Unusual Spiders

Learn about the greatest weavers on earth! This class covers spider basics, and then we'll learn about spiders that are unusual in their bodies, web design, hunting strategies, or environment.

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50 minutes

per class

Meets once

10-15

year olds

3-18

learners per class

per learner

How does a “One-Time” class work?

Meets once at a scheduled time

Live video chat, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

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Description

Class Experience

We'll start with basic spider biology and then move on to examples of spiders with unusual features
Topics include: spider anatomy, web silk, different spider hunting styles, different uses for the silk (only half of spiders use silk for the web) and different environments.
The class is structured as a discussion course 
I will teach using a combination of slides and discussion
Students will interact with me and each other by looking at the slides and discussing interesting topics. 
There is...

50 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Teacher

David Nielsen

Teaching Science Forever

101 total reviews

91 completed classes

About Me

I've been a science teacher for the last 5 years.  I've taught both middle school and high school science, chemistry, biology, and physics.  I thought it'd be fun to teach on Outschool because it would allow me to be more flexible with how I teach...