Bee and Wasp Identification

Students explore the pollination cycle. In this pollination lesson, students investigate the process of pollination. Students illustrate the pollination cycle of bees on paper plates.

Third graders study the terms pollen and pollination. They use appropriate vocabulary in describing their investigations, explorations, and observations (e.g., stem, pistil, stamen, flower). They describe, using their observations,...

Here's a terrific Jeopardy-style game that's designed for 3rd and 4th grade students of science. The topics include living things, animals, plants, matter, and "hodge-podge." The questions are all age appropriate, and there is an...

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.

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

What is a Yellow Jacket Wasp? Kids learn about its habitat, how to identify, what it eats, and more.

First graders participate in a variety of activities related to bees and ants.

Third graders discuss pollination and how bees pollinate flowers. For this pollination lesson plan, 3rd graders draw the pollination process on a piece of paper.

Learn to recognize the difference between the different kinds of stinging insects in this matching game.

Celebrate fall with four pumpkin themed hands-on activities! After learning about pumpkins, scholars complete two activity sheets that reinforce estimation and word problems. They then plant pumpkin seeds and bake a pie in...