The Buzz about Honeybees!
Wonder what all the buzz is about honeybees? Why are they so important? Zip through this Exploration Guide for students in grades 3-5 to learn more!
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Time-Lapse: Bees Hatch Before Your Eyes | National Geographic
Watch an AMAZING time-lapse video of the bee life cycle from baby to adult! The photographer built a beehive and worked on this video for six months! There are a few big words in this video including: larva and pupa. Your challenge: look these words up in the books and articles below.
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Amazing Bees
Learn the basics of bees with this easy to read book. If this book is checked out, you can find the same information in the Encyclopedia Britannica article linked below.
Format: eBook
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Bee Haven | SciGirls
What's the buzz in urban gardens? The SciGirls use math, mapping and data visualization to help a colony of bees thrive in a downtown Phoenix neighborhood.
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Honey Bee Photo Gallery | Hive Alive!
Get up close and personal with these amazing pictures of honeybees!!
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What's the Waggle Dance? And Why Do Honeybees Do It? Smithsonian Magazine
Watch this video to learn how honeybees "tell" the other bees how to find the best flowers. From: Micro Monsters with David Attenborough.
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How Do Bees Make Honey And Why Do They Sting? | But Why? A Podcast for Curious Kids
Why do bees pollinate? Why do bees die when they sting you? What's the difference between a bee and a wasp? Get all your bee questions answered by a beekeeper John and learn about one curious kid's app, which he hopes will help save pollinators.
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The Life Cycle of the Honeybee
Join Levar Burton from Star Trek as he explores the life cycle of a honeybee, visits with a beekeeper and learns honey is made.
Format: Streaming Video
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West Seattle Bee Garden
Did you know there's a Bee Garden right here in Seattle? If you can't visit in person, you can explore the garden in photos on their website and find links to lots of other bee information!
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1+2=3? Just Ask A BEE! - The Scientific Buzz On Bees & Math | Wow in the World : NPR
What in the world is a Fibonacci Sequence? Where in the world can you spot one in the wild? And why in the world is that BEE adding and subtracting at the lightening speed of a child?! Join Guy Raz and Mindy as they explore the latest scientific buzz on bees and their newly discovered ability to do...MATH! It's the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Wow in the world of BEE BRAINS!
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