Making a Giant Spiderweb

edited by: William C. Ritz and William Straits

This activity focuses on making a giant spiderweb out of yarn. Discuss the different spiderwebs investigated earlier and let the children know they will be building and testing a giant spiderweb. Encourage children to describe how they think spiders make their webs and how they use webs and alarm lines to capture prey. A materials list, internet resources, standards, and safety practices are provided. This book selection also includes the Table of Contents, Preface, About the Editors, Introduction, Simple Graphing for Young Children, Science Teaching Boards and Boxes, Basic Materials List, and Index.

Grade Levels

Early Childhood

Topics

Life Science Pre-K Science and Engineering Practices

Details

Type Book ChapterPub Date 5/8/2019Pages 48Stock # PB208E2_4I

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