K-2 BEES! Mini-Unit 5/11-5/15 by Anastassia https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees K-2 Science & Engineering Mini-Unit for the Week of 5/11-5/15. Use this padlet as your home base to get videos, articles, and activities for this week. BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN EACH COLUMN FOR LINKS/INSTRUCTIONS. Then, post your work here as well! en-us 2020-04-09 18:48:10 UTC 2025-11-26 14:49:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f41d.png Honey bees make honey...and bread? aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/501149148 This is a 4 minute video showing close up views of pollination and the honey bee comb in action! ]]> 2020-04-09 19:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/501149148 Explore the Million Pollinator Garden website. aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/501164448 Look up your neighborhood. Are there any pollinator friendly gardens in it? 
Do YOU have a pollinator-friendly garden? Add it to the site (with parental support and permission). ]]> 2020-04-09 19:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/501164448 Print/read guide & complete activity aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/501171333 This one-pager has great information and ideas for ways that you can explore pollinators at home. You are most likely to see bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, ants, and beetles. 
1. Find a spot with flowers and observe it for at least 15 minutes. 2. Count how many pollinators you see, and what kinds. Record your data on this handout! 
3. Draw a close-up of one of the pollinators you observe. 
4. Share your observations by clicking the "+" sign below this column and adding a photo of your observation area or your activity sheet. ]]> 2020-04-09 19:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/501171333 Pollinators 101 aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/501179239 Watch this 3 minute video describing pollination and why it is so important for our food system. Listen for examples of some good ways you can support pollinators! ]]> 2020-04-09 19:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/501179239 What's the Waggle Dance? And Why Do Bees Do it? suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/502255321 Watch this amazing video then you be the bee! Hide a flower picture or drawing and do a “waggle dance” to communicate the direction and distance to someone in your home. We call this kind of behavior biocommunication.]]> 2020-04-10 16:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/502255321 Watch This Bee Build Her Nest suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/502262386 2020-04-10 16:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/502262386 Why Do Honeybees Love Hexagons? suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/502289791 2020-04-10 17:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/502289791 Build a Bee Bath (10 min) suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/507047831 2020-04-14 18:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/507047831 Buzzing Bees Sound Maker (20 min) suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/507128170 2020-04-14 18:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/507128170 Beyond the Beehive Article (15 min) suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/511282256 1. Read this article with an adult or click on the text-to-speech feature on the left hand side. 
2. Watch the video in the article about powerful pollinators. 
3. Focus in on the examples of bee hotels in the article, They might inspire your design! ]]> 2020-04-16 17:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/511282256 Gather Materials aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/511758628 -empty plastic bottle 
-paper grocery bag
-ruler
-pencil
-scissors
-twine/yarn
-utility knife (for adult use only)]]> 2020-04-16 22:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/511758628 Clean out & prep the bottle aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/511758763 1. Rinse out the bottle and peel off the label. 
2. Get adult help to help cut off "nose" of the bottle so that it's more like an open cup. ]]> 2020-04-16 22:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/511758763 Amazing Bees! suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/511789686 Read by Suzanne]]> 2020-04-16 23:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/511789686 DIY Bird Feeders from natural materials aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/512011634 2020-04-17 03:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/512011634 Rashida Jones reads, "Please Please the Bees" suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/518163558 2020-04-20 17:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/518163558 How Do Bees Make Honey? suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/518168553 2020-04-20 17:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/518168553 Honey Bees Drinking Water in Slow Motion suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/518174444 2020-04-20 17:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/518174444 Slo-Mo Footage of a Bee Dislodging Pollen suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/518179741 2020-04-20 17:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/518179741 Open PDF for step by step instructions suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/518706005 2020-04-20 21:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/518706005 Make Bees Brew suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/521224003 2020-04-21 19:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/521224003 Materials Needed: aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/521505436 -2 paper towel cardboard tubes
-scissors
-ruler
-pencils
-glue
-paper clips
-paint/spray paint (optional!)

You will end up with a creation like this one...]]> 2020-04-21 22:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/521505436 This week, we are making Bee Hotels for your to hang up at home! aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/521525879 This are not beehives so you won't get hoards of bees or honey from this. These are homes for solitary bees. ]]> 2020-04-21 22:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/521525879 Cut the paper bag into strips aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/521530832 1. Use a ruler and pencil to sketch out lines for you to cut out. Try to break your garbage bag into 30 strips of about 2 in. by 5 in., but any size about that will work. 
2. Cut out the strips! ]]> 2020-04-21 22:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/521530832 Roll the strips into tiny tubes aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/521539442 1. Use a pencil to help you roll up the strips. 
2. You can also use tape to lightly seal them so they don't unwind. ]]> 2020-04-21 22:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/521539442 Place strips in bottle & hang outside! aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/521541126 1. Place your strips in the bottle. 
2. Tie twine/string around the middle and then head outside!
3. Find a secure place outside your home to hang this up. 
4. Keep an eye out for bees in the coming days! ]]> 2020-04-21 22:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/521541126 Bees! Dance Party Song! aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/523502655 Do the buzz buzz dance as you listen to this song about bees! ]]> 2020-04-22 16:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/523502655 Joy's Mason Bee House! aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/534328101 2020-04-27 18:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/534328101 Listen to this 21 minute story! suzannnebeard https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/545894302 You won't bee-lieve your ears! Join Detective Mindy and Inspector Raz, an un-bee-table crime fighting duo, as they try to crack the case of the missing bees! It's all in this episode as we explore the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Wow in the world of buzzing bees! Originally Aired July 9th 2018.]]> 2020-05-02 18:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/545894302 Slide Ranch Shows us the power of BEES! aradeva1 https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/552905828 2020-05-05 18:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/552905828 Anders https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/568568869 2020-05-12 20:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/568568869 Cristina https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/568593068 I really liked the videos. I did not know that once a new queen is born it kills all of the other sisters.]]> 2020-05-12 20:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/568593068 Caitlin’s bee hotel https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/573062893 2020-05-14 15:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/573062893 Ellie’s bee hotel https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/573755152 2020-05-14 20:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/573755152 Niki’s 2 stories bee hotel https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/574006480 2020-05-15 00:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/574006480 Alice + Eloise https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/576959907 Honeybee Hotel design in the making. Made from found driftwood, dry grasses, leftovers of saved Christmas Tree trunk rounds (was a 'tree necklace'), tiles and Alice's hummingbird model. The challenge now will be aligning the holes for the bees and gluing and nailing and hanging it all together!]]> 2020-05-16 17:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/576959907 Alice https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/576963316 Detailings on the co-designing of the Honeybee Hotel]]> 2020-05-16 17:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/576963316 Alice https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/576966219 Drawing of honeybee honeycomb hexagons]]> 2020-05-16 18:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/576966219 Alice https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/576967027 Pollinator Garden with Honeybee Hotel and Hives]]> 2020-05-16 18:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/576967027 Alice + Eloise https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/576980831 On Wednesday, we made a little pollinator garden together! We saw a hummingbird come to look at our flowers!]]> 2020-05-16 18:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/576980831 Alice + Eloise https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/576982932 Our pollinator garden! It was fun! We also added some herbs and they smell and taste good! We also found a baby oak tree growing out of an acorn! We planted that too - in a shell!]]> 2020-05-16 18:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/576982932 Sebi’s Bee Hotel https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/578903996 One challenge I had was cutting the round plastic bottle. ]]> 2020-05-18 04:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aradeva1/bees/wish/578903996