4. Task
Find these
Stick onto

5. What does it all mean?

6. B1.4.2a Have We Killed all the Bees?
18-Sep-18
Keywords:
Environment
Distribution
Organism
Pollution
Competition
Change
Adaptation
Grade E
Give examples of how an environment can change.
Grade D
You can classify factors that affect the distribution of organisms as living or non-living.
Grade C
Explain how changes in the environment affect the distribution of living organisms.
Grade B
You can extract information from different sources.
Grade A
Assess the impact of human activity on distribution of living organisms.
BBG Biology 1

7. B1.4.2a Have We Killed all the Bees?
18-Sep-18

8. Task Around the room are 6 problems that are damaging bee populations
For each one –
state the problem
Describe the impact this will have on the bee population
State whether it is humans to blame or not
Classify the problem as something caused by a living or non living factor
Read the article published yesterday on the shipment of bees to Brisbane. Why could this have been disastrous to Australia?

9. Are Humans killing all the bees?
Get students to line up at the side of the classroom on an opinion line. Compare to before asking any students who have changed their mind or ask students at different points on the line. Ask more able students to extend their answer further.
Yes No

10. Task Tweet about the Human impact on bees
What would you say to people about the plight of the bee population?
What advice could you give?
What BUZZwords have you used?
What can you do in your own garden/yard to help the poor bees of Birkenshaw?

11. No Grass – decking is taking over!

12. Beekeeping just isn’t cool anymore

13. Spring flowers earlier so big gap between summer and spring plants

14. Pesticides are sprayed onto crops

15. Low rainfall means plants don’t flower

16. Varroa Mites pass on disease which kills whole colonies

17. Have We Killed all the Bees?
Are humans to blame? Explain your answer.

18. Have We Killed all the Bees?
Problem:
Impact on Bees:
Living or non-living factor?
Problem:
Impact on Bees:
Living or non-living factor?
Problem:
Impact on Bees:
Living or non-living factor?
Problem:
Impact on Bees:
Living or non-living factor?
Problem:
Impact on Bees:
Living or non-living factor?
Problem:
Impact on Bees:
Living or non-living factor?
Are humans to blame? Explain your answer.

19. Have We Killed all the Bees?
Problem:
Impact on Bees:
Humans to blame?
Problem:
Impact on Bees:
Humans to blame?
Problem:
Impact on Bees:
Humans to blame?
Problem:
Impact on Bees:
Humans to blame?
Problem:
Impact on Bees:
Humans to blame?
Problem:
Impact on Bees:
Humans to blame?
Are humans to blame? Explain your answer.