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GRADE LEVELS: 5-6

SUBJECTS: Science, Health, and Math

LEARNER OUTCOMES:  Through a class discussion and Internet research, students will become familiar with honeybee allergies and safety tips.  The students will create a Honeybee Safety poster using Powerpoint, Paint Program, or other relevant software.

TIME FRAME:  3 class periods, approximately 45 minutes each

MATERIALS: Notebook Paper
                Pencils
                Student portfolios
                Premade Quiz
                                Allergy Guide(vocabulary)
                Allergy Guide Facts
 
 

TECHNOLOGY TOOLS/COURSEWARE:  Computers with Internet access and interactive encylopedia (Teacher projection device and word processing programs are optional.)  Access to  Microsoft Powerpoint,  Paint Programs, or other relevant software. ( If these are not available each student needs poster,colored pencils, and or crayons.)

TEACHER'S NOTES:  Each student must have an Acceptable Use Policy on file.
    Caution the students that bees can and will sting if they feel threatened, and they should not be approached carelessly.
    This lesson is intended to make the students familiar with honeybee allergies and safety tips.

PROCEDURES:  The teacher will distribute vocabulary for students to enter in their portfolios.  The students will search the Internet for definitions.  They may use an interactive or a traditional encyclopedia.  Students will be encouraged to take notes for use in their portfolio and to participate in the class discussion of allergies and safety tips.  Students should then create a poster about Honeybee Safety by using either Powerpoint, Paint Program or other relevant software.

HEALTH/LANGUAGE ARTS ACTIVITY:  The outline for the portfolio contents is intended to organize the student's knowledge of honeybees and improve their study skills.  The poster activity will demonstrate student understanding of honeybee health issues.

MODIFICATIONS: The vocabulary research can be modified by the teacher in terms of how many words need to be defined. The portfolio may be adapted to correspond with a student's IEP.

ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
         Students can gain additional information of honeybee allergies  by accessing these sites:
         http://www.honey.com/kids
         http://www.lanakids.com/beeware.html
         http://www.bees4kids.org.uk/whybees/
           Or go to the Links page provided

EVALUATION:  Teachers can evaluate this lesson by checking for completion of the allergy words in the vocabulary portion of the portfolio.  The teacher can evaluate the poster on the basis of accuracy of facts and presentation.  There is a premade quiz and answer key available for use as needed.
 

West Virginia Department of Education

  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


Math:
 

• 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

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

WORKER BEES
           Jo Ellen Gabbert
           Paula Hoover
           Shannon Wykle
 
 

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