Maybe instead of humans dying off from a war, they will die as a result of a lack of food. The video discusses this possibility and why it is becoming more likely. It explains the importance of bees and the many different ways humans kill them.

Concepts

bees, honey bees, parasitism, poison

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite a bee keeper to speak to your class
• Graph the total honey bee population over time

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of pollination

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes subtitles in almost 40 languages for ELLs
• Requires very little class time

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4