1. Analytic Coding Arthropods – Arachnids: Spider
(Mind Map, Question and Expanded formats)
Analytic coding using conceptual vocabulary from the Basic Conceptual Systems based on the work of Anne Svendsen and Andreas Hansen, adapted by K. Morgan. © 2013.

2. 15. Power/Speed 2. Group 4. Number of Parts 5. Color(s) 16. Diet 3.
Living
Non-Living
1. What is this? 6.
Shape(s)
14. Temperature
Warm Blooded
Cold Blooded
15. Life Cycle (Change)
12.
Surface Pattern
10. Position
8. Habitat
(Place)
7. Size
(compared to you)
Vertical
Horizontal Diagonal
13. Surface Property
11. Weight
(compared to you)
9. Lifespan (Time)
© 2013 A. Hansen, A. Svendsen, K. Morgan.

3. 6. What Shape(s) does it have?
16. How does it move?
(Power/Speed)
2. What Group
does it belong to?
4. What Number
of Parts does this have?
5. What Color(s) does
this have?
17. What does it eat? (Diet)
3. Is this …
Living
Non-Living
14. What Temperature
does it have?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded
6. What Shape(s) does it have?
1. What is this?
(Name)
15. What is its life cycle?
12. What Surface Pattern
does it have?
10. Position
8. Where does it live? (Habitat/Place)
7. What Size is it
(compared to you)?
Vertical
Horizontal Diagonal
13. What Surface Property
does it have?
11. What Weight does it have? (compared to you)?
9. How long does it live? (Time)
© 2013 A. Hansen, A. Svendsen, K. Morgan.

4. spider Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
Gender
Value
Speed
Power
Living/Non-Living
Lifespan/Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property
Group
Number of Parts
Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
spider
© 2013 A. Hansen, A. Svendsen, K. Morgan.

5. Physical Characteristics Predators and Protection
Color
Shape
Number of Parts
Size
Weight
Temperature
Substance
Surface Pattern
Surface Properties
Living / Non-Living
Change
Behavior
Solitary/Herd
Movement
Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal
Label
Name
Group
Diet
Habitat
Place
Change
Predators and Protection
Predators
Protection
Life Cycle
© 2013, K. Morgan.

6. Spider Hermit crab Similarities & Differences Name Living/Non-Living
Circle the words in which the two items are similar.
Draw a line thru the words in which the two items are different. .
Spider
Hermit crab
Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )
Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)
© 2013 A. Hansen, A. Svendsen, K. Morgan.

7. Spider Hermit crab Similarities & Differences Name Libing/Non-Living
Circle the words in which the two items are similar.
Draw a line thru the words in which the two items are different. .
Name
Libing/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )
Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Material
Diet
Habitat (Place)
Spider
Hermit crab
© 2013 A. Hansen, A. Svendsen, K. Morgan.

8. Hermit crab Spider Similarities & Differences Living Arachnid
Circle the words in which the two items are similar.
Draw a line thru the words in which the two items are different. .
Living
Arachnid
Head, body, 8 legs, stinger
Black, red
Egg – Baby spider - Adult
Small in size compared to a crab
Cold blooded
Light in weight compared to a crab
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Solid with one spot
Small insects
Land, on a web
Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )
Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)
Living
Crustacean
Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae
Red/orange, white, black
Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Large in size compared to a spider
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to a spider
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land
Hermit crab
Spider
© 2013 A. Hansen, A. Svendsen, K. Morgan.

9. Spider Seastar Similarities & Differences Name Living/Non-Living Group
Circle the words in which the two items are similar.
Draw a line thru the words in which the two items are different. .
Spider
Seastar
Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )
Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)
© 2013 A. Hansen, A. Svendsen, K. Morgan.

10. Seastar Spider Similarities & Differences Living Arachnid
Circle the words in which the two items are similar.
Draw a line thru the words in which the two items are different. .
Living
Arachnid
Head, body, 8 legs, stinger
Black, red
Egg – Baby spider - Adult
Small in size compared to a seastar
Cold blooded
Light in weight compared to a crab
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Solid with one spot
Small insects
Land, on a web
Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )
Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)
Living
Echinoderm
Central disc, 5 arms, tube feet, mouth
Orange, white
Egg - Larva- Adult
Large in size range compared to hermit crab
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to hermit crab
Crawls slowly using tube feet
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Clams, oysters, sea snails, small crabs
Ocean floor, tide pools
Seastar
Spider
© 2013 A. Hansen, A. Svendsen, K. Morgan.