"Theme" Bee

Thematic topics offer tremendous potential for science learning in the early grades and beyond. One second-grade class explored honeybees, a subject their teacher found both fascinating and easy to connect to a number of learning standards and science concepts. Her unit, "Honeybees and Apple Tr...

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Published in:Science and children 2006-04, Vol.43 (7), p.22-27
Main Authors: Noel, Andrea M., Cash, Julie Shornstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apiculture
Bees
Drone insects
Elementary School Science
Entomology
Grade 2
Honey
Honey bees
Insect anatomy
Insect colonies
Insect pollination
Orchards
Plants (Botany)
Queen honey bees
Science Activities
Science education
Science Instruction
Scientific Concepts
Teaching Methods
Thematic Approach
Worker insects
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Summary:Thematic topics offer tremendous potential for science learning in the early grades and beyond. One second-grade class explored honeybees, a subject their teacher found both fascinating and easy to connect to a number of learning standards and science concepts. Her unit, "Honeybees and Apple Trees: A Close Look at Nature's Balancing Act," explored the relationship between honeybees and fruit trees and covered life cycles, bee and plant anatomy, and the seasons. Because the theme was continued throughout the year, the children could truly understand the relationship between fall harvest and spring pollination. In this article, the authors provide the highlights of the teaching activities, month-by-month. (Contains 3 figures, 2 resources and 3 online resource.)
ISSN:0036-8148
1943-4812