Solitary and Social Bees

Can a good bug ever become a bad bug? An elementary entomology resource explores what to do when too many ladybugs or too many bees are in your home and can become a problem.

Learners simulate honeybees pollinating flowers. In this pollination lesson, students role-play the process of pollination over the course of several seasons. Learners graph results and share their graphs with the class.

In this science movie review learning exercise, students respond to 35 short answer and fill in the blank questions that require them to respond to questions regarding the movie as well as questions regarding facts about bees.

Students read about spider body parts, abilities, tendencies, and life cycles. In this Under the Spell of Spiders! lesson, students create mystery creatures that turn out to be spiders. Students catch and observe spiders and insects....

Learners explore the physical characteristics, distribution and habitat of termites. The lesson focuses on the termite as a social creature contrary to most other insects.

In this insects worksheet, students use their workbook to answer short answer questions about insects. Students complete 11 questions total to get their merit badge.

Young scholars classify sets of pictures into the 5 kingdom categories of living things. For this kingdoms lesson plan, students identify examples and sort each kingdom of living things.

Students investigate nature by creating a flip book. In this tundra plants lesson, students utilize a list of ecology flash cards to study different plants and identify how they adapt to their surroundings. Students collect the cards and...

Students explain the role of different organisms in the food web. In this ecology lesson, students participate in a game to simulate mineral cycling through the web. They discuss the importance of recycling minerals and resources.

Students investigate the world of bees and describe their characteristics. by identifying the bees' parts, they demonstrate how these parts function. In the lab, students dissect bees and view the various parts under microscopes. ...