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The Amazing Honey Bee

Students investigate the three types of honey bees in a colony, identify their roles, and recognize honey bees as part of a community that works together.

Grades
K – 2
Estimated Time
2 hours
Updated
December 12, 2024
many honey bees congregating on honeycomb frame
Image: usdagov/Flickr

Background

Lesson Activities

Recommended Companion Resources

Credits

Author

Michele Melius | Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom

Acknowledgements

Some of the materials contained in this lesson plan were drawn and adapted from the following sources:

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Science
    • K-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
      • K-ESS3-1: Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
    • 1-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
      • 1-LS1-1: Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
    • 2-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
      • 2-LS2-2: Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
    • 2-LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
      • 2-LS4-1: Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.