Lesson 3: Helpful or Harmful?

"Amazing Arachnids," a Science Curricular Unit for Grades 3-4, developed by Ruth W. Rose
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Helpful or Harmful?

AMAZING ARACHNIDS

 

LESSON 3:  HELPFUL OR HARMFUL?

 

 

OBJECTIVES:

Students will:

  • Research online sources to discover which arachnids are helpful and which arachnids are harmful.
  • Complete Graphic Organizers, detailing research findings.

 

PROCEDURES:

  1. Students will visit the following teacher-selected sites to gather information about arachnids.

 

WEB RESOURCES FOR:

ARACHNIDS & INSECTS

 

 

http://www.photovault.com/Link/Orders/EntomologyInsects/INSECTSMaster.html

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/Appd.php

http://lii.org/advanced/file/insects

http://lii.org/advanced/file/insects

http://www.primalx.com/insects/

http://www.spiderroom.info/webdesigns.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/reallywild/features/cc_index.shtml

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0310/quickflicks/index.html

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/insects/01.html

http://www.brooklynexpedition.org/structures/bugs/buildabug/buildabug.htm

 

 

  1. Students will complete Graphic Organizers, detailing “helpful” or “harmful” status of various arachnids.

 

3.  Students come back to share information in whole group, while teacher charts appropriate comments on K-W-L Chart.

 

 

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