Beeing Observant

Bees pollinate at least a third of everything we eat and play a vital role in sustaining our ecosystems; therefore they need to be valued and protected. In this lesson students are connected to the wonder of bees by observing them interacting with plants in their schoolyard and in their gardens at home. Using their senses, they conduct a series of observations over a predetermined period of time (week/month/season/term) and then complete an analysis of their data, looking for patterns relating to the presence or absence of bees, bee behaviour and suitability of bee friendly plants. Finally, students produce a poster detailing their findings.