Resources
Websites
Brain
Pop Pollination watch a movie about pollination
Brain
Pop Plants and Animals watch a movie about insects
Alien
Empire Bees learn about
the life of a honey bee in a hive
NOVA Bees rich
site to learn about the drone, worker, hive and queen bee
Pollinator this site offers information on all types of bees
TeachNet- Weather Watchers click on Creating a Multimedia Presentation to lean how
Mrs. Smith's Bees learn about the parts of a bee and its economic importance
PBS
Teacher Source great source of information for
teachers
Nutrition Information type
in the word "honey" and learn about its nutritional properties
Honey Facts everything you ever wanted
to know about honey
Cyber Bee learn all about the adventures of
cyber bee and curriculum materials for teachers
Sue Bee get honey recipes and join a
honey club
Big Chalk learn about bee keeping for beginners
Online Stories
The Adventures of Binx Copy story for reading center
A Bit About Bees: For beginning readers. Copy story for reading center.
Software
"Bee" Microsoft Encarta Online
http://encarta.msn.com1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation.
Videos
New
in 2001
"The Honey Files: A Bee's Life" is a comprehensive video and educational guide now available from the National Honey Board. The teacher's guide can be downloaded in PDF format. Ordering information, video clips, downloads and games can be found on the Honey Files site.
Tales From the Hive
Using specially developed camera lenses, NOVA brings you the most
intimate--and most spectacular--portrayal of a working bee colony ever filmed. 1 hr. $19.95
WG2701
NOVA Video
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The Magic
School Bus Inside a Beehive, (Magic School Bus Series) Bruce
Degen (Illustrator) Created by Joanna
Cole
Teacher Lesson Plans
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"The Honey Files: A Bee's Life" is a comprehensive video and educational guide now available for $15.00 from the National Honey Board.
This 20-minute videotape and 96-page teacher’s guide will have you and your students buzzing! Designed especially for educators of grades 4-6, these fun, new educational materials provide information, classroom activities and worksheets about bees, honey and pollination.
Books
Check out books at:
Although these books are a good addition to your personal library you may
visit your school or public library to request them..
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The Honey Makers,
Gail
Gibbons,
From the Publisher
How sweet it is. Thousands of bees visited more
than one million flowers to gather the nectar that went into that one-pound jar
of honey. Here's the buzz on how these remarkable insects work together to
create this amazing food.
Synopsis
This picture book examines the physical structure of honeybees and
how they live in colonies, as well as how they produce honey and are managed by
beekeepers.
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The Magic
School Bus inside a Beehive, (Magic School Bus Series)
Bruce
Degen (Illustrator) Created by Joanna
Cole
From the Publisher
After Ms. Frizzle takes her class to visit a beekeeper,
the Magic School Bus mysteriously vibrates, shrinks, and flies right into a
beehive. And when Ms. Frizzle tells everyone to "be a bee", the
adventure begins.
Synopsis
Ms. Frizzle "introduces her class to the insect
kingdom via an excursion through a honeybee hive. Garbed in bee costumes
complete with antennae, and sprayed with the proper pheromones, the students are
accepted by the workers and allowed to perform such chores as foraging for nectar
and pollen, building honeycombs, making honey, and feeding larvae. They also
have the opportunity to observe typical honeybee behavior. The field trip ends
with a bit of drama when a bear tries to raid the hive. . . . Grades one to
four." (SLJ)
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The Bee,
Sabrina
Crewe Stuart
Lafford (Illustrator) Designed by Ian
Winton Designed by Steve
Prosser Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers
From the Publisher
Follow animal
development through full-color photos! Dramatic
photographs and a detailed, two-page diagram depict an animal's distinguishing
features, habits, and habitats. Young readers can follow their favorite animals
from birth to maturity. Readers
follow bee development from egg to adult, learn about their diverse duties, and
observe the relocation of an overcrowded hive.
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Bees,
Jose
M. Parramon Carlos
De Miguel (Illustrator) Barron's Educational
Series,
From
the Publisher
Beautifully illustrated
volumes provide wonderful introductions to natural science by exploring the
complex world of insects, birds, and other wildlife. Full-color, scientifically
accurate artwork examines these creatures in detail, and accompanying text
explains nature in a way that will hold the interest of young readers. In The
Fascinating World of...Bees queen, drones, and workers are shown in their
hives. We learn how bees "dance" as a way of communicating, as well as
how they make and store honey and nurture their young. Many fascinating facts
about bees are presented in a way to give young readers some understanding of
nature's role for these productive insects.
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Busy Buzzy Bee,
Karen
Wallace
From
the Publisher
Learn about the behavior
and lives of bees, how they collect nectar from flowers, care for their eggs and
queen bee, and communicate with each other. Color illustrations throughout.
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Hooray for
Beekeeping,
From the Publisher
Where would we be
without farms? Bobbie Kalman's exciting new series is a celebration of farming,
livestock, crops, and the people who make it all happen. The necessity of farms,
the wide variety that exist, farmers' busy timetables, and environmental
concerns are some of the topics covered in these simple but comprehensive books.
Children will be captivated by the full-color pictures and illustrations of
farming techniques, animals, tools, and powerful machinery. Put on your
coveralls, and let Bobbie Kalman take you on a tour of the farm!
What's the latest buzz about bee farms? Bee Fanning looks at "apiculture", bee hierarchies and honey production. Young readers will be amazed by the habits of these busy pollinators and their keepers.
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