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 How are they different? How are they alike?

Developed by Deanna Tucceri

INTRODUCTION

Did you know that not all spiders are poisonous? Did you know that insects and spiders do not breathe through their mouths? Spiders and insects all belong to the same family called arthropods. But these two kinds of creatures are very different.

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TASK

Dear Spider Spies and Insect Investigators,

Miss Tucceri really needs your help in learning more about arthropods.  It will be your task to help your teacher find information about spiders and insects. In this quest, you and your friends will become detectives to research different resources, answer questions, view some really cool pictures, and use what you know to help Miss Tucceri discover how insects and spiders are similar and different.

First, your task will be to search the Internet and electronic book to find interesting facts about spiders and insects.  Next, write down the new facts that you have learned about insects and spiders.  Record the similarities and differences on your Venn Diagram.  Finally, when we have completed our mission, we will share what we have learned about insects and spiders with our classmates.

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PROCESS

LET'S BEGIN

• Step 1:  Check out these pictures of different insects and spiders. Click on the words below to look at the pictures.

• Step 2: Click on the Venn Diagram.
               Print it out.

• Step 3:  Use this graphic organizer to record similarities and differences that you find when searching through the electronic book listed in the resource section below.

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RESOURCES

• Spider and Insect Electronic Book

Additional Resources-  
Here are a few links to sites on the internet that may be helpful in your search.

• http://www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/insects/insects_spiders.html

        information on why a spider is not an insect

• http://www.burgepest.com/burge/bugs/spider.html

        information on spiders

• http://www.earthlife.net/insects/popup.html

        information on insects

• http://www.virtualinsectary.com/

        information on insects

• Teacher Resource Page

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EVALUATION

Each student will be assessed at the end of this activity.  Please click on the word rubric below to view the expectations each student is to meet.

RUBRIC

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CONCLUSION

Congratulations Spider Spies and Insect Investigators!!!!  You have completed your mission successfully.  Your class has worked hard.  Now that you have completed your Venn Diagram, we are going to work together to create a class chart of the similarities and differences.  This way we can share what our other detectives have learned!

GREAT JOB!!!!

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