Smelling Bee
Lesson
Students will learn how many pollinators use their sense of smell to navigate to different flowers and plants.
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Students will learn about mosquitoes, their life cycle, and how they act as pollinators.
Savannah River Ecology Lab
Grades Taught:
PreK, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Higher Education, Professional Development Subjects Taught:
Career Education, Science, Technology ETV EDUCATION
Aiken, SC
Since 1991, SREL's Outreach program has served the communities around the Savannah River Site. The program reaches more than 50,000 people annually in the CSRA. The programs feature native animals with an emphasis on the importance of biodiversity in local ecosystems. These programs enhance an individual’s understanding of environmental issues affecting the SRS, and they increase general awareness by featuring programs on local ecology and associated research.
Grades Taught:
PreK, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Higher Education, Professional DevelopmentSubjects Taught:
Career Education, Science, TechnologyETV EDUCATION
Aiken, SC
Since 1991, SREL's Outreach program has served the communities around the Savannah River Site. The program reaches more than 50,000 people annually in the CSRA. The programs feature native animals with an emphasis on the importance of biodiversity in local ecosystems. These programs enhance an individual’s understanding of environmental issues affecting the SRS, and they increase general awareness by featuring programs on local ecology and associated research.
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Contributed Lessons
Mosquitoes
Corny Paintings
Lesson
Students will learn how about the structures of corn and how it is pollinated. Students will also make their very own painting using corn on the cob!
Types of Bees
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Students will learn there are many different types of bees that provide us with different products through pollination. They will also learn about the parts of bees and their life cycle.
Pine Pollination
Lesson
Students will learn about pine trees including how they are pollinated and how their seeds are dispersed through the use of pine cones. They will also make their very own pine cone bird feeders.
Cranberry Craze
Lesson
Students will explore foods used during Thanksgiving, and how some of these foods are pollinated by insects. Using cranberries as an example, students will explore why they are considered a fruit, how...
Peppermint Beetles
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Students will learn about beetles as pollinators and some of the interesting characteristics they use to find resources.
Pollinator Products
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A lesson to teach students about the various pollinators we have along with the products we use that come from pollinated plants. Students will examine various products that came from plants that were...
Insect ID
Lesson
A lesson to teach students what constitutes an insect and how they act as our pollinators. Students will be able to identify insects based on a set of features and distinguish them from other "bugs".
Pumpkin Pollination
Lesson
Students will learn about different crops that require pollination. Using pumpkins as a model, students will explore how pollination occurs, and the subsequent life cycle of the plant.
Inside a Seed
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Students will learn what happens after pollination occurs: seeds are made! Students will examine seeds and learn how they become adult plants.
Resource Warfare
Lesson
A simulation to give students an understanding of the conditions that trees need to live and grow and to help them learn that trees often must compete for their needs.
Hummingbirds: Birds that Pollinate
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Students will learn about hummingbirds and how they act as specific pollinators to certain types of plants/ flowers. Students will make their own hummingbird feeders to understand how they feed.
Butterflies: Our Pollinators
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Students will learn about how butterflies and how they act as pollinators. Students will examine how butterfly patterns help them blend in with their environments and avoid predation.
Butterflies & Life Cycle
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Students will examine the concept of metamorphosis and how it is related to the butterfly life cycle. Students will understand why each stage in the butterfly life cycle is important. Students will...
All About Bees
Lesson
Students will learn about bumblebees and how important their habitat is to their survival. Students will learn the importance of bumblebees including their habitats, what they eat, and how they...
Flower Power
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Students will examine the various parts of flowers through the use of dissection Students will understand how pollination occurs
Introduction to Pollinators
Lesson
Students will learn what pollinators are, why they are important, and some examples of who these pollinators are. Students will be able to identify how pollination occurs and important crops that are...