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Pollinator Pit Stop
Educator Guide: 60 min (2 sessions, plus observation time) Activity: 60 minutes 3–4 days to observe
Grade Levels: 1-5
Create a temporary habitat for a pollinator insect. Put the habitat outside and observe the results over a few days, then iterate on the design.
Grade Levels: 1-5
Educator Guide: 60 minutes (2 sessions, plus observation time)
Activity: 60 minutes; 3–4 days to observe
Concepts/Skills: Habitats, ecology, design thinking
Objectives:
- Explore the needs of specific pollinators by designing a pollinator pit stop, a temporary habitat made of both natural and maker materials.
- Observe the habitat’s condition over time and record their observations.
- Iterate on the design of their pollinator pit stop based on their observations.
Climate Standards Connections
| Next Generation Science Standards | ||
| Grade | Performance Expectation | Description |
| 3 | 3-LS4-4 | Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change. |
| Climate Change Connections | environmental changes | |
| Clarification Statement & Assessment Boundary | Examples of environmental changes could include changes in land characteristics, water distribution, temperature, food, and other organisms. Assessment is limited to a single environmental change. Assessment does not include the greenhouse effect or climate change. | |
The Tech Academies
This activity was developed in partnership with educators from The Tech Academies Fellowship program. Tech Academy Fellows learn to be leaders of STEM education while designing and testing resources to be shared with other educators.