While the United States has a representative democracy, honeybees have a true democracy. The video explains how honeybees vote, how they research their decision making process, and the importance of influencing others. It also describes the waggle dance and emphasizes researching before voting.

Concepts

honey bees, voting, the popular vote, democracy, direct democracy, bees, the queen bee

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite a bee keeper to speak to the class
• Debate direct versus representative democracy

Classroom Considerations

• Preview any comments that may appear when you show the video, as election observations are not always appropriate

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes cross-curricular connections to science and social studies
• Provides references in the notes section on YouTube

Cons

• None