In this mini-lesson, students explore not only what the biggest spider in the world is, but also the huge variety of spiders that exist. Whether one finds spiders creepy or not, it is argued that all spiders can be fascinating and worthy of attention.
for Grades K-2
In this activity, students will build a spider that can climb up a string. Students will examine the similarities and differences between three different types of spiders and will choose one of the templates below to color. They’ll attach their spider to a piece of yarn and work with a partner to make their spider climb up its string!
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Since each student will choose only one of these templates, we recommend printing 15 of each type so there are enough for students to choose from. Alternately, you can poll your class beforehand to know how many of each template to print for the activity.
Students will need a little bit of space in the classroom to spread out for testing their Spider Climbers. If a climber doesn’t run up the string, make sure that the string is not taped to the inside of the template and also make sure students are holding the ruler and not the string when they are in the “Fly” role. The climber will only work if the string is able to move freely.
In this activity, students will build a spider that can climb up a string. Students will examine the similarities and differences between three different types of spiders and choose one to make a scientific illustration of. Students will then attach their spider to a piece of yarn and work with a partner to make their spider climb up its string!
Each student will need:
*Optional: crayons or colored pencils
Students will need a little bit of space in the classroom to spread out for testing their Spider Climbers. If a climber doesn’t run up the string, make sure that the string is not taped to the inside of the template and also make sure students are holding the ruler and not the string when they are in the “Fly” role. The climber will only work if the string is able to move freely.
In this mini-lesson, students explore not only what the biggest spider in the world is, but also the huge variety of spiders that exist. Whether one finds spiders creepy or not, it is argued that all spiders can be fascinating and worthy of attention.
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DISCUSS (1 of 2):
How do you feel about spiders?
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DISCUSS (2 of 2):
What's the biggest spider you've ever seen?
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In this mini-lesson, students explore not only what the biggest spider in the world is, but also the huge variety of spiders that exist. Whether one finds spiders creepy or not, it is argued that all spiders can be fascinating and worthy of attention.
for Grades K-2
In this activity, students will build a spider that can climb up a string. Students will examine the similarities and differences between three different types of spiders and will choose one of the templates below to color. They’ll attach their spider to a piece of yarn and work with a partner to make their spider climb up its string!
Each student will need:
Since each student will choose only one of these templates, we recommend printing 15 of each type so there are enough for students to choose from. Alternately, you can poll your class beforehand to know how many of each template to print for the activity.
Students will need a little bit of space in the classroom to spread out for testing their Spider Climbers. If a climber doesn’t run up the string, make sure that the string is not taped to the inside of the template and also make sure students are holding the ruler and not the string when they are in the “Fly” role. The climber will only work if the string is able to move freely.
In this activity, students will build a spider that can climb up a string. Students will examine the similarities and differences between three different types of spiders and choose one to make a scientific illustration of. Students will then attach their spider to a piece of yarn and work with a partner to make their spider climb up its string!
Each student will need:
*Optional: crayons or colored pencils
Students will need a little bit of space in the classroom to spread out for testing their Spider Climbers. If a climber doesn’t run up the string, make sure that the string is not taped to the inside of the template and also make sure students are holding the ruler and not the string when they are in the “Fly” role. The climber will only work if the string is able to move freely.
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In this mini-lesson, students explore not only what the biggest spider in the world is, but also the huge variety of spiders that exist. Whether one finds spiders creepy or not, it is argued that all spiders can be fascinating and worthy of attention.
for Grades K-2
In this activity, students will build a spider that can climb up a string. Students will examine the similarities and differences between three different types of spiders and will choose one of the templates below to color. They’ll attach their spider to a piece of yarn and work with a partner to make their spider climb up its string!
Each student will need:
Since each student will choose only one of these templates, we recommend printing 15 of each type so there are enough for students to choose from. Alternately, you can poll your class beforehand to know how many of each template to print for the activity.
Students will need a little bit of space in the classroom to spread out for testing their Spider Climbers. If a climber doesn’t run up the string, make sure that the string is not taped to the inside of the template and also make sure students are holding the ruler and not the string when they are in the “Fly” role. The climber will only work if the string is able to move freely.
If you need the step by step instructions for older students, click here.
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In this mini-lesson, students explore not only what the biggest spider in the world is, but also the huge variety of spiders that exist. Whether one finds spiders creepy or not, it is argued that all spiders can be fascinating and worthy of attention.
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In this activity, students will build a spider that can climb up a string. Students will examine the similarities and differences between three different types of spiders and choose one to make a scientific illustration of. Students will then attach their spider to a piece of yarn and work with a partner to make their spider climb up its string!
Each student will need:
*Optional: crayons or colored pencils
Students will need a little bit of space in the classroom to spread out for testing their Spider Climbers. If a climber doesn’t run up the string, make sure that the string is not taped to the inside of the template and also make sure students are holding the ruler and not the string when they are in the “Fly” role. The climber will only work if the string is able to move freely.
If you need the step by step instructions for younger students, click here.
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