Beneficial Bees

Unit of 3 Lessons
Grade Levels: 
PreK
K
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Subjects: 
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Science
Social-Emotional Learning
Media / Technology
Issue Area: 
Environment
Focus Question 

How do bees benefit humans? What can humans do to help bees thrive? 

Unit Overview 

Students explore bees as pollinators and learn about reasons their population numbers have been declining in recent years. The students write letters or create a handout to teach others how to help bees through planting native species.

Photo credit Bee by Hamish Irvine is licensed under CC by 4.0

 

 

Service Experience 
Students take action to address declining bee population by planting bee-friendly plants, writing persuasive letters, or making posters or using social media to inform others about the issue.
Lessons in This Unit 
Unit: 
Beneficial Bees
Lesson 2 of 3
Grades: 
6
7
8

Students learn about the roles of bees in a colony and discuss how that relates to people in community. Bees have an important role in nature as pollinators, but their population numbers have been declining in recent years. Students write a letter or create a flyer to teach others how to help bees by planting native species.

Unit: 
Beneficial Bees
Lesson 3 of 3
Grades: 
9
10
11
12

Students explore the roles of bees in a hive and as pollinators. They learn about reasons their population numbers have been declining in recent years. The design a project to help beautify their school and help the larger environment by attracting bees. They may write a letter or create a handout to teach others how to help bees through planting native species.