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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Reclaiming Habitat for Honeybees

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore the role of pollinators in their ecosystems, develop a written response to one of three questions about the importance of honeybees, gather evidence about Coal Country BeeWorks' efforts to reclaim surface mining sites,.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do Honeybees Love Hexagons?

For Students 9th - 10th
Zack Patterson and Andy Peterson delve into the very smart geometry behind the honeybee's home. [3:58]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees

For Students 9th - 10th
A lesson investigating the decreasing population of the US honeybee population. There is a video that explores possible causes and the effect this decrease has on our environment. After the video, the students can test their knowledge...
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Honeybees Getting Lost?

For Students 9th - 10th
As colony collapse disorder continues to attack honeybee hives, a new study shows that a common insecticide interferes with their return flights.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Writing Our Sloppy Copies and Peer Editing Day 4 Honeybees

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
You mean I have to write my story again, have someone check to make sure it's right, and fix my mistakes? In this lesson, students will peer edit each other's writing. They will use their five-star checklists (included) to make sure they...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Explore the World of Honeybees

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about bees through this educational resource. This resource features math and science activities, experiments, fun facts, and more.
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Read Works

Read Works: Hard Times for Honeybees

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text that asks the reader to make predictions about problems created by the decreasing bee population. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Honeybees: Using a Quiz to Access Prior Knowledge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using Dadant's Honeybee Study Prints, students learn about honeybee anatomy, reproduction, and behavior.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Human and the Honeybee

For Students 9th - 10th
Both honeybees and humans originated in East Africa, and the connection between us has survived the ages. Dino Martins encourages us to remember how much we owe to these magnificent insects. [6:25]
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Read Works

Read Works: The Buzz About Honey

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the role of honeybees in producing honey. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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National Audubon Society

National Audubon Society: Audubon Adventures: The Buzz About Native Bees

For Students 3rd - 8th
Resources for learning about the important role bees play in pollinating plants, especially those we eat. Includes a student magazine full of information about bees, an interactive pollination chart, and a quiz.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Hidden Beauty of Pollination

For Students 9th - 10th
Pollination is a vital to life on Earth but largely unseen by the human eye. Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg shows us the intricate world of pollen and pollinators with gorgeous high-speed images from his film "Wings of Life," inspired by...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses characteristics of insects.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: The Busiest Bugs I Know

For Students K - 1st
Read about all the work that bees do and why they are so important to humans. Includes audio narration in 15 additional languages with text in English.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: European Honey Bee

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive reference tool investigates the European honey bee with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on ecology, habitat, behavior, conservation, and external links.
Website
Other

Pesticide Action Network: Environmental Impacts

For Students 9th - 10th
An environmental action agency provides information on events that demonstrate how pesticides may wreak havoc on the environment and threaten the food web for years. Examples of effects on honeybees, bats, and frogs are provided.
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Read Works

Read Works: Honey to the Bee

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about honeybees. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Security Buzz

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about honeybees that have been trained to find explosives and alert authorities. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Buzz About Honey

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about honey and how it is made. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Every City Needs Healthy Honey Bees

For Students 9th - 10th
Bees have been rapidly and mysteriously disappearing from rural areas, with grave implications for agriculture. But bees seem to flourish in urban environments- and cities need their help, too. Noah Wilson-Rich suggests that urban...
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National Audubon Society

National Audubon Society: Audubon Adventures: The Pollination Story

For Students 3rd - 8th
A colorful, interactive chart illustrating the stages in the pollination of flowers by bees.
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Johns Hopkins University

The Buzz About Bees: A Web Quest on Honey Bees

For Students 3rd - 8th
This WebQuest helps students learn about the importance of honey bees. After gathering information, students will work in groups to create a 2 minute commercial on the importance of the honey bee.
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University of Kentucky

Uk: Starting an Observation Hive of Honey Bees

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site explains how one goes about creating a honey bee hive for observation purposes.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Bee Houses

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what bees and bee hives can bring to a backyard habitat.

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