Bees and honey

This lesson focuses upon bees to give an insight into the complexity of insect life and to explore the beneficial effect of bees on humans and the environment.

Curriculum objectives

Pupils should learn:

• to observe and make a record of an animal
• that animals and the environment should be treated with care and sensitivity.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this lesson:

• most pupils will: recognise that different plants and animals live in the local environment and name some of them; know that flowering plants produce seeds which grow into new plants
• some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: recognise that different plants and animals live in the local environment and name some of them
• some pupils will have progressed further and will also: suggest reasons why different plants and animals are found in the different environments investigations.