Beekeeping

Introduction

Students: Vocational training. Middle grade.

Curriculum: Agricultural production.

Keywords: Beekeeping, environmental

Autor: Tomás Aleza.

Introduction:

Without bees there would be no flowering plants, and without flowering plants there would be no bees. Without bees biodiversity would not be so great. Biodiversity is measured as the number of different plant and animal species found in a certain unit area.

Usually a honeybee can visit between 50-1000 flowers in one trip, which takes between 30 minutes to four hours. In Europe, a bee can make between seven and 14 trips a day. A colony with 25,000 forager bees, each making 10 trips a day, is able to pollinate 250 million flowers.

But, there's lots of problems with the bees, they are dying

Why are bees disapearing?

 

Task

Create a video explainig the following questions.

1. How are honeybees important to our environment and why should we care if their numbers are diminishing?

2. Why are honeybees disappearing?

3. How we can protect the bees?

Process

Evaluation

Criteria

Full

Acceptable

Incomplete

Total

I can give descriptions on the value of beekeeping and why are they disappearing. Can talk in detail about beekeeping, and the importance for the environment.

 

Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Defines words that are important for classmates.

1.5

Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Includes some words

0.75

Uses words or phrases that are not understood by the audience

 

0

 

I can briefly explain and justify my opinions about how to take care of bees. Give a prepared presentation.

 

Speaks clearly and distinctly all. No mispronounces words. Justifies all the content.

 

 

1.5

Speaks clearly and distinctly most (80%) of the time. Mispronounces no more than one word. Justifies nearly all the content (90%)

0.75

Often cannot be understood. Can’t justify all the content (<90%)

 

 

0

 

I can relate the main content of the documents I read or viewed.

 

Can explain clearly all the content, Summarize correctly all the content. The result it’s clearly understood by the classmates.

1.5

Can explain clearly all the content. Summary misses some important part (20%)

 

 

 

0.75

Explanation not clear, does not understood by the classmates.

Misses a great part of the content (>20%)

0

 

 

Content

Knows the content completely, adds more than needed, correctly explained.

3

Knows the content. Doesn’t adds more than needed.

1,5

Misses a part (20%) of the content.

 

 

0

 

Respect the classmates.

Respects the classmates and promotes talking. Collaborates with the classmates.

2.5

Respects the classmates.

 

 

 

1.25

Don’t respects the classmates.

 

 

 

0

 
       
       
       

Conclusion

The honeybee is a fascinating creature.  They are a vital contributor to our food source.  In recent years, their numbers have diminished. Scientists are still evaluating why their numbers are dropping.  It is important that humanity works toward the goal of increasing their numbers and protecting their existence.

Teacher Page

Tomás Aleza.

Agricultural engineer.