Spider True or False

Age Group: 9-12 years

Duration: 20 minutes

Biomimicry Connection:

Spiders are one of the most inspiring creatures for biomimicry innovation in various fields. Let's get to know their powerful strategies.

Activity Details:

Tools and Materials

• Worksheet - true/false about spider webs (printed, one/pair of pupils)

Description

1. Ask pupils what they know about how a spider weaves its web?
2. Divide the class into pairs, groups or let pupils work individually - hand out worksheets. Ask pupils to complete the questions.
3. Once done, quiz pupils on the questions, revealing the correct answer and, if necessary, explaining the answers and adding further information.
4. Conclude by summarising the special properties of spider webs and inviting pupils to discuss where such exceptional features of spider fibres could be used.

Additonal Information

You can learn lots more about the amazing abilities of spiders from these websites:

• Spider web is strong and elastic.
• Synthetic polymers inspired by spiders.
• Anit-bacterial power of spider silk.
• Collecting water from air.
• Lenses inspired by spider silk.