Spider Web STEM

Next time you see a SPIDERWEB

Open Ended

How does a spider web feel?

Open Ended

Why do Spiders make webs?

​Cobwebs

​Sheet Webs

​Funnel Webs

​Orb Web

Multiple Choice

This spider web looks like a mess. It looks very tangled.

• sheet web

• orb web

• cobweb

• funnel web

Multiple Choice

This web is very beautiful and looks like a bicycle wheel with threads connecting each spoke.

• cobweb

• orb web

• sheet web

• funnel web

Multiple Choice

This web is flat and lies across grass or on a bush. When an insect flies onto the top threads it gets knocked down and captured.

• orb web

• cob web

• funnel web

• sheet web

Multiple Choice

This web is wide at the top and gets smaller at the base. The spider hides inside and waits on an insects to walk across the web.

• funnel web

• cob web

• sheet web

• orb web

Open Ended

Why is a spider web a marvelous trap?

Multiple Choice

Do spiders have different types of silk?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

How do you think spiders know how to spin webs?

Open Ended

What is another way spiders catch prey? (besides a web)

Multiple Choice

Which is not a way spiders use their silk?

• eat it as nutrients

• draglines- their safety net

• create egg sacs

• build hideouts