Summary
Dropped into a 1950s monster movie, the class meets a giant spider and learns the truth about real ones. They explore how spiders build webs and catch food.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Dropped into a 1950s monster movie, the class meets a giant spider and learns the truth about real ones.
- How does a spider use its web to catch food?
- Why doesn't a spider get stuck in its own web?
- How are spiders helpful to people?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: spider, web, silk.
Try it: Draw a spider web and explain how it helps the spider eat.