{"product_id":"and-another-thing-current-events-joro-spiders-annual","title":"And Another Thing CURRENT EVENTS, Joro Spiders (ANNUAL)","description":"\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 draggable=\"false\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🔒 Annual Member Version\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIf you can see it but can’t click it, it’s a VIP thing. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.onelessthing.net\/account\" title=\"Login to your ACCOUNT\"\u003eLogin\u003c\/a\u003e if you are a member or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.onelessthing.net\/collections\/and-another-thing\/products\/and-another-thing-monthly-membership\" title=\"Join the MONTHLY Membership\"\u003eUPGRADE\u003c\/a\u003e to join the club.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv draggable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e- - - ABOUT THIS WEEK'S CURRENT EVENT ARTICLE ⤵\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"feed\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"article\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🕷️ Joro Spiders: The Species Taking Over the Southeast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA web the size of a bike wheel can appear across a porch overnight, with a spider bigger than anything most students have seen. This article helps students understand why Joro spiders have spread so fast, and whether the fear that they harm native wildlife actually holds up to scientific testing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eStudents will explore Joro spiders through:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Joro spider webs seem to appear overnight each September after a full spring-to-fall growth cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow University of Georgia researchers used DNA testing to study 200 Joro spiders and 140 native spiders' diets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the study found, including 206 prey types and 26 species found only in Joro spiders' diets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy researchers still don't know if Joro spiders compete with native spiders for web space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the species spread from one 2014 Georgia sighting to a dozen states, and how students can help track it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA great tie-in for: environmental science, biology, ecology, and the scientific method.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eUtilizing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ecurrent events in agriculture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e is always just another thing to do that you probably don't have time for. We got you. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eHitting those \u003cstrong\u003eliteracy standards\u003c\/strong\u003e just another thing to do? We got you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eThe Student Handouts consist of \u003cstrong\u003ereading passage, an informational graphic, associated vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a word puzzle\u003c\/strong\u003e. All answer keys included. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eUse it as a \u003cstrong\u003eBellringer Activity, Class Finisher, or save it for a Sub \u003c\/strong\u003eor on those interrupted\/shortened schedule days that inevitably come up. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(49, 176, 200);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"One Less Thing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50541681508577,"sku":"CE79-A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0146\/1812\/files\/3_e7ba6aaa-797b-4226-8d7a-a1d3f9a132c5.jpg?v=1790280225","url":"https:\/\/www.onelessthing.net\/products\/and-another-thing-current-events-joro-spiders-annual","provider":"One Less Thing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}