Featured Educator Guide: Geometric Hives and Renewable Energy Sources
About this guide
Check out lesson plans paired to recent news articles from the August 28 Science News issue covering how bees and other hive-makers have evolved with efficient hive geometry to accommodate changes in their colony’s needs and the progress and major challenges the U.S. is facing as it transitions away from coal-fired power plants to renewable energy sources.
Lesson Plan Types
Reading comprehension questions are tied to articles and graphs from Science News.
Browse QuestionsDiscussion prompts encourage students to explore research-related concepts and make connections across fields of science.
Browse PromptsHands-on experiments, debates, data dives, and diagramming and design exercises put students at the center of their learning.
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