Toby's Spider Report

Here is Toby's published web page about spiders. Didn't he do well?

Jake's Web Page

Jake created this web page today. Click on his picture to view his work.

Spider Information Reports

Most of us are making books from our information reports on Spiders. Two chose to produce web sites so watch out for these.

Information Report on Spiders

Here is the agreed criteria we will use to self assess our information reports on spiders. We decided on most of the criteria and Annie added three more. They were ...
The subject and verb agree. eg 'A spider is a harmful or helpful creature.' or 'Spiders are part of the Arachnid family.
I have used doing words (verbs) in the present tense eg is, are,have, has, live, spin.
I have used plurals (more than one) and articles (a/an) correctly

Here is the criteria we will assess our work on...

My Self-Assessment Sheet for my Science Report on Spiders

My writing gives the reader information about spiders
I have used a title to show what my report is about
I have written details to describe spiders
I have written a conclusion (optional)
I have used describing words (adjectives)
I have used joining words (conjunctions)
I have used doing words (verbs) in the present tense eg is, are, have, has, live, spin
I have planned my writing
I have used correct sentences
The doing words (verbs) are the same in my report (present)
The subject and verb agrees eg . ‘A spider is a harmful or helpful creature.’ or ‘Spiders are part of the Arachnid family.’
I have used plurals ( more than one) and articles (a / an) correctly
I have used capital letters, full stops and other punctuation correctly
I have checked my spelling, sampled in the margin and corrected my mistakes

Spider Word Cloud

Today we created a word cloud to show all the words we used during our inquiry.

Spider Facts

This is Annie's model. Watch this space . The Smarties reading group are going to use Glogster EDU to present their information next week. I bet they can do better than Annie!

Spider Webs

WALT... draw and write about what a spider does with its silk
... write meanings for these words - spider, silk, spinnerets
.... draw pictures to show what these words mean

Venn Diagrams

WALT ... use a Venn diagram to compare insects and spiders
We had to write details that tell how spiders and insects are different in the outer circles then write details that tell how they are alike where the circles overlap. A Venn diagram is a great way to compare, that is, find similarities and differences.

Spiders

Today we created a new species of spider. We used paper tearing techniques rather than cutting. These murals are going to be displayed at the Wanaka A & P Show on the 13th and 14th March

Make your own insect or spider

Make your own spider or insect using the information you learned last week. Click on the spider to enter the site

Did You Know

Did you know that there are many different types of spider webs. Visit this site to see all the different types. I never knew there were this many. Wow! I love learning new things and learning how to access information using the web. How about you?




Click on the spider web and enter the Spider Room.
Challenge
You are a spider living in a special environment. You have a favorite prey. What web would you use to "catch dinner?" Use your spider skills and pick the web that will best trap the spider's prey in its habitat!

Spider Webs

WALT... sequence a series of pictures to create a flow chart of how spiders spin webs

Click on this amazing photo of a spider's web to view the steps on how a circular web is constructed

Here are some photos from this site on how it is made. See if you can draw one or make one!

Comparing insects and spiders

WALT... compare insects and spiders using text and diagrams
Today we used diagrams of a spider and insect and two paragraphs of information to help us find similarities and differences between insects and spiders. We found out that the main difference is that spiders have two body parts and insects have three. We also found out that insects have six legs and spiders have eight. Spiders can't fly but many insects can. Spiders have spinnerets which they use to make silk to spin webs. They release a silk dragline from their spinnerets to keep them attached to their webs. Some spiders can bungee jump up to 40 times their body length, then climb right back up the thin, strong-as-steel silk cord. Both insects and spiders are arthropods which means they have no back bone and have jointed legs. We also found out that the scientific name for a spider is an arachnid.

Max's Mum found this great site for you to try

Spider Games and Activites

Play the 'Spider Memory Game', 'Connect the Dots' or 'Spider Hangman'. Click on the spiders to play.

Poisonous Spiders

Sue asked a question
Do you have any poisonous spiders in NZ?
Yes we do. They are the Katipo, Red-back and White-tailed spiders.
Check out this website

Poem s- Spider s

The Spider Poem

Spiders are not insects
Spiders have eight legs.
Spiders have four pairs of eyes
Spiders hatch from eggs!
Spider webs are sticky
Spiders weave them tight
Spiders spin that silky string
Spiders weave webs right!

Spiders

Spiderlings hatch from eggs.
Each one has eight tiny legs.
A spider has more eyes than you.
Most have eight, and you have two.
A spider has two body parts.
Across its web it quickly darts.
From a spider's spinnerets
Sticky spider silk jets.
Spiders feel the frantic tugs,
Of their favourite food; it's bugs!

by Janet Bruno

Spider Webs

The spider weaves a sticky web
To capture bugs to eat.
What keeps the spider's sticky web
From sticking to her feet?
Spider webs are very tricky
Because not all the strands are sticky.
Unlike the passing hapless fly,
The spider knows which strands are dry.
But if she accidentally stands
Upon one of the sticky strands,
She still would not get stuck, you see--
Her oily body slides off free.

By Amy Goldman Koss

Watch this video of a spider spinning a web

What questions do you have?
Bring them along to school so you can add them to your KWHL chart.

What is a KWHL chart?

A KWHL chart should be used before, during, and after a student reads about a new topic. Filling out this chart prepares a student for reading about a topic, helps in reviewing what has been learned about the material, gives help in obtaining more information, and gets the student ready to write about what they've learned.

K = What I Know
W = What I Want to Know (questions)
H = How will I find information? (Which resources, web pages, texts, etc.)
L = What I learned

Can you solve the jigsaw puzzle?

Get hooked into spiders by being picture smart!