Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"The Buzz About Honeybees"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read an article on, "The Buzz About Honeybees", and then answer 10 short answer reading comprehension questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Africanized Honey Bee

For Students 6th - 10th
In this bee worksheet, learners test their knowledge of Africanized honey bees by taking a pre-test and post-test. This worksheet has 4 matching, 9 true or false, 5 multiple choice, and 2 short answer questions. Includes answers to both...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Nova: Tales From the Hive

For Students 9th - 10th
Website that accompanies the NOVA program "Tales from the Hive." Site includes additional facts on bees, specifically the breakdown of a bee hive, and the different dances bees do as well as what they mean.
Website
PBS

Idaho Ptv: Science Trek: Bees

For Students 3rd - 5th
A comprehensive overview of bees. Includes three videos: a half-hour show, a video short, and a short video where an expert answers children's questions. Other features of the site include facts, links, games and activities, a reading...
Handout
University of Kentucky

Uk: Starting an Observation Hive of Honey Bees

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site explains how one goes about creating a honey bee hive for observation purposes.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Explore the World of Honeybees

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about bees through this educational resource. This resource features math and science activities, experiments, fun facts, and more.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Anatomy of a Hive

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent PBS site that talks about the make up of the beehive and it's inhabitants. Topics such as communication, food, temperature, defense are also visited.
Unit Plan
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Life Cycle of Bees

For Students 3rd - 8th
Three types of bees are necessary to prevent the bee population from going extinct. Recognize the types and their roles in keeping the bees coming.
Activity
Treehut

Suzy's World: Bees

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out why bees make honey with this quick fact sheet on bees.