Research Essay Basics

1st Grade35 minutes

Learning Objective

I can state a topic and share facts I learned about it.

Key Concepts

Spiders are helpful because they eat pesky insects like mosquitoes and flies.

Spiders have eight legs and two body parts, while insects have six legs and three body parts.

Orb weavers create round webs using silk from their spinnerets, and some of the silk is sticky to catch insects.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 5 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. How many legs do spiders have?

2. What do spiders eat?

3. How many main body parts do spiders have?

...and 2 more questions

Educational Video

Don't Be Afraid of Spiders! | Amazing Animals | Backyard Science | SciShow Kids

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