Honey Bees Middle School CCD

Introduction

                                                                 

Bee The Difference....Save the Apis Mellifera  

Since 2006, honey bee colonies have disappeared due to a mysterious phenomenon.

The STEAM BEElievers need your assistance to save the planet

by increasing the number of honey bees.

As you research for a solution, buzz through the data on the links provided.

Task

Bee The Detective....Save the Apis Mellifera

Your mission is to help save the planet by gathering data, reflecting, sharing, and organizing information about honey bees. Your task is to educate the STEAM Colony and greater community by presenting your product. 

Incorporate the following elements:

  • Proper terminology
  • Paraphrase information
  • Web sources sited
  • Use at least one selected iPad app

 Let's Get Buzzing!!!!

Process

Why should we be concerned about  the decrease of honey bees?

Based on interest your team will choose one question to explore.

Middle School Critical Thinking Questions


Does a species  need to have economic value in order to be “valued” in today’s world and 
afforded protection by our society?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGTNjPow3LM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8015136.stm

  

      What position do bees occupy in today's world and
      can this 
role be duplicated by man’s own design?

 http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2015/06/bee-pollination-important-to-biodiversity-not-just-ecosystem-services/

https://youtu.be/GqA42M4RtxE

Do Monsanto and Bayer have an impact on Colony Collapse Disorder?

http://www.monsanto.com/whoweare/pages/unitedstates.aspx

http://discover.monsanto.com/sustainable-farming/?gclid=CjwKEAjw7O6vBRDpi7O-8OWSkwESJACNFsgxXbLlRTx2Ah19fUKRbdjGQrp9Fb3iMmFT7ISf0brBXxoC987w_w

Honey Bee Colony

Bees work as a team.  Explain the importance of the three team members and how they depend on each other

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/hornet-cooked-alive-bees

http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/roles-of-bees-in-a-hive.html

  

Monocropping

How does growing one crop in a large area affect honey bees?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocropping

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/honey-bees-and-monoculture-nothing-to-dance-about/

Pesticides

Do certain pesticides lead to Colony Collapse Disorder?  If so, explain.

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/07/pesticide-found-in-70-percent-of-massachusetts-honey-samples/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130510-honeybee-bee-science-european-union-pesticides-colony-collapse-epa-science/

http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1641/B580503

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder

Waggle Dance

How is the honey bee dance language significant to the colony?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ijI-g4jHg

http://www.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/b/bee_rep4_act4_bee_dance.pdf

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/hivecomm.html


Mites

What role do mites play in Colony Collapse Disorder?

http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E-201.pdf

               https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder

Electronic Communication  Do cell phones play a role in Colony Collapse Disorder? If so, explain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/06/30/bee.decline.mobile.phones/

                      

 

Evaluation