1. Created By: Joanne H. Swatt Second Grade
Insect or Spider?
Created By:
Joanne H. Swatt
Second Grade

2. Become an Expert! Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion
Step 1: How do they look?
Step 2: How are they similar and different?
Step 3: Where do they live? What do they eat?
Step 4: Which insect and spider is your favorite?
Evaluation
Conclusion

3. Introduction Is that an insect or a spider?
In this webquest you will explore the world of insects and spiders by,
1- collecting information about them,
2- completing activities to show how they are different.
At the end of this webquest you will be an expert on insects and spiders.
Enjoy your adventure!

4. Task Your job is to become an expert!
Use the websites to answer these questions with your partner:
How do they look?
How are they similar and different?
Where do they live? What do they eat?
Which insect and spider is your favorite?
At the end, you and your partner will be an expert on insects and spiders!

5. Process: Step 1 How do they look?
Click on each green word below to learn about the anatomy (body parts) of each bug.
Song Insects Spiders
Print the organizers, and label each bug.
Insect Anatomy Spider Anatomy

6. Process: Step 2 How are they similar and different?
Click on each website and learn how insects and spiders are the same and different.
Insect and Spider Facts
The Spider Web
Spiders EEK!
Brain Pop Spiders Video
Brain Pop Insects Video
Insects are Everywhere
2. Use this Venn Diagram to show their similarities and differences.

7. Process: Step 3 Where do they live? What do they eat?
1. Click on each question to gather facts about spiders and insects.
Where do insects live? Where do spiders live?
What do insects eat? What do spiders eat?
2. Click on the Fact Log to identify an insect’s
and a spider’s habitat and what they eat.

8. Process: Step 4 Which are your favorite?
1. With your partner, choose one insect and one spider.
Write 3 facts about each. Draw an illustration to show what it looks like.
Here are some websites to explore!
Butterflies Spider Photos Spiders!
Insects Bug Facts Which spider is it?

9. Evaluation Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Spelling and Neatness
Independent 3
Progressing 2
Needs improvement 1
Step 1
Completes the spider and insect anatomy with no more than two mistakes.
Completes the spider and insect anatomy with no more than 4 mistakes.
Completes the spider and insect anatomy with 5 or more mistakes.
Step 2
Has at least 2 similarities and 3 differences.
Has only 1 similarity and 2 differences.
Missing either the similarities or differences.
Step 3
Identifies where the bugs live and what they eat using details from the websites.
Identifies a few places each bug lives and some of what they eat.
Only identifies where the bugs live or what they eat.
Step 4
Writes 3 facts about an insect and a spider with matching illustrations.
Writes 2 facts about an insect and a spider with matching illustrations.
Writes 1 or no facts for an insect and a spider with matching illustrations.
Spelling and Neatness
Only a few spelling errors and handwriting is neat.
More than five spelling errors and handwriting is mostly neat.
Most of the activities have many spelling errors and handwriting is messy.

10. Conclusion
Congratulations! You are now ready to research an insect or spider for the Reading Research Lab Program. Enjoy reading nonfiction books about the bug you choose. Use facts from this webquest and Reading Research Lab books as you make a book about your bug. Good luck and have fun!

11. Credits & References
Thank you to the following websites for their fabulous facts about insects and spiders!