Students learn the basics of spider anatomy and discover a number of different methods spiders use to hunt. By comparing ambush spiders against web-building spiders, they debate what the best strategy is for getting food. Students learn a handful of families for each group and study one in particular to learn more, then list the pros and cons of their spider’s hunting style. This is a great resource for exploring spider behavior and fostering an appreciation for household spiders.
https://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/resourc/tcherpln/spiderdebate.htm
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| Grade Level | |
|---|---|
| NGSS STEM Practices | Asking Questions and Defining Problems, Analyzing and Interpreting Data, Argument from Evidence, Evaluating and Communicating Information |
| Language | |
| Resource Type | |
| Standards Present | Not Present |
| Media Format | Text/Web Page |
| Creation Date | Before 2010 |
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LessonHiveAdmin –
This is a nice exercise to introduce the different ecological roles of spiders. The emphasis is on going outside to look and collect data, with a lively follow up discussion in the classroom. We would like to see an update for this lesson, with standards alignment made explicit.