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Bees: Pollination Lesson

Created by Teacher(s): Elaine Makarevich|Published on: May 19, 2022
Lesson Plan Grades 3-5 Created by New Jersey Climate Education Hub teachers

Synopsis

This lesson introduces the importance of bees to humans, our food supply, and how children can create a healthy habitat for bees. 

 

Step 1 - Inquire: Students generate ideas in response to the question "Why are bees important to us?" Then students watch a video of the book Bee and Me by author Alison Jay.

 

Step 2 - Investigate: Students create captions for the book Bee and Me to demonstrate the importance of bees. 

 

Step 3 - Inspire: Students develop a plan for how they will help bees in New Jersey.

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Subjects: Biology, English Language Arts
Duration: 1 hour
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, New Jersey
Posted on May 19, 2022

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