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Save the Bees

Investigate why pollinators matter, then take one real action that helps bees in your neighbourhood.

Your mission

Make your yard, balcony or local park friendlier for bees — and tell people why.

Learning goals

  • • Explain pollination in your own words
  • • Observe and record living things carefully
  • • Persuade an audience to take one action

You'll need

  • • Notebook
  • • Shallow dish and pebbles
  • • Bee-friendly seeds or a pot plant

Optional: Camera or tablet for photos of your work

  • Watch bees from a safe distance. Never touch a bee.
  • Tell an adult about any allergies before starting.

Project stages

0/6 tasks

Discover

~45 min

Find out what you already know and gather ideas before you start building.

  • Pollinator watch

    Spend 15 minutes outside counting the pollinators you see.

    ~20 min · Parent guidance: Check in at the end of the task and talk it through together.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your discover work and explain why you chose it.

  • Why bees matter

    Find out what would happen to our food without pollinators.

    ~25 min · Parent guidance: Check in at the end of the task and talk it through together.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your discover work and explain why you chose it.

Plan

~20 min

Turn your ideas into a plan you can actually follow.

  • Choose your action

    Pick one: a bee water station, a flower patch, or a poster campaign.

    ~20 min · Parent guidance: Check in at the end of the task and talk it through together.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your plan work and explain why you chose it.

Create

~45 min

Make the main part of your project.

  • Do it

    Build your bee station or plant your flowers and photograph it.

    ~45 min · Parent guidance: Stay nearby for set-up, then let your learner lead.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your create work and explain why you chose it.

Present

~30 min

Share your work with your family or group.

  • Spread the word

    Make a poster or short video explaining what you did and why.

    ~30 min · Parent guidance: Check in at the end of the task and talk it through together.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your present work and explain why you chose it.

Reflect

~15 min

Think about what you learned and what you would do next time.

  • Bee journal

    Record what you noticed and what you'll watch for next month.

    ~15 min · Parent guidance: Check in at the end of the task and talk it through together.

    Extra challenge: add one more detail to your reflect work and explain why you chose it.

Australian Curriculum links

Science · Inquiry and skills

Learners apply Science skills while planning, making and presenting "Save the Bees".

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English · Inquiry and skills

Learners apply English skills while planning, making and presenting "Save the Bees".

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Humanities and Social Sciences · Inquiry and skills

Learners apply Humanities and Social Sciences skills while planning, making and presenting "Save the Bees".

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Reflection

  • • What part of this project are you most proud of?
  • • What was tricky, and how did you work it out?
  • • What would you change if you did it again?
  • • What is one new thing you can now explain to someone else?

Completion checklist

  • ☐ All stages marked complete
  • ☐ Final product finished
  • ☐ Evidence uploaded (photo, writing, audio or video)
  • ☐ Reflection questions answered
  • ☐ Presented to family or group
  • ☐ Parent review complete