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Read the student report. How do DID YOU KNOW...?
bees help plants to survive? Bees are so noisy because they
beat their wings about 230 times
per second!

Protecting bees

Why are bees important?
Bees are so important because they help plants to survive.
When a bee eats the sugary nectar from inside a flower,
its hairy legs pick up some pollen. Pollen is the yellow
powder on flowers. When the bee goes to another plant,
it rubs some of the pollen onto it and this pollenates the
plant. Without bees, some plants might disappear.

Another reason why they are important is that bees How can we help?
make honey. Honey is food for the bees in winter, • We should plant flowers in our gardens or on our
but humans and other animals enjoy it too! balconies which bees like, and of course, don't

Why are bees endangered? use pesticides.
Bees are endangered because farmers use chemicals • We should also buy local honey. When we do
this, we help beekeepers in our area.
called pesticides on plants to kill the insects which
eat them. Unfortunately, when farmers use these • Lastly, let's remember to talk about bees and why
chemicals, they also kill bees. they are so important.

Underline the facts with when in the student Learning to write:
report in Activity 1.
Facts with when
In pairs, discuss why it is important to We use when to give facts.
protect endangered species and how When humans cut down trees,
you can help them. Complete the table we destroy orangutans' natural
in your notebook. habitat.
When we provide shelter, we give
Why is it important to How can we help? them a safe place to build nests.
protect endangered
species?

Project

Ready to writes Create a fact file about
an endangered animal.

Go to Activity Book page 70.

Geography: endangered species and conservation learning to learn 71