What do you call a bee born in May? A maybe! This first instructional activity in a series of four begins with a starter activity to get scholars thinking about the topic. Then a circus, or circuit of seven activities, show Darwin's...

I'll scratch your back, if you'll scratch mine—unless someone else comes along that is a better scratcher! Examine the fickle nature of rainforest insects using a captivating video. The narrator describes the mutualistic relationship...

Bees play a crucial role in pollination. In fact, without bees, a lot of fruits and vegetables would not exist if it weren't for bees. Watch a video that explains and demonstrates how bees pollinate plants.

Why would non-flowering leaves produce nectar? Plants adapted behaviors to recruit insects in order to protect themselves. Caterpillars might want to eat the tasty leaves, but not if ants attack them first. When caterpillars start eating...

A queen bee may lay between 600-1,500 eggs per day during her three to four year reign. This fact and many others are contained in a video that shows scholars how bees turn nectar from flowers into honey, traveling thousands of miles to...

Young entomologists discover insect anatomy in a very detailed unit plan. Offering background information for teachers about various insects, class members explore the differences between bugs and insects—and yes, there are many...

A lot of people think of insects as pests. But actually, some insects are beneficial because they get rid of pests! After learning about beneficial insects, class members research given insects to find out if they are pests or predators.

What's the buzz these days? Learn some fun and interesting facts about honeybees with an informational reading passage, including the steps for successful pollination and honey creation.

Young ornithologists watch an informative video and use the Internet to gather data about the life, size, habitat, and migration of hummingbirds. The interdisciplinary lesson includes activities that target art, science, math, and...

Students study the different parts of a flower and their functions.  In this pollination lesson students study a flower under a microscope. 

Students identify and explain what bush tucker is, listing some examples. Then, they read the introduction web page about the banksia and find out after who the banksia is named. Students also write an essay bout the banksia, where it...

Students investigate pollination. In this plant biology lesson, students study a diagram of the reproductive parts of the flower and dissect and identify the parts of a real flower.

Students study the reproductive parts and pollination for a flower. For this pollination lesson plan, students dissect flowers to perform an investigation. Students also use tube socks to show how pollination works. A diagram is included.

For this word problems worksheet, students solve and complete 7 different word problems. First, they determine how long it takes a worker bee to complete a trip from her colony to a pollen and nectar source. Then, students find the...

In this From Flower to Fruit worksheet, students define several terms as it relates to flower development and the parts. Students describe the process used by bees for pollination of flowers.

Students identify what herbs are and list examples of some. Then, they discuss what insects do when they land on flowers and why botanists gave them the Scientific name of nasturtium. Students also draw nasturtiums and write a short...

Students identify and describe what a bush tucker is, listing examples of them. Then, they read an introduction web page about the taaruk and draw a picture of one using the web page. Students also write a short essay about taaruk,...

Students identify and describe what a bush tucker is and where one can locate these. Then, they read the introduction web page about the blue bells and draw them as seen on the web site. Students also obtain a small plant in a pot from...

Young scholars identify and describe what a bush tucker is, listing some examples. Then, they read the introduction web page about the grass tree and draw grass tree leaves, flowers or the tree itself as seen on the web site. Students...

Students identify and explain what a bush tucker is, listing some examples. Then, they read the introduction web page about the tassel bush and draw a tassel bush as seen on the web site. Students also write an essay about the tassel...

Students identify and interpret what bush tucker is and list some examples of it. Then, they read the introduction web page about cadgeegurrup and what insects do when they land on these flowers. Students also write an essay about...

Students play the role of nectar feeding bats on their annual migration and try to avoid the different hazards that hinder their progress. They describe the annual migration of long-nosed bats including key elements such as: where the...

Students consider the concept that plants and animals are dependent on one another and role-play the interaction between bees and flowers. They identify crops that are dependent on pollination by bees.