Beekeeping with Butlin

Length

45-60 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Homeschool/Family

Minimum participants:

None

Maximum participants:

Maximum number of connections: 2 and maximum number of students per connection: 24

Primary Disciplines

Online Learning/Digital Learning , Science, STEM

Program Delivery Mode

Booking Information

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be made 72 hours in advance, otherwise full payment is required. Cancellations due to a school closing is the exception. Cancellations due to technical difficulties are extremely rare, but in the event of such difficulty, the program would be rescheduled with the participating group.

About This Provider

Rochester, NY
United States

The Challenger Learning Center of Rochester, New York is a state-of-the-art learning facility. Our number one goal here at Challenger Learning Center is to inspire student interest in science and math. By questioning, measuring, hypothesizing, inferring, classifying, and interpreting, students apply the skills they’ve practiced in the classroom in an authentic assessment setting.

Program Details

Format

Format:

Role of beekeepers

Healthy honeybee colonies

Types of honeybees (queen, worker and drone) and their roles

Queenspotting

Pollination

Bee communication- waggle dance

Q & A

Objectives

Objectives:
Students will explain why people keep bees and how beekeeping helps people and the environment.

Identify what honeybees need to stay healthy and safe.

Describe the different types of honeybees (queen, worker, and drone) and explain their jobs in the hive.

Explain how pollination works and why it is important for plants and food to grow.

Standards Alignment

State Standards

Standard Alignment:

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems § Animals depend on plants or other animals for food. (2-LS2-2) § (NYSED) Plants depend on water, light and air to grow. (2-LS2- 1) § (NYSED) Some plants depend on animals for pollination and for dispersal of seeds from one location to another. (2-LS2-2) LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans § There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. (2-LS4-1)