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Bees and Honey

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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.

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honey bees, bees

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hive, honey bee, new flavor of honey, science
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Grade
3rd - 4th
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Science
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