Build a Bee Hotel
Provided by: Roots and Shoots|Published on: June 13, 2022
Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Type: Videos
Subjects: Biology
Authors: Roots and Shoots
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This video teaches students how to construct a bee hotel for Mason Bees, presented by a Roots & Shoots student leader.
- Students will learn the steps they need to take, the materials they will need, and how bee hotels can positively impact the environment.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Students will enjoy learning from a high school student, who explains and demonstrates how to do the project.
- The activity is easy to complete and will provide students with a tangible product they can use to help Mason Bees.
Additional Prerequisites
- To construct a bee hotel, students will need a container (e.g., box, jar, can, mug), tube-shaped objects (e.g., bamboo shoots, rolled magazine pages, wide straws), and twine or string.
- Teachers may want to provide students with art supplies to decorate their bee hotels.
- For printable directions, click the link below the video.
Differentiation
- Math classes could calculate the area and volume of their bee motels.
- Social studies classes could use this project in a unit about supporting the local community.
- Elementary language arts classes could watch this animated video of a wordless book on bees and then complete this project as a follow-up activity.
- This activity would be an excellent station during a station rotation. Students could work on other bee-related work, read nonfiction texts on bees, and complete other activities at the other stations.
- This activity could be used as a culminating project after studying bees.
- Other related resources include this video about the importance of biodiversity, this activity that focuses on building a pollinator garden, and this article about plants and animals that are especially confused by climate change.
This resource demonstrates practical steps for how to build a bee hotel using household items. This is recommended for teaching.
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