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Cause and Effect Relationships - Silence of the Bees

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Why are bees disappearing? Explore cause and effect relationships with this interesting question. As the detailed lesson plan indicates, start by brainstorming some of the possible effects the disappearance of bees would have on the...
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Bee Pollen Popular

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
The world would be a much different place without the help of pollinators. Read about the important role bats, hummingbirds, and various insects play in plant reproduction, exploring the interdependence of living things in an ecosystem....
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Bees Challenge

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this bees learning exercise, learners respond to 10 multiple choice questions regarding bees and their behavior in order to exhibit what they know about them.
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Bees Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this bees worksheet, students explore facts about bees. Students complete a crossword puzzle by finding the answers to the seven clues provided.
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Bees Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this bees vocabulary instructional activity, students read ten clues to words pertaining to bees. Students choose the correct word that fits each clue and print it on the line. There is a word bank provided.
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Bees Word Search

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this bees worksheet, students analyze 10 words in a word bank that pertain to bees. Students find each word in a word search puzzle.
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Little Bees, Big Potential

For Teachers 6th - 9th
After reading an article on the alfalfa leafcutting bee, learners chart its characteristics alongside those of the honeybee. Then they draw the leafcutter lifecycle. The article provides fascinating reading when studying the role of...
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Going Buggy: Lesson 3: Bees

For Teachers K
Students review the characteristics of insects they have already been introduced to. As a class, they are introduced to the characteristics of bees and what it can do instead of sting. To end the lesson, they discuss how plants and...
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Buzzy, Buzzy Bee

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students simulate honeybees pollinating flowers. In this pollination lesson, students role-play the process of pollination over the course of several seasons. Students graph results and share their graphs with the class.
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Busy Bees

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars explore the pollination cycle. In this pollination lesson, students investigate the process of pollination. Young scholars illustrate the pollination cycle of bees on paper plates.
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Bees

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design an experiment. In this bees lesson, students research pollination and work collaboratively to discover how bees aid in pollination.  Students use tomato plants and create experimental designs. Lesson adaptations and...
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Breaking News English: Bees

For Students 5th - 10th
In this bees worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more...
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Give Me Some Sugar, Honey!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research the history of honey and different products that come from honey.  In this bees and honey activity, students review how honey is made, discuss ways people use honey, research the history of honey and its uses, create a...
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Those Busy, Buzz'n Worker Bees

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners research information on worker bees. In this insect lesson, students review the body parts of insects and how bees find flowers. They discuss compound and simple eyes and the life cycle of a worker bee.
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How Animals Use Their Senses to Find Food

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers plan a scavenger hunt for food and provide classmates with clues. In this animal adaptation instructional activity, students view videos showing how various animal species find food. They create a scavenger hunt for...
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Reading "Beetles, Bees and Butterflys"

For Students 3rd - 6th
Reading information about beetles, bees, and butterflies is the focus of this science worksheet. Students apply vocabulary and comprehension skills in order to answer six questions based on the reading.
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Bees: Report Planner

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this report planning worksheet, students list 3 things they want to learn about bees and the resources they plan to use. Students take notes, then write the report on the lined paper provided.
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Present and Future Real Conditions

For Students 5th - 8th
In this bees instructional activity, students choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentences about bees in the correct tense agreement and expression. Students complete 21 sentences.
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Bee Story

For Students 9th - 12th
In this bee worksheet, students read a 5-paragraph article about bees and respond to 8 short answer questions. Vocabulary words and definitions are included.
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The Bee Tree

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars practice reading comprehension by reading a book in class.  In this story map lesson, students read The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco, and create a story map based on the problem and solution of the book.  Young scholars...
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The Buzz about Fact and Opinion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students distinguish facts from opinions.  In this biological science lesson, students research information on bees to decipher what things are proven true versus assumed.  They view a video and discuss what makes the information...
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How Busy Are Bees?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students research the jobs of bees. In this timeline lesson plan, students map out each of the six different jobs a worker bee does in its lifetime. They create a timeline and then retell the job descriptions.
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Bee: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "bee," write the word independently, and color the picture of a bee.
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Bees: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "bees," write the word independently, and color the picture of bees.