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Wasp Nests and Bee Hives Instructional VideoWasp Nests and Bee Hives Instructional Video
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SciShow
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
5:07
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
Video
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Year
2016
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Wasp Nests and Bee Hives

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It turns out that wasps and bees have a lot more in common that the word ouch! Junior entomologists explore the similarities and differences between flying, stinging insects with the 136th installment in a 143-part series of science videos. Learn how bees evolved from wasps, bee and wasp behavior, and the likely locations of their homes.

12 Views 7 Downloads
CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

bees, honey bees, honey, insect life cycles

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Supplement an insect unit with the resource
  • Bring examples of different (unoccupied) nests and hives to class for some hands-on experience

Classroom Considerations

  • Show some images of different members of this insect colony to help pupils differentiate during the video
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • The video shows familial relationships between bees and wasps to help build phylogeny diagram skills
  • Profiles each species with details on their social behaviors, life cycles, and living arrangements

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2

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