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In a Beehive

From The Magic School Bus · 1996

In a Beehive
26 minK1st2nd3rdScience
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Summary

The class buzzes into a beehive to learn where honey comes from. They see how a hive full of bees works together to make food and help flowers.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

The class buzzes into a beehive to learn where honey comes from.

  1. What jobs do the bees in a hive share?
  2. How do bees turn flower nectar into honey?
  3. How do bees help flowers and farmers?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: hive, pollen, honey.

Try it: Explain how a bee helps a flower while collecting its food.

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