spiders.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Very Busy Spiders
The students will work from a computer and a specified WebQuest to complete a unit on spiders. The lessons will incorporate literature, writing, science, art, and graphing.
Burke Museum
Burke Museum: Arachnology
Arachnology, or the study of spiders and other Arachnida, is discussed here in the research and collection section of the Burke Museum. Other topics discussed include spider myths, research, and people.
Other
Wilderness Classroom Organization: Spider Monkey
This brief site provides general information (physical characteristics, diet, way it travels through the forest) and several interesting spider monkey pictures.
Curated OER
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.
Chicago Zoological Society
Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Black Handed Spider Monkey
Find out more about the black-handed spider monkey by browsing this reference from the Brookfield Zoo. In addition to quick facts and a photo, this animal guide offers details on the appearance, environment, eating habits and other...
Other
Audubon Nature Institute: Spider Monkey
Meet the spider monkey and discover details about its behavior, eating habits, range, conservation status, and other unique facts.
BBC
Bbc Arts: Shaking the Spiders Out (A Visual Poem)
An animated poem about the "spiders" that writers sometimes have to face.
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.
Curated OER
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.
Other
Wonder Club: Black Spider Monkey
This interesting site provides information on the habits, breeding, and diet of the Black Spider Monkey.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Vampire Spider Craves Your Blood
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article discusses issues related to the East African spider Evarcha culicivora (a small jumping spider) which evidently chooses its prey based on what that prey just ate.
Other
Araneae, Spiders of Europe: Family Amaurobiidae
Multiple colorful pictures bring this web site to life. Contains information on the mating and preying habits of the amaurobiidae, otherwise known as the tunnel weavers.
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.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Spooky Spiders
This simple lesson plan is designed to introduce young students to the characteristics of a spider and to classify whether a spider is an insect or an arachnid by analyzing its characteristics.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Spiders! Arachnophobia
Explore phobias and investigate the scientific innovation of using virtual reality techniques to treat arachnophobia. Research spider facts and write answers and questions for a competition in classic Jeopardy! format.
Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo: Black Handed Spider Monkey
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the black-handed spider monkey.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Spider's Web" by Maurice Baring
The full text of the short story "The Spider's Web" by Maurice Baring. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Woof!
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring the barking spider. Students will learn basic information about the barking spider; students will also use online drawing tools to design a scene with a barking...
Read Works
Read Works: The Silk Mystery
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about scientists' attempts to make spider silk. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Bug Builder
Create an ant, a bee, a spider, a cockroach, or a bug of your own design. Use the camera feature to save it to a gallery, and even email it to yourself.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Charlotte's Web
As Charlotte uses her web to communicate, the students will also create a web to send a small message. The students will learn how a spider creates its web, and about the different types of webs spiders make. With this knowledge, the...
Read Works
Read Works: Rachel Meets Harry
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a spider named Rachel who gets blown from her web during a storm and meets a trapdoor spider. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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