Spiders
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Approach: Station Level: Year 4 and year 8  
Focus: Asking questions and obtaining information
Resources: Video recording on laptop computer
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Questions/instructions:  
This activity uses the computer.

On the computer you will be watching a video about spiders.

Click on the button that says Spiders.
Resource information in lieu of copyright:

Video resource: Delta (2002). Wildlife Stories: The Whole Story Beetles and Spiders. [Video]. Los Angeles: Delta Entertainment Coporation.
Description: No soundtrack; video of several types of spiders.
 
% responses
2007 ('03)
y4
y8
1. Write down five questions that would help you to understand more about spiders.
    
Amount of relevant information that could be expected to be triggered by:
Question 1:
quite a lot
18 (20)
21 (13)
some (e.g. a specific fact)
67 (65)
72 (82)
Question 2:
quite a lot
14 (16)
17 (17)
some (e.g. a specific fact)
71 (68)
74 (72)
Question 3:
quite a lot
13 (13)
17 (17)
some (e.g. a specific fact)
68 (69)
74 (74)
Question 4:
quite a lot
11 (8)
12 (17)
some (e.g. a specific fact)
64 (70)
74 (72)
Question 5:
quite a lot
10 (8)
14 (14)
some (e.g. a specific fact)
57 (65)
69 (74)
2. Put ticks beside three of your questions that could get the most interesting answers.
Overall score for questions chosen:
6
1 (4)
3 (4)
5
7 (4)
10 (10)
4
20 (17)
19 (20)
3
40 (47)
46 (45)
2
14 (16)
7 (7)
1
3 (3)
3 (1)
0
15 (9)
12 (13)
3. You can get answers from books or computers.
Where else could you go for answers to your questions?
 
direct observation/experiments with spiders
7 (7)
10 (9)
ask experts (e.g. scientist, museum)
46 (41)
46 (45)
ask readily available people
(e.g. parents, siblings, friends, teachers)
32 (29)
42 (47)
other resource material
(e.g. video, tv, magazines, library)
33 (37)
36 (42)

Total score:
11–16
15 (14)
17 (20)
9–10
17 (20)
21 (20)
7–8
34 (38)
41 (38)
5–6
16 (15)
11 (15)
0–4
18 (13)
10 (7)
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 4
Year 8
Commentary:
This task showed very similar results for year 4 and year 8 students, and little change between 2003 and 2007. The performance of year 8 Pasifika students varied widely: they achieved the largest percentage in both the highest score band and the lowest score band.