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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. | |