Pollinators

Positives

• This article provides beautiful images and links the decline in pollinators to the economy.
  
• The "Quick Facts" section presents important statistics in an eye-catching way.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should understand what a food chain is and how important plants are to all living things.
• Students should be familiar with climate change is and how humans are contributing to it.
  

Differentiation

• This article could enhance a lesson about ecosystems, food webs, food production, sustainable or organic farming methods, or the importance of pollinators to plants.
• This article could support a classroom discussion on how biodiversity is crucial for human populations.
• This article could supplement a classroom discussion on how insects are viewed within America's cultural context and how important they are from an ecological perspective. 
• With middle school students, it may be useful to define some words before they dive into the reading.