Bee Talk
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- Original Source:New York Hall of Science
Conditions of Use:None Specified
Description
In this activity, learners smell bottles containing bee pheromone molecules (or herb/spice extracts as a substitute). Bees release these molecules to send messages to each other. The pheromones smell like bananas, lemon, blue cheese, fruit or nothing to us. But to a bee they mean something quite different. Students can match the molecule pictures on the smell bottles with the pictures in the accompanying booklet, to discover what each smell means to a bee.
Learning Registry Activity
Bookmarks
Topics and Grades
Grade: 6 to 12
Topics: Life Sciences, Classification, Biochemistry, Bonding & Compounds, Structure and Function in Living Things, Earth & Space Science, Chemistry, Chemical Reactions & Stoichiometry, Physics
Resource Pedagogy
Resource Type/Classification:
- Teacher Materials
Tool for: Students