Bees:
Pollination Lesson
3rd-5th Grade Lesson
≌60 minutes
Primary Standards
Science 3-LS4-4 | Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change. |
English Language Arts W.IW.3.2 | Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. |
Essential Questions
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Are bees important to our planet?
What can we do to help create a habitat for bees?
Why are bees’ habitats in danger?
Learning Outcomes
I can
I can
I can
I can
explain bees’ importance to our planet and humans.
collaborate with my peers.
devise an individual plan to help bees at school or at home.
write captions for a picture book.
Agenda
Inquire
Investigate
Inspire
Inquire
≌10 minutes
Do you like or dislike bees? Why?
How do you feel about bees?
Bee and Me by Alison Jay
Why are bees important to us?
Share your questions and curiosities from the video.
Investigate
≌25 minutes
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How is the climate changing in New Jersey?
Class Recordings
Write Captions
Work in pairs to write captions on post-it notes for the story characters and bees for an assigned page in the book Bee and Me.
Use information you learned about the habitat, welfare, and the future of bees on our planet.
After captions are complete, we will read the story aloud and share our captions with each other.
Inspire
≌25 minutes
Think About It:
How do you want to help bees in New Jersey?
Time to Take Action
Develop an action plan to help bees in New Jersey.
PSA -
Public service announcement poster.
Letter to family, school, or community members.
Sketch of pollinator garden/flower seed planting plan.
Students complete their plan of action with assistance from the teacher.
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Authors
Scientist Reviewer
Image Resources
Elaine Makarevich
Allison LaFleur, M.S
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