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Bee Research

Directions:  Today you are going to do some research about the decline in HoneyBee populations.  Below you will find some links to websites that should help you.  In your group, you will decide who will read which articles, and then each person must take notes on what they find out and answer the questions below.

Questions for Research

1.  What is the name of your article?
2. Why does the article believe that Honey Bees are dying?
3. What possible solutions does the article offer to prevent further decline in Honey Bee numbers?
4. If there are charts, what information can you take away from the charts?
5. What can you or your family do about the death of Honey Bees?

Links

Death and Extinction of the Honey Bee
www.cbsnews.com/news/death-rate-for-honeybees-takes-turn-for-the-worse/​
www.nytimes.com/2015/05/14/us/honeybees-mysterious-die-off-appears-to-worsen.html?_r=0​
beeinformed.org/2016/03/08/why-did-my-honey-bees-die/​
time.com/4688417/north-american-bee-population-extinction/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder​
beeinformed.org/2016/05/10/nations-beekeepers-lost-44-percent-of-bees-in-2015-16/​
sos-bees.org/causes/​
phys.org/news/2016-01-complex-worldwide-bee-declines.html
environment.about.com/od/biodiversityconservation/a/honeybees.htm

Example Distribution of Websites

Group Member 1
Article 1: www.cbsnews.com/news/death-rate-for-honeybees-takes-turn-for-the-worse/​​
​​Article 2:  Death and Extinction of the Honey Bee
Group Member 2
Article 1:  www.nytimes.com/2015/05/14/us/honeybees-mysterious-die-off-appears-to-worsen.html?_r=0​​
​Article 2:  beeinformed.org/2016/03/08/why-did-my-honey-bees-die/​​
Group Member 3
​Article 1:  time.com/4688417/north-american-bee-population-extinction/
Article 2: ​en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder​​
Group Member 5
​Article 1:  phys.org/news/2016-01-complex-worldwide-bee-declines.html​
​Article 2: environment.about.com/od/biodiversityconservation/a/honeybees.htm
Group Member 4
Article 1:  beeinformed.org/2016/05/10/nations-beekeepers-lost-44-percent-of-bees-in-2015-16/​
​Article 2:  sos-bees.org/causes/​​
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  • BoboScience
  • About Mrs. Bobo
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    • 1/24/23
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    • Edgenuity Help
    • 6th and 7th Grade Resources
    • 8th and 9th Grade Resources
    • Fun Resources
    • Carmen Sandiego