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Pollinator's Journey: Grades 9-12 Lesson PlanPollinator's Journey: Grades 9-12 Lesson Plan
Publisher
National Wildlife Federation
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Grade
9th - 12th
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Science
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Duration
2 days
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Year
2001
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Pollinator's Journey: Grades 9-12

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Gain a deeper understanding of migratory pollinators. After studying about pollinators and their effects on flowering plants, learners hear a story about the migration of Monarch butterflies and bats in the Sonoma Desert. Small groups develop a similar story about migratory pollinators and role play the action for the rest of the class.

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Concepts

pollination, pollen, pollinators, butterflies, monarch butterflies, bats, animal migration, migration, desert plants, parts of a plant, flowering plants, plant adaptations

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have the class research different methods scientists use to protect migrant pollinators
  • Ask a local bee keeper to talk to the class about the human impacts on bees and what it means for pollination

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a location to conduct role playing

Pros

  • Includes multiply suggestions for assessment
  • Provides a list of objectives for the activity

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.9-10.3.a W.9-10.3.b W.9-10.3.e SL.9-10.6

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