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Disappearing Bees Case Study

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The Mystery of the Disappearing Honeybees

Ecology Case Study Web Quest

Introduction:

The following case study is a genuine problem that scientists are currently investigating. You will have access to articles, video clips, podcasts and data in order to solve the mystery of the change in honey bee populations. Throughout the case study, you will be asked to submit assignments.

Procedure:

Part A: Hypothesis Generation

1. Listen to the Searching for What's Behind the Bee Decline --podcast to get an introduction to the case study. Be prepared to share your thoughts and reactions in class.

Info about the podcast---

Source: http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=8C899262-E7F2-99DF-38ECE445B4F3B3EF

2. Read the article Insecta Inspecta World and view the pollination graph below to learn about the importance of honey bees. Take notes. Also view the following video that outlines some of the impacts of the bee decline .

Source: http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.la.rv.text.beesdisap/

-Log in username "friends" and password "friends".

3. One half of your group should read more about honey bees at PBS Honey Bee Special. Click on each image on the left side of the screen to learn about the colony, queen, worker, drone, communication, nest, comb, food, temperature and defense. Take notes. The other half should read about honey bees at Great Plains Nature Center-Honeybees. Take notes. Share notes with your group members.

4. Watch the video below entitled Life Cycle of Honey Bees and take notes.

Life Cycle of Honey Bees - Video clip

Source http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSk_ev1eZec

5. Based on your prior knowledge and what you learned from the articles and the video in Part A, complete Honey Bee Webquest Part One Assignment and submit your answer to moodle.

Part B: Hypothesis Testing

1. Each person in your group should watch one the videos below and take notes that answer the questions below. Make sure each person watches a different video.

What is the problem?
Why it is important to solve this problem?
What are some possible causes of the problem?

Disappearing Bees Dying Off, Colony Collapse Disorder- Video Clip

Source: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/899734/disappearing_bees_dying_off_colony_collapse_disorder_ccd/

The Real Secret Life of Bees- Video Clip

Source: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1881988/the_real_secret_life_of_bees/

Weather 'killing off bees' - video clip

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7740811.stm

Bee mystery in Italy - video clip

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7613786.stm

Colony Collapse Disorder Video

Source: http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.la.rv.text.colonycoll/

2. Each group member should select two-three articles to read from the links below. Make sure all group members read different articles from each other. While reading, each person should make note of