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.

Concepts

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

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Additional Tags

insects, science

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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

Cons

• None