Bees
Objective: The students will learn about bees.
Materials:
Honeybees
by Joyce Milton, Computers with Internet access., Worker
Word Find.
Introduction: Teacher will
introduce the story, Honeybees. Read the story.
Discuss what Bees do. See Bee Info. Have
students work in cooperative groups to find more in depth information on
bees. Provide them with sites from the Links and
Resources page.
Web
Activities: Refer
students to Links and
Resources page. Have them work in cooperative groups to find
information on bee jobs. Have some investigate the drones, others the
queens, and others the workers. Students prepare a group report to present
to their classmates.
Assessment: Group
report and presentation. Also, students
can complete Fill in activity
online and then transfer to paper for a grade. See answer
key.
Home Learning: Complete Worker
Word Find.
Extension Activity: Learn about Killer Bees. Compare and contrast Honeybees and Killer bees using a venn diagram.
