Bring Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) aligned STEM learning to your students or community! All programs are offered at no cost to schools and nonprofits, subject to availability. By registering you can access Planet Bee’s Environmental STEM Education Programs which include:
1️⃣ Digital STEM Curriculum: Downloadable self-paced lessons with teacher guides, videos, worksheets, games, and hands-on activities.
- Grade Range: K–8 (flexible and adaptable for higher grades)
- Cost: FREE
- Topics: Introduction to Bees, Honey Bees, Native Bees
2️⃣ Community Science Curriculum: Downloadable self-paced lessons and teacher guides that encourage project based learning. Students engage in age appropriate research and environmental conservation.
- Grade Range: K–8 (flexible and adaptable for higher grades)
- Cost: FREE
- BEEyond HarvestED (5-unit series) Soil health, composting, invertebrates, native bees, pollination, plant life cycles, sustainable food systems.
- Native Bee House Project (Spring only) Students explore native bee behavior and ecology by observing installed bee houses and conducting experiments.
Note: The toolkit does not include a bee house. To request materials, join the waitlist below.
3️⃣ Live STEM Lessons: Interactive Zoom sessions taught by a certified Planet Bee educator. Lessons use student or small group devices to participate.
- Grade Range: K–6 (Adaptable for higher grades, please email us for details)
- Length: 60 minutes (or customized timing with advance notice)
- Cost: FREE
Topics & Lessons:- BEE-ometry: Math and engineering in the hive and in the nest; honey bee and native bee biology
- Do the Waggle!: Bee communication and teamwork through movement and science
- Adapt-BEE-lity: Native bee adaptations in response to climate change
- BEE an Engineer!: Animal homes and environmental design in nature
- BEE a Scientist!: Observational science, insect research, and community science
4️⃣ Forthcoming Programs
- Native Bee Nest House Kit (All Grades): Sign up to be eligible for FREE native bee nest homes built by our generous corporate sponsors for your class/organization. These houses can be used with our Community Science Curriculum to engage students in real-world pollinator conservation! Some shipping costs may accrue based on location.
- Coding For Conservation (Grades 3–12+): Sign to receive notification of our FREE new digital curriculum. Students use Micro:bit sensors and coding to collect environmental data and explore native bee conservation.
