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This is definitely going to be the next weekend project with my kids. They are so scared of spiders (daddy long legs in particular, our house has thousands of t

• Sukotto 13y ago
  Maybe start with something that they want to see close up. For example, have each one pick something rough, something smooth, something that grows, a small toy, etc. If your kids are anything like mine, starting by forcing them to confront a fear will just make them hate the technology and they'll be less willing to participate the next time you want to do a cool project with them.
  • malbs 13y ago
    Good idea, ease into it, show them some leaves, stem cross sections, then "hey I wonder what a sugar ant looks like..." lead into the spider gently
• ars 13y ago
  Spiders at 175x magnification look much worse. Not sure that this is a great idea. Even dust mites look scary at high magnification. Try letting the spider walk all over you instead.
  • malbs 13y ago
    Yeah you're right, it will probably terrify them - I have tried though, play with the spiders, pick them up and put them outside, doesn't seem to help