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Biodiversity—Bee Week Unit PlanBiodiversity—Bee Week Unit Plan
Publisher
National Park Service
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Unit Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Scientific Equipment
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Year
2015
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Biodiversity—Bee Week

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If you want scholars to fall in love with bees, this is the unit for you! Celebrate bees with a full week of material—designed for the Next Generation Science Standards—that addresses the importance of pollination and fertilization. Includes a hands-on dissection of bees and flowers, real-world math and engineering, and a take-home connection to inspire scholars to help solve a global problem.

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Concepts

bees, pollinators, parts of a flower, adaptations, pollination, engineering design

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Create or find a PowerPoint to use with lesson three

Classroom Considerations

  • Order supplies such as dried honey bees allowing plenty of time for shipping
  • Ask students and parents about any known bee allergies

Pros

  • Each lesson includes a focus question, warm-up, lesson, and post-lesson quick assessment
  • Comes with high-quality worksheets
  • Allows for the immediate application of learning

Cons

  • None

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