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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.
Handout
Ed Koday

Ivy Hall: Honey Bee

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Take a look at the facts and images of honey bees.
Unit Plan
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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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.
Activity
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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Other

Canada Agriculture Museum: Bees: A Honey of an Idea

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about bees, from different types, pollination to the processes utilized to extract, package, and use honey and its by-products. Includes quick facts, recipes, craft ideas, and printable activities for students.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: A Hive for the Honeybee

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "A Hive for the Honeybee" by Soinbhe Lally. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Unit Plan
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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PBS

Idaho Ptv: Science Trek: Bees

For Students 3rd - 5th
A comprehensive overview of bees. Includes three videos: a half-hour show, a video short, and a short video where an expert answers children's questions. Other features of the site include facts, links, games and activities, a reading...
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Scientific American

Scientific American: The Buzz on Bees: In Depth Reports

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this multimedia article about the disappearance of bee colonies worldwide. Find out why it is crucial to saving this important pollinator from extinction.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Nova: Tales From the Hive

For Students 9th - 10th
Website that accompanies the NOVA program "Tales from the Hive." Site includes additional facts on bees, specifically the breakdown of a bee hive, and the different dances bees do as well as what they mean.
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Alien Empire

For Students 3rd - 8th
Outstanding site that compliments an insect series on PBS. Interactive presentations include bee anatomy and honeybee hives. Includes interactive puzzles, teacher's guides, and formats for making insect masks.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Worldwide Loss of Bees a Growing Concern

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the decreasing number of bees and the negative effects that can have on our food supply. 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 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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Read Works

Read Works: Busy Bees

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how bees can be helpful and how they can be dangerous. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Curated OER

Honeybee

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Honeybee
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Curated OER

Honeybee

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Honeybee
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Curated OER

Bbc Nature: Wildlife: European Honey Bee

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photo image of the European honey bee.
Graphic
Curated OER

Scientific American: Honeybee Head

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The head region of a honeybee.
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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.
Activity
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.
Activity
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.
Unit Plan
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...
Lesson Plan
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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