Unit 3 · Life cycle of honey bee

Life cycle of honey bee Presentation

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Science and Technology, Grade 10 · Unit 3

Life cycle of the honey bee

Egg to adult · Work by age · Honey and its uses

By the end of this lesson you can

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Name and describe the four stages

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Give the days each bee takes to grow

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Explain how a new queen is made and mates

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Explain how honey is made and why bees matter

Complete metamorphosis in four stages

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Egg: white, 1 to 1.5 mm, 3 days
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Larva: eats all the time, moults 5 times
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Pupa: no food, no movement, legs and wings form
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Adult: chews through the wax cap and comes out

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Presenter notes: Today we follow one honey bee from a tiny egg to a working adult, and see how the hive shares its work and makes honey.