Some plants lock their pollen up until feeling the correct password. The video explains buzz pollination and how it differs from the pollination of other types of flowering plants. It lists multiple plants that require it and demonstrates how humans can mimic the password.

Concepts

bees, animal adaptations, plant reproduction

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Let scholars explore tuning forks as demonstrated in the video
• Discuss the challenges of the declining bee population

Classroom Considerations

• Best fits with a unit on plant reproduction or symbiotic relationships

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• High quality video graphics enhance the concept
• Includes subtitles for those with hearing impairments

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.8.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4