Learning Kits
Planting for Bees! (Year 5 – Year 6)
Learning Kit
Provide your students with an in depth exploration into the invaluable role of honey bees! Discover the symbiotic relationship between bees and plants, and how we as humans can support them. Developed by our very own qualified educators, ‘Planting for Bees!’ Year 5 – Year 6 includes a complete unit of work including 11x 1 hour lesson plans with a focus on explicit teaching of concepts around bee and plant biology, pollination, and food security will provide students with the knowledge they require to undertake research and design their own pollinator friendly garden. ‘Planting for Bees!’ is aligned with the Australian and Victorian Science Curriculum.
*Unfortunately, due to biosecurity restrictions, shipments to Western Australia will not contain seeds or honey and shipments to Tasmania will not include seeds.
Learning Kit Includes:
- Complete unit of work – 11 x 1 hour lesson plans
- Worksheets and assessment templates
- Supporting videos and sound clips
- 30x Bee Friendly Seed packets
- 30x Mini Honey Tasting Kits
- ‘The Honeybee’ by Kirsten Hall & Isabelle Arsenault
- Activity resources including; prop pollen, icy pole sticks, and pipe cleaners.
‘Planting for Bees!’ provides students with opportunities to:
- Learn about the anatomy of flowers and bees to gain a deeper understanding into how pollination occurs.
- Explore the importance of honey bees and pollination for food security.
- Understand the importance of the symbiotic relationship between bees, plants and humans, how each helps the other to survive, as well as the impact of environmental factors on these relationships.
- Enjoy a honey tasting experience to explore how the nectar source creates the unique taste profile of different honeys.
- Discover what ‘bee friendly’ flowers are and how we can encourage bees into our environments.
The Centre for Bee Education is a collaboration between Wheen Bee Foundation and Bee School by Beechworth Honey. It provides a wealth of learning resources and tools on the important role bees and other pollinators play in the environment and food production systems.
Educators and students can access learning resources, information sheets, and lesson plans for hassle-free and engaging learning that fosters a lifelong passion for bees.
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