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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science: Bees: An Interdisciplinary Approach

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate the world of bees and describe their characteristics. by identifying the bees' parts, they demonstrate how these parts function. In the lab, students dissect bees and view the various parts under microscopes. ...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Parts of Indian Music

For Students 7th
In this Indian music worksheet, 7th graders examine a graphic organizer that displays the three parts of the music. They read about the Tala, Raga, and Drone before answering 5 short answer questions based on the reading.
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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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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Amazon Drone Delivers Popcorn and Fire Tv to Its First Customer

For Students 3rd - 8th
December 2016 the first Amazon drone delivery made history. Find out where it was and how it went.
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Unit Plan
Other

K12 irc.org: The K 12 Internet Resource Center: Drones

For Students 9th - 10th
The website is a collections of different types of resources about drones. This site provides and introduction to drones and their educational uses.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Anatomy of a Hive

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent PBS site that talks about the make up of the beehive and it's inhabitants. Topics such as communication, food, temperature, defense are also visited.
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Handout
Other

Principia Cybernetica Project: Insect Societies

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the evolution of the caste differentiation in insect colonies.
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Activity
Treehut

Suzy's World: Bees

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out why bees make honey with this quick fact sheet on bees.