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- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students review the basic parts of an insect and explore the anatomical characteristics of a honey bee. The second part of the lesson focuses on ways to identify a honey bee from other stinging insects. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students are introduced to the members and workings of a honey bee colony. They describe the structure of a comb, the day-to-day activities of honey bees, and name the four stages of bee development. They construct a honeycomb model. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students construct a paper honey bee to learn the six major parts of a bee and other insects. They compare their own body parts to those of bees. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan to help them design their 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students are challenged to build a bee home out of provided materials and discover a way to produce a new flavor of honey. Students research beekeeping and honey production and brainstorm possible ideas for bee homes and honey production before designing the new hive and building a model. 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 »
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