What a Tangled Web We Weave . . .

Extemporé "Don't Myth Out!"

WebQuest Activity

ACTIVITY #1 - Click on the House Spider to learn the story of Arachne.  Once you reach the site, arrow down on the list of names to click on Arachne.  Write a short summary of this story.

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/greek/

ACTIVITY #2 - Discover the parts of the spider's body by clicking on the Wolf Spider.  Draw and label a diagram of a spider's body and the function of each of the parts.

http://www.discovery.com/exp/spiders/upclose.html

ACTIVITY #3 - Click on the Garden Spider to discover more information about spiders then answer the questions in your "Tangled Web" WebQuest Assignment Sheet.

http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/hyg-fact/2000/2060.

ACTIVITY #4 - Why don't spiders get caught in their own webs?  This site will answer that question and tell you how to collect webbing. 

http://www.beakman.com/spider/spider.html