Launch
Launch
Students will launch the bee investigation by connecting bees to familiar foods, asking evidence-based wonder questions, and trying a first simple pollination model that sets up later research and poster work.
Days 1 - 2
Observe & Wonder
Observe & Wonder
Students will observe foods, flowers, and bee images to generate questions, sort early evidence, and make a simple investigation plan for how they will learn what bees need and how bees help plants and people.
Days 3 - 5
Gather Evidence
Gather Evidence
Students will gather and organize evidence about how bees pollinate flowers, what bees need in different habitats and seasons, and which plants are safe or unsafe for bees. They will use observations, shared research, and simple models to add labeled drawings and notes to their Bee Investigation Notebooks and complete a mid-phase evidence check that prepares them for poster and presentation work.
Days 6 - 8
Share & Explain
Share & Explain
Students will use evidence from their notebooks, shared charts, and observations to explain how bees pollinate flowers, improve their bee-help posters and models, and prepare a clear gallery-walk message that teaches one practical way to help bees at school or home.
Days 9 - 11
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present their bee-help posters and pollination models to visitors, explain how bees help flowers and people get food, share one action that helps bees at school or home, and reflect on how their evidence and revisions improved their final work.
Day 12
Launch
Days 1–2
Day 1
π― Honey and Fruit Wonder Tasting
Launch
45m
Day 2
π Pom-Pom Pollen Model
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Observe & Wonder
Days 3–5
Day 3
π Fruit Clues and Bee Wonders
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 4
πΌοΈ Bee Mystery Photo Hunt
Research
45m
Day 5
π Question Board Evidence Plan
Deliverable
45m
Gather Evidence
Days 6–8
Day 6
π Bee Evidence Notebook Hunt
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 7
π Pom-Pom Pollination Models
Project Work
40m
Day 8
πΌ Bee-Safe Plant Mid-Check
Assessment
45m
Share & Explain
Days 9–11
Day 9
π§ Evidence Sort for Bee Claims
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 10
π¨ Bee-Help Poster and Model Revision
Project Work
50m
Day 11
π£οΈ Gallery Talk Practice Check
Assessment
45m
Showcase
Days 12–12
Day 12
π Honeycomb Helpers Fair
Assessment
45m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
21
Day 1
Launch
π― Honey and Fruit Wonder Tasting
22
Day 2
π Pom-Pom Pollen Model
28
Day 3
Observe & Wonder
π Fruit Clues and Bee Wonders
29
Day 4
πΌοΈ Bee Mystery Photo Hunt
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 5
π Question Board Evidence Plan
6
Day 6
Gather Evidence
π Bee Evidence Notebook Hunt
12
Day 7
π Pom-Pom Pollination Models
13
Day 8
πΌ Bee-Safe Plant Mid-Check
19
Day 9
Share & Explain
π§ Evidence Sort for Bee Claims
20
Day 10
π¨ Bee-Help Poster and Model Revision
26
Day 11
π£οΈ Gallery Talk Practice Check
27
Day 12
Showcase
π Honeycomb Helpers Fair