Thinking · Systems thinking
15 min · pencil
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If the bees disappeared…
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Bees carry pollen between flowers. That helps plants make fruit and seeds. Flowers feed bees with nectar. This web shows who needs whom.
- Write + or – on each blank arrow.
- Now imagine the bees disappeared. Circle everything that would shrink.
- Tell a grown-up one way people can help bees.
Grown-up corner
Why it matters: In nature, one change ripples through everything else. Kids see why small creatures can matter a lot.
- Who else eats fruit? (We do!) Where would people go on the web?
- Which thing would be hit hardest without bees?
Extend it: Plant a flower bees love, or count bees you see in 5 minutes outside.
My brain felt: ☐ easy ☐ just right ☐ stretchy
One thing I learned: ________________________
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