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What is the biggest spider in the world?

What is the biggest spider in the world?

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How do you feel about spiders?

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What's the biggest spider you've ever seen?

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In this mini-lesson, students explore the huge variety of spiders that exist. Whether one finds spiders creepy or not, it's argued that they can be fascinating. In the activity, Spider Climber, students work together to build a spider out of paper that can climb up a string!
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