Did you know that honey bees dance to communicate information? Do you know why bees use hexagons to build their hives? The Honeybee Man, Brilliant Bees, and Show me the Honey provide background information on how honey bees communicate....

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...

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...

Students study the differences between honey bee, bumble bee, paper wasp, and yellow jackets. In this insect classification lesson, students study posters of various bees and wasps. Students read the story Holly Honey Bee Story. Students...

Students study plant and animal interdependence by studying bees and pollination. In this interdependence lesson plan, students discuss flower parts and dissect it to show its reproductive parts. Students then use tissue and pipe...

Students use dances to learn about honeybees and how they communicate. In this honeybee lesson, students discuss how bees communicate. Students study diagrams of dances and practice them. Students locate special treats in bags to study...

Everything a bee does serves a purpose. Learners in grades one through five explore the behaviors of bees through reading and dramatic puppet play. First children will create honey bee puppets, then they will discuss how bees dance to...

Students role play bees finding nectar. they put on bee tails and antenna. Then 3 or 4 students at a time performed the dances bees do when one is communicating to the others that he has found nectar and the when they are close the...

Students role-play how animals and plants depend on and help each other in symbiotic relationships. Working in pairs, they role-play the animals' relationship. They may also choose to draw pictures of these partnerships.

Students discuss the types of items they might find in a tree, such as birds, fruit, or seeds. They draw trees on poster boards and then add details by cutting them out and gluing them to their trees.

Students study the word habitat and its meaning. They also identify that in order for something to be classified as a habitat there needs to be the proper shelter, food, water, and space.