Today's Classroom Activities :

Learning About Bees

Sweet September
Science/Health The month of September honors the 211,600 beekeepers in the U.S. who produce more than 220 million pounds of honey each year. Go to www.honey.com to investigate how the honey is made as well as many different uses for it. Have students research honey bees and make posters and/or slide shows about their new knowledge. Contact a local beekeeper or natural food store owner and invite him or her to speak to your students about beekeeping and the production of honey.

Dances With Bees
Bees can communicate to other bees the distance, direction, quality, and quantity of a food source with a unique dance. Have your students learn about bee dances and then try to interpret.

Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans
Africanized honey bees have moved into the Southwest and are here to stay. These lesson plans were developed to familiarize students with honey bees and bee safety issues through a variety of interesting activities.