Honeybees fly at 15 miles per hour — not bad for such a small animal! These speedy llittle creatures are the subject of a video that shows viewers how honeybees are incredibly important in the pollination world. The narrator explains shows how their populations are decreasing, explores their populations through history, and analyzes colony collapse disorder. 

Concepts

bees, pesticides, animal populations

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have learners investigate bee populations across the United States
• Invite a bee keeper to speak to the class or plan a field trip to a bee farm

Classroom Considerations

• Learners must have access to the Internet if assigning the video as homework

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Video uses high-quality images and diagrams to help cement the material
• Further resources found in description with links to other videos about bees and their populations

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.2