Lesson Plan

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Spiders! Spin, Spin, Spin

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Investigate the use of computers to simulate spider behaviors to learn more about how and why spiders build webs. Build a model of a web to compare your eyesight and dexterity to a spider's, then compare the elasticity and strength of spider silks.

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