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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine and dissect a worker honey bee to analyze the structures and functions of honey bees. They draw the structures they see and compare/contrast them to drawings or electron micrographs. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate how information is disseminated about honey bees and other insects. They make a list of key words and phrases, or even write a brief summary of their impressions of insects and their relatives after viewing the movie. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students research the value of honey bees to Arizona agriculture. They investigate similarities and differences between Africanized honey bees and European honey bees. They complete a worksheet on bee safety. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students, through lecture and worksheets, research bees. They name at least four kinds of bees, name the two major life-styles (solitary and social), and describe or draw a life cycle of the day in the life of a bee. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate the members of a honey bee colony and the day-to-day activities that occur within a hive. They write reports, develop charts of bee life-cycles and compare Africanized bees to European bees. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students are introduced to Africanized honey bees and what to do if they are involved in a stinging incident. They identify differences between the domestic honey bee and the Africanized honey bee. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students participate in a variety of activities related to bees and ants. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students view a video, read books and explore websites about bees and their role in pollination. They discuss a bee's life cycle, use paper to create a honeycomb and write a cooperative report about bees. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students are introduced to the types of honeybees by participating in a book walk on BUSY AS A BEE. They listen as the book is read to them and review what they knew about bees and what they have discovered about them. They then use the graphic organizer to retell five events that occurred in the book. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the matriarchal structure of a bee colony. They participate in various activities to identify the structure of a bee colony and the roles of each type of bee plays in the colony. Vocabulary and a worksheet with answer key is provided. Full Review »