1. Bee Colony Collapse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Wj4byH ML0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdfMkr1p XrM So, what’s up with bees? Why should we care about bees?

2. What could WE do? Mites Neonictinoids - http://www.kcet.org/shows/earth_focus/full- episodes/watch-earth-focus----neonicotinoids-the-new- ddt.html http://www.kcet.org/shows/earth_focus/full- episodes/watch-earth-focus----neonicotinoids-the-new- ddt.html No single factor/ multiple factors – Pathogens – Insecticides – Climate Change – Habitat Loss Nutritional Stress making bees more vulnerable! We change help change the world by … planting flowers!!!

3. What would we need to grow flowers? Let’s brainstorm EVERYTHING we’d need!

4. How could we decide which flowers to plant? 2 Types of Scientific Studies – Controlled = ______________________________ – Observational = ___________________________

5. Digging Down to become Experts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWFlisXU HDk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWFlisXU HDk