Meghan Ashman

Date
M 10/17

Bee Unit Plan Layout

Topic

Introduction to bees
Bee Happy (Pages 23)

Ideas
Questions

Snowball what do you know about

bees?

Structure and life cycle of bees

Have students act out the life cycle
of bees
Extra time: Work on extended
activities in bee packet

T 10/18

Bees and pollination

(Page 6-7)

W 10/19

Inside the hive

(Pages 8-9)

Questions:
How are bees like other insects?
How are they different?
Describe the life cycle of the bee
Read Its All About Pollination
In groups, go over to Mrs.
Barnetts classroom to pollinate
bees
Extra time: Work on extended
activities in bee packet
Bees and their different roles
Watch bee dance video
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=pb1lRI-YePU)
Read about round dance
Corners if you were a honeybee
which one would you want to be?
Share with group and then the
whole class
Extra time: Work on extended

Graded
Assignments

None

None

None

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Bee Unit Plan Layout

activities in bee packet

Th 10/20

Weebly website

F 10/21

Magic School Bus

Movie

M 10/24

Bee Flip Book

T 10/25

Bee Flip Book

Questions:
What are the roles of the queen
bee, workers, and drones?
For what are the cells of
honeycomb used?
What other kinds of shelters
besides hives do some bees live
in?
RENT LAPTOP CART
Research bee information on
Weebly website
Work in pairs
Extra time: Work on extended
activities in bee packet
Have students complete Magic
School Bus handout while watching
the movie
Extra time: Work on extended
activities in bee packet
As a class, go over each of the bees
and their roles
Give students magazine and
Weebly Webquest handout to refer
back to
Create flip book
Extra time: Work on extended
activities in bee packet
Continue working on flip book
Extra time: Work on extended

Weebly bee
handout

Collect handout
and grade for
accuracy

None

Flip book
collected and

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Bee Unit Plan Layout

activities I bee packet

W 10/26

Buzzing Around the

Classroom Stations

Th 10/27

How honey is made

(Pages 12-13)

F 10/28

Chatter Pix

Each station will be completed in 7

minutes (21 minutes total)
Station 1 Honeybees and Killer
Bees
Read article about honey vs.
killer bees and complete Venn
Diagram
Station 2 Taste and See the
Goodness from the Bee
Predict and observe honey
Station 3 Waggle Dance
Have students watch 2-minute
video on the waggle dance. The
group needs to create their own
dance
Extra time: Work on extended
activities in bee packet
RENT IPAD CART

Decide on what bee each pair is

going to be
Draw a picture of the bee
Write script of what will be said
(check Flip book for information on
one of the bees)
RENT IPAD CART

Finishing touches and presentations

Extra time: Work on extended
activities in bee packet

graded (use
rubric)
Collect group
work

None

Chatter Pix
presentations

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Bee Unit Plan Layout

Web Quest Websites:

http://www.ngkids.co.uk/animals/Honey-Bees
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/honeybee/#honeybee-pink-flower.jpg
http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-honey-bees/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/beeandwasp.html

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Bee Unit Plan Layout

Chatter Pix Project Rubric

___/8 points Group included at least 4 facts about the bee
___/6 points Every group member has a voice roll
___/6 points Bee drawing is neat, accurate, and colorful

Total: _____/20 points

Chatter Pix Project Rubric

___/8 points Group included at least 4 facts about the bee
___/6 points Every group member has a voice roll
___/6 points Bee drawing is neat, accurate, and colorful

Total: _____/20 points