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What could be more perfect than learning about pollinators in a living garden? Students will learn about local pollinators such as hummingbirds and bees. They will get hands-on with pollination and discover the importance of pollinators to our local plants.
PROGRAM LENGTH:
4 hours, 9:30am-1:30pm (2 Coastal Education Programs back to back- see sample schedule below)
PLEASE PREPARE YOUR STUDENTS
We have chosen one lesson for you to do with your students before you come, titled SEED DISSECTION so they will have the optimal experience when they are here. Please use it to prepare your students. Please teach the second lesson, titled STUDENT POLLINATORS, within a week of completing your Coastal Education program to expand on the material learned during the Perfect Pollinators Program. There are many more resources for you and your students listed below as well!
PLAN OF THE DAY: (If only one class, just see 9:30am-11:30am Group A)
Your students will be able to participate in the Perfect Pollinators Lesson, a Docent-led Tour around the Living Coast to see birds, turtles and touch stingrays, complete a scavenger hunt and go for a hike or listen to a Read Aloud. Half of the day you will be with a Teacher or Docent and the other half of the day you will be leading your class through provided activities.
EXAMPLE SCHEDULE - Detailed Schedule link (Actual schedule may vary)
Additional Resources
Below are other optional activities and resources related to the Perfect Pollinators Lesson.
Student Information:
Teacher Background:
Article on the Benefits of Sketching Natural Items
Activities and Lessons:
Games, Songs and Crafts:
Standards:
NGSS
2-LS2-2. Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants
LS2.A. Plants depend on water and light to grow.
Common Core
ELA-Literacy.
SL.2.1. Participate in collaborative covnersations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups
SL.2.2. Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SL.2.3. Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.
L.2.6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe.
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