Spend a Day in a Spider's Shoes - USA Science and Engineering Festival

Spend a Day in a Spider's Shoes - USA Science and Engineering Festival

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Interactive Video

Science, Biology

11th Grade - University

Hard

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The video explores the behavior of social spiders, focusing on their challenges in detecting prey within colonies. Students are engaged in an empathy exercise where they simulate the limited vision of spiders by being blindfolded and placed in artificial webs. They attempt to detect prey using different types of silk, enhancing their understanding of spider behavior and sensory limitations.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a unique challenge faced by social spiders living in large colonies?

Finding food in the dark

Building their webs

Identifying prey on their web

Communicating with other spiders

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are students blindfolded in the spider simulation exercise?

To improve their hearing abilities

To enhance their sense of touch

To make the exercise more fun

To mimic the limited vision of spiders

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of using different types of silk in the experiment?

To test the strength of the silk

To measure the length of the silk

To compare the colors of the silk

To see if students can detect prey

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do students determine the location of prey in the experiment?

By listening to sounds

By feeling vibrations on the web

By smelling the prey

By observing the silk color

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens if students become proficient at detecting prey?

They are tested on spider anatomy

They are asked to build a web

The difficulty of the task is increased

They are given a new type of silk