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GRADE LEVELS:  5-6

SUBJECTS:  Science, Health, and Math

LEARNER OUTCOMES:  Through accessing sites on the Internet and gathering information, students will research the life cycle and daily existence of the honey bee, expanding their portfolios begun in Lesson 1.  Students will complete a wordsearch puzzle to assist in vocabulary retention.

TIME FRAME:  2 class periods, approximately 45 minutes each

MATERIALS: Student Portfolios, outline, dictionaries, encyclopedias, PowerPoint "Scientifically Speaking"

TECHNOLOGY TOOLS/COURSEWARE:  Computers with  Internet access, interactive encyclopedia.  (Teacher projection device and word processing programs are optional.)

TEACHER'S NOTES:  Each student must have an Acceptable Use Policy on file.  Caution the students. Bees are wild creatures that sting if they feel threatened, and should not be approached carelessly.

PROCEDURES:  The teacher will distribute vocabulary for students to enter into their portfolios.  Students will then search Bee Links on the Internet to define vocabulary words dealing with the life cycle of the honeybee.  Students may work in teams or individually.  Following are student friendly sites.  Additional information may be found in the World Book or other interactive encyclopedias.
Words and definitions are included for teachers and found on the
Vocabulary Guide.
Students may review PowerPoint presentation "Scientifically Speaking" used in
Lesson 1.

SCIENCE/LANGUAGE ARTS ACTIVITY:  This activity is intended to expand the organization of information in the portfolio, increasing student awareness of the routines and importance of the honeybee.

MODIFICATIONS:  Students may create a poster depicting different phases in the life of the honeybee.
Students may use some art form such as papermache, to design a model of the honeybee or the hive.
Students may create a "rap" or rhyme about the life cycle of the honeybee.

ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:  Students may gather additional information from these books:  I Can Read About Bees and Wasps by David Eastman, 3-D Bees and Micro Fleas; See Insects Magnified up to 400,000 Times! by Levine, Humphrey, Johnstone, and Humphrey, The Bee Life Cycle by Sabrina Crewe.

EVALUATION:  Teachers may evaluate Lesson 2 by checking for completion of entries in the life cycle portion of the student portfolios.  Teachers may also distribute the word search Buzzing Around Puzzle.

West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives

  Science - Fifth Grade - 5.1, 5.2, 5.3,5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.12, 5.15, 5.19, 5.26, 5.27, 5.32, 5.33
             Sixth Grade - 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.12, 6.15, 6.19, 6.26, 6.28, 6.29, 6.31, 6.32, 6.34

  Language Arts - Fifth Grade - 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.46, 5.162, 5.164, 5.172, 5.173, 5.177, 5.178, 5.186, 5.188
                    Sixth Grade - 6.16, 6.18, 6.20, 6.22, 6.23, 6.33, 6.34, 6.35, 6.54, 6.86, 6.143, 6.144, 6.145, 6.149, 6.150, 6.151, 6.152, 6.153, 6.158, 6.162

Math - Fifth Grade - 5.1, 5.5, 5.11, 5.13, 5.14, 5.16, 5.20, 5.23, 5.42, 5.47, 5.48, 5.49, 5.50, 5.55
        Sixth Grade - 6.1, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.18, 6.19, 6.44, 6.45, 6.48, 6.49, 6.50, 6.51, 6.52

 Health - Fifth Grade - 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.24, 5.25, 5.28, 5.29
            Sixth Grade -6.6, 6.27, 6.28, 6.29, 6.30, 6.35, 6.36, 6.39

National Standards

 Science:

• Knows that an organism's patterns of behavior are related to the nature of that organism's environment
• Knows that changes in the environment can have different effects on different organisms

• Represents problem situations in a variety of forms
• Understands that some ways of representing a problem are more helpful than others
• Uses trial and error and the process of elimination to solve problems

• Knows how the physical environment can impact personal health
• Knows how personal health can be influenced by society and science

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