AGRICULTURAL NATURE STUDY OUTLINES 
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IV. Fourth Grade 
The Honey Bee. 
The study of the honey bee will involve a series of lessons, 
such as life history, influence of bees on the pollination of 
flowers and fruits, value of insects in cross pollination, bee 
culture in the neighborhood, management of a hive of bees, etc. 
I would start my work on bees first, with outdoor study to 
arouse interest, then study of the external structure of the 
bee, providing no lessons have been given on external structure 
of an insect. 
First Lesson 
Aim. To create interest in the honey bees. 
Materials. Bottles contining a honey bee, a house fly, blue bottle 
fly, wasp, hornet, ant, bumble bee. 
Method of Procedure. 
Did you see any bees on your way to school this morning ? 
What were they doing ? What flowers were they on ? Did you 
see any pollen on their bodies ? Where ? What do you suppose 
they do with the pollen? Where do they find their honey? 
(Through such questioning the range of knowledge of the class 
is learned.) 
I wonder if you all know the honey bee when you see it 
close at hand. We are going to have a game and see if you do. 
I have six numbered bottles here. I am going to pass them out; 
examine them closely, and when we finish you can tell me which 
number contains the bee. Do not tell your neighbors. 
You should watch the bee if you want to know his ways. I 
am going to ask you a great many questions and we shall see 
who is little 11 Sharp Eyes” in this class. 
Lesson Two 
Aims. (1) To know a true insect in adult stage. 
(2) To know the bee in order to connect its habits with 
its structure. 
Materials. Hand lens, dry worker bees, chart of parts of honey 
bees, chart of parts of honey bee, the worker. 
