Download This Lesson: Animals & Wild Blueberries
Brief Description: Students will explore the interaction of several animals with the wild blueberry including, but not limited to, honey-bees, bumblebees, black bears and pest insects.
Objectives:
The students will:
- list and describe several of the animals (other than humans) that interact with wild blueberries.
- select, research and write a report using traditional and non-traditional sources about one of the following: honeybees, bumblebees, solitary bees, or black bears.
- complete a word puzzle using appropriate vocabulary.
Life Skills:
Developing vocabulary, editing, evaluating the credibility of a source of information, evaluating information, reading, researching information, writing
Materials:
- Writing materials
- Copies of the bubblegram and page with flowchart symbols
- Computers with Internet access
- Library reference materials
Estimated teaching time:
Three 45-minute class periods plus time for research and writing
Preparation:
Make copies of the bubblegram puzzle and page with flowchart symbols
Vocabulary:
Black bears, bumblebees, bush, Canada, clone, cross-pollination, honeybees, irrigation, pollinate, soil, solitary bees
Alignment to Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics
| Grade/Grade Span | English Language Arts |
| Grade 3 | Writing: Text Types & Purposes – 2a, b, d |
| Grade 4 | Writing: Text Types & Purposes – 2a, b, d, e |
| Grade 5 | Writing: Text Types & Purposes – 2a, b, d, e |
Correlations to State of Maine Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction
| Grade/Grade Span | English Language Arts |
| Grades 3-5 | Speaking & Listening: Presentation of Knowledge & Ideas – 4 |
| Grades 6-8 | Writing: Text Types & Purposes – 2a, b, d, f |
| Writing: Production & Distribution – 4 | |
| Speaking & Listening: Presentation of Knowledge & Ideas – 4 |