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Arachnids: spiders, scorpions and more

From Happy Learning

Arachnids: spiders, scorpions and more
4 min3rd4thScience
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Summary

Happy Learning explains arachnids like spiders and scorpions, and how they differ from insects. A clear, friendly animated lesson that drops easily into a unit, a center, or a quick review.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Every animal has body parts and behaviors that help it find food, stay safe, and live in its habitat.

  1. What animal does this video describe?
  2. Which body part or behavior helps it survive?
  3. Where does it live, and how is it suited to that place?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: animal, habitat, adaptation, survive, body part.

Try it: Draw this animal and label two body parts that help it live where it does.