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Links to vocabulary words lists and puzzles for various animal types: Bees(116) - you are here. Birds (136) Cats (257) Dogs (301) Dragons (251) Eagles (144) Insects (145) Labradors (324) Mammoths and extinction (73) Manatees (102) Monsters-creatures (304) Owls (163) Paws-claws-scales (323) Raptors & hawks (173) Snakes (171) Tortoises & turtles (161) Whales (231) Links below will take you to themed puzzles with vocabulary activities specifically related to 5 different animal-types and their environments. Biology and Insects vocabulary puzzles Monsters & Scary Creatures vocabulary puzzles Oceans vocabulary puzzles Tropical Rain Forests vocabulary puzzles 48 Mythology words in interactive puzzles |
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Bee definitions word list: agriculture: science of cultivating, producing crops and raising livestock; farming, beeswax: a honeycomb of a yellow-like color drone: a male bee that can not gather honey farm: usually acres of land that farmers own and use in raising livestock and growing crops flower: a colorful top of a stem; blossom hive: location where bees live honey: bees make this sugary liquid from the nectar they find in flowers honeycomb: wax cells with six sides that honeybees make and that include honey and bees insect: an arthropod or an invertebrate that has segments larva: an early animal form nectar: bees use this sweet liquid to create honey pollinate: put very small amounts into flowers in order to fertilize pollen: very small yellow specks that can make humans sneeze pupa: the beginning of the growth of an insect often in a cocoon queen: the female bee sting: to cause a burning from a sharp prick swarm: to have bees form as a group to quickly leave a beehive wings: one of a pair of movable parts of a bee that allows it to fly worker:one insect from a bee colony who acts, moves and does most of the work in a colony Bees facts: The earliest known bees were trapped in amber. They are called fossil bees and lived 50,000,000 years ago. One bee can travel up to four miles to pollinate. Beehives located near farms help pollinate crops. A strong, healthy colony can hold up to 50-60,000 bees. A colony of bees can gather/collect 20-25 pounds (9-11 kilograms) of nectar in a day. Honeybees can identify flavors as bitter, salty, sour or sweet The largest bee is a type of bumblebee and is longer than an inch. Bees Lesson Plans: Search for answers about bees! 1. Bees have enemies. Can you name at least five of them? 2. How fast does a bee fly? 3. Do all bees sting? 4. How long can a queen live? How many eggs can she lay in a day? in a season? 5. How many kinds of bees are there? (Include both social and solitary types) How are they different? 6. How many eyes does a bee have? Bees Lesson plan and discussion ideas: 1. Describe the life of a honeybee and include information about the queen, swarming, making honey and wax. 2. Draw a picture of a hive and how it is constructed. 3. Draw a picture of a beekeepers protective gear and label everything he/she needs. 4. Why are bees important to us? Main Sources: Heather Collura, USA Today and Everett Oertel, World Book Encyclopedia www.myvocabulary.com offers more than 668 word lists. To see more Insect word lists, please go to the home page for word games, interactive worksheets, word puzzles and themed content with Latin word roots that align with Common Core Standards. 2500 pages of free content are available only online without ads, registration or fees. |