World Bee Day - 20th May
On World Bee day help to highlight the importance of bees to the environment and humankind with these useful resources which can be linked to a variety of subjects for different age ranges.
They include activities to help identify different species of bee and bee pollinated plants through to resources looking at the decline in bee numbers and why this is of concern. For secondary pupils there are resources looking at bee behaviour, how bees are classified and taxonomically ranked, and some mathematics activities which use bees to introduce Fibonacci numbers and sequences. In addition, a bee linked BBC micro:bit resource is included showing how it can be used for field research to collect data.
Resources suitable for primary pupils are at the top of the list whilst those suitable for secondary and post-16 students are further down.
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Module 1: Darwin's Bees
Produced by the Charles Darwin Trust, these resources allow students to consider some of Darwin's studies on bees and other social insects. Through this context, students are able to develop their skills of scientific enquiry, observation, data analysis and communication.
The activities allow students to:...
Honeybee family tree
The family tree for honeybees is given together with rules for reproduction. The challenge begins with identification of male and female bees in a diagram. Further rows are then added and the information collected in a table. There is an extension to then find the number of bees in other generations without drawing...
BBC micro:bit – bees and pollination
The BBC micro:bit is a great tool for carrying out surveys that involve quickly counting and recording one or two variables. Using the button inputs provides a simple interface to the device allowing, for instance, quick tallying of the numbers of two different types of bee around a plant. Other examples might...
Fermi problems: a secret of bees
‘A secret of bees’ is a series of 7 problems that looks at an interesting feature of the family tree for bees. The series shows how to take a complicated problem and break it down into manageable parts. It is recommended that the sheets are given to students one at a time.
Initially a family tree for bees is...
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| Subject(s) | Computing, Mathematics, Science, Biology |
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| Age | 5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19 |
| Published | n.a |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxhno8 |
