Love Food? Love Bees! - Valuing and Protecting Bees

These resources are part of the Love Food? Love Bees! education resources created in collaboration with ACT for Bees.

This unit for Years 5 & 6, Valuing and Protecting Bees, spans multiple subjects and has been designed to:

• introduce students to the critical role bees play in pollinating our food, with the understanding that bees pollinate at least a third of everything we eat
• engage students in hands-on observation activities where they identify bee-friendly plants and monitor bee behaviour in their school environment
• connect students to nature through mindfulness practices that incorporate bee-related themes and metaphors
• develop research skills as students investigate native Australian bees and compare them to European honey bees
• explore the anatomy of flowers and bees to understand the remarkable adaptations that support their symbiotic relationship
• examine the various threats facing bee populations and use critical thinking to analyse the flow-on effects on ecosystems and food production
• empower students to become advocates for bees by planning and executing their own social action projects.

Through this comprehensive unit, students will develop a deep appreciation for the vital role bees play in our food systems and ecosystems, while building crucial skills in scientific observation, research, mathematical thinking and environmental advocacy.

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