🐝SLJP W3D2 - The Air Up There - Activity 1: Bee Informed🐝
Aloha everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Bees. We may not know it but Bumblebees are really important even though they don't really matter to some of us! This task is based on bees. Bumblebees. Bumblebees were first introduced to NZ in 1855 to pollinate a plant called the Red Clover. Nowadays, Bees do even more special and important jobs, including pollination of greenhouses and many more!
In this task I am going to bee-come a detective! I was given 5 sentences:
The word ‘bumblebee’ is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word ‘bumble’ means to __________________________.
Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of _______ kilometres per hour (km/h).
Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to ____ percent of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.
Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact, they can do up to ______ times as much work as a normal honeybee.
The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including the _____________________.
I was also given words/phrases/numbers:
...50 ...90 ...removal of wildflowers and flowering trees, habitat loss, and extensive use of pesticides. ...hum, buzz, or drone ...54
Using the words/phrases/numbers above, I have to fill in the blanks in the sentences! Let's get started!
The word 'bumblebee' is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word 'bumble' means to hum, buzz, or drone.
Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of 54
kilometers per hour (km/h).
Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to 90 percent of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.
Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact, they can do up to 50 times as much work as a normal honeybee.
The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including the removal of wildflowers and flowering trees, habitat loss, and extensive use of pesticides.
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Woah. That was a lot of detective work!
Fun Fact: Bumblebee eggs are shaped like sausages!
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