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Procedures: The first thing we did with the shapes is find the area of the bases of the three shapes. All of the bases were equal which is what we were looking for. After that we tried to fit as many of these shapes on a 9x9 inch paper and we learned how many of each shape fit. Then we found the volume of one of the however many fit on the 9x9 inch paper and multiplied by the amount that fit there. That is how we got our information that was used in the video.

Essential Understanding and Safety/Principle: What we learned from this project is that bees use hexagons because they provide the most volume while using the least amount of space. The reason for this is because hexagons fit within one another like puzzle pieces and do not waste any space. We learned that bees have adapted and use geometry in their lives to help them get the most out of what they do. We confirmed that through our project, only four of each shape fit even though all of these shapes had the same area, however 7 of the hexagons fit which is almost twice as much as every shape and twice as much area that those hexagons. This proved to us that bees have a reason behind their choice of shapes with an "experiment" to prove it.

There were no hazards associated with this experiment since we were just working with plastic materials that were safe even for elementary students (age 2+).