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Pollinator's Journey: Grades K-4 Lesson PlanPollinator's Journey: Grades K-4 Lesson Plan
Publisher
National Wildlife Federation
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Grade
K - 4th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
2 days
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2001
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Pollinator's Journey: Grades K-4

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Mimic the struggle of migratory pollinators. Pupils learn about the threats to pollinator species. They go on to enact a play demonstrating the hazards migratory pollinators experience. To finish, individuals complete a chosen assessment to show what they learned.

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Concepts

pollination, pollinators, migration, monarch butterflies, butterflies, bats, the sonoran desert, parts of a flower, flowers

Additional Tags

insects, science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have older classes research the migration of pollinators
  • Extend the concept by developing a garden to feed migrating pollinators

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes a basic understanding of the need for flower pollination and how it relates to insects

Pros

  • Includes links to resources that may be helpful for instruction based upon grade level
  • Provides detailed background knowledge for the teacher

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  • None

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