Grade Level: K-6
This month's media collection is all about bees. These videos cover the most important information about bees, including how they are quickly vanishing and how we can help them. They also show everyday people interacting with bees while highlighting their importance.
This month's media collection is all about bees. These videos cover the most important information about bees, including how they are quickly vanishing and how we can help them. They also show everyday people interacting with bees while highlighting their importance.
These two videos go to together to provide a thorough explanation of bees and
their lives. Many of the videos on bees available through Youtube feature
speech that is highly technical, but the language in this video is easy for
students to understand. Unfamiliar terms are followed by explanations and the
information is well organized.
where bees live, how bees
reproduce, how bees communicate, what bees eat, why bees are important
(pollination & honey production)
Here you can see a beekeeper at work in an urban setting. A beekeeper is called
in to deal with a bee swarm. This crucial moment in the bee life cycle is
captured in high quality. Student can discuss the importance of a bee swarm and
what to do if one encounters a bee swarm.
bee swarm, pheromones, starting a
new hive.
This
video covers the recent plummet in bee population. It explores several reasons
why bees may be dying all over the world. If paused along the way, students can
illustrate percentages, make predictions about why bees are dying, make
predictions about what the implications might be, and discuss solutions.
rate of bee population decline,
possible reasons, implications
Students
at an elementary school in Ireland create a bee garden to promote biodiversity.
The students plant plants in the garden and set up a bee structure in this
video set to music. It’s a great way to explore how such a garden might help
the bee population and it may spark a similar school project.
how to help bees
This video answers the questions of what we can do to help bees and introduces
several lesser known types of bees.
how to help bees, bumblebees,
solitary bees
This
video shows great examples of two types of solitary bees – masonry and leaf
cutter. While there are a few second of material not appropriate for kids
(1:06-1:11), this can be easily remedied by covering the screen or projecting
device for a few seconds (it’s visual, not audio).
solitary bees, masonry bees, leaf
cutter bees
Students
often wonder how bees make honey. This video shows the process from pollen to
honey bottle. Most of the processing in this video is done commercially by
machine.
This video takes you from uncapping to bottling. It shows a regular couple
doing this in this kitchen at home. While the above video shows commercial
production, this video brings it much closer to home. Seeing honey production
from this perspective shows students that making honey is far from complicated
and out of their reach. It can in fact be part of everyday life. Pausing the
video along the way creates time for students to make observations about the
process. Questions such as why does that work? Or why do they do that? Help
students think through the process.
uncapping, extracting, and storing
These two videos can be used to supplement other videos on how to extract
honey. It shows alternative ways of removing wax from a hive frame. Viewing
this video along with other videos on honey extraction is a great way to engage
students’ higher level thinking skills. Students can compare methods and
determine which is better for what purpose.
And that's all folks! I hope you find these videos useful!
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