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Website
Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Bumble Bees

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about bumble bees. Besides finding a detailed description of these North American natives, you'll also learn about some of their unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Insect Fact Sheet on bumble bees is...
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Botany: Bumblebee

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the bumblebee. Covers physical features, life in a colony and as a pollinator, and threats to its survival. Includes links to additional resources. (Published: April 14, 2008)
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: The Busiest Bugs I Know

For Students K - 1st
Read about all the work that bees do and why they are so important to humans. Includes audio narration in 15 additional languages with text in English.
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Activity
Other

Alphabet soup.com: Insects and Spiders

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An extensive list of activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays are listed by alphabet-soup.com. Additional recipes, art projects, and literature connections are also included.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Bumble Bee (Bombus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn facts about Bumble Bees, including their habitat, diet, physical characteristics, and breeding.
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Website
Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Insects and Spiders

For Students 9th - 10th
As an online exhibit from the Natural History Museum, this site examines many different subtopics stemming from a study on both insects and spiders. Several of the subtopics include spider bites, bumblebees, moths, edible insects,...
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Unit Plan
Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Bumble Bees

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the museum's larger exhibit on spiders and insect, this site examines various types of bumble bees along with their scientific name, common name, and body structure (coloring).
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Rusty Patched Bumblebee

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Rusty-patched Bumblebees (Bombus affinis), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can...