Eden Education:
Bees Please

Bees Please is a set of 8 lessons designed to form half a term's work including a visit to your nearby solar farm. It covers K-2 science topics including: plants and their life cycles and habitats.

BEES PLEASE: IS IT LIVING?

Grade level: K-2
Curriculum areas: Science
Materials: Different types of objects like photographs, models, toys, etc. Lesson Appendix of pictures

With a few examples of living and non-living things, and using prior knowledge, students will explain how they know if these things are alive or not.

BEES PLEASE: DISCOVERING PLANT SECRETS

Grade level: K-2
Curriculum areas: Science, English Language Arts; Extension: Art
Materials: A variety of plants, seeds, cotton wool, plastic cups

Students become familiar with the plant parts and learn how seeds grow into new plants. They also explore how plants and humans are interconnected.

Bees Please: Plant Cycles

Grade level: K-2
Curriculum areas: Science, English Language Arts
Materials: Shelburne Farms Pumpkin Life Cycle cards, Index cards, markers

Introduction to plant cycles that make life on Earth possible. Includes observations of seeds, seedlings and adult plants.

BEES PLEASE: EDIBLE PANTS

Grade level: K-2
Curriculum areas: Science, English Language Arts
Materials: Edible plants, fruits and vegetables from the supermarket, cups, food coloring, celery

Exploration of the different and edible parts of plants, including roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits.

BEES PLEASE: HABITATS

Grade level: K-2
Curriculum areas: Science, English Language Arts
Materials: Pictures of animals and habitats, paper, markers or crayons

Examines different habitats, including food, water, shelter, and space, and how each living this is adapted to its habitat.

Bees Please: Pollinators

Grade level: K-2
Curriculum areas: Science, English Language Arts
Materials: Pictures of bees, life cycles, markers, paper

Students focus on the anatomy and life cycle of bees and their role in plant pollination.

BEES PLEASE: BEE DETECTIVE

Grade level: K-2
Curriculum areas: Science, English Language Arts
Materials: Biodiversity Tally sheet, pencils, markers/crayons, paper

Students visit the solar farm and explore the biodiversity using a tally chart of the plant and animal life.

Bees Please: Is That My Baby?

Grade level: K-2
Curriculum areas: Science, English Language Arts
Materials: Pictures of a variety of young and adult animals in all stages of development made into cards

Explores the life cycle of animals to help students make sense of the complexity, diversity, and interconnectedness of life on Earth.