1. Have you ever seen a honeybee hive? Enter the honeybee hive to see what's buzzin'.

2. Once in the hive, each group member will explore pollination, storing honey, and developing larvae. What is your bee's role in each of these areas?
   
   
3. What is it like to "bee" you? Each group member will use the word processor to write a journal entry describing a day in the life of his/her particular type of bee. Make sure to include factual information.

Click here to "Enter The Hive"

1. Now that you know about the role of your bee, it's time to buzz around and find out how people benefit from honeybees. 
   Click here to discover buzzin' benefits.

2. Write a persuasive letter convincing Eddie Exterminator that bees are beneficial to our world.
   Click here for help on writing an argumentative letter.

Journal
Entry

1. Some awareness of topic
2. Little organization
3. No awareness of audience
4. Errors distort meaning

1. Aware of topic
2. Some Organization
3. Little awareness of audience
4. Many errors

1. Factual information while staying on topic
2. Introduction, body, and conclusion
3. Some awareness of audience
4. Few errors

1. Included clear factual information while staying on topic
2. Clear introduction, body, and conclusion
3. Aware of audience
4. Little or no errors

Persuasive Letter

1. Lacks factual information to persuade
2. Little organization
3. No awareness of audience
4. Errors distort meaning

1. Included little factual information to persuade
2. Some organization
3. Little awareness of audience
4. Many errors

1. Included some factual information to persuade
2. Introduction, body, and conclusion
3. Some awareness of audience
4. Few errors

1. Included clear factual information to persuade
2. Clear introduction, body, and conclusion
3. Aware of audience
4. Little or no errors

Oral Presentation

1. Excellent planning and organization
2. Everyone participated equally
3. Interesting and Informative
4. Unique and Creative

• One out of four criteria met

• Two out of four criteria met

• Three out of four criteria met

• All four criteria met

For more information concerning this WebQuest contact:

• Mitzi Smith @ mitzics@aol.con
• Betty Ann Ferguson @ bferguson34@comcast.net

This WebQuest was developed for:

• AETE 731 - Summer 2002

Please note...

• These pages have been prepared in practical fulfillment of the requirements of AETE 731. The views and opinions expressed in these pages are strictly those of the page authors. The content of the pages have not been reviewed or approved by The University of South Carolina.

I. Reading/Literature

A. The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of literary forms to include fiction and nonfiction, biographies, and historical fiction.

• Paraphrase content of selection, identifying important details.
• Write about what is read.
• Make inferences, note details, determine cause and effect, summarize and paraphrase content, and draw conclusions.

II. Speaking

A. The student will use effective oral communication skills in a variety of settings.

• Present accurate directions and convey information to individuals and small groups.
• Contribute to group discussions.
• Seek the ideas and opinions of others.
• Begin to use evidence to support opinions.
• Speak clearly using appropriate volume, tone, and rate.
• Speak increasingly in standard English by applying appropriate grammar, usage, and vocabulary.
• Express ideas orally with fluency, elaboration, and confidence.

B. The student will make oral presentations and reports.

• Use subject-related information and vocabulary.
• Organize information for clarity.
• Speak in a variety of forms, such as narrative, persuasive and explanation.
• Use effective presentation skills.
• Use props and other visual aides to enhance presentation.

III. Writing

A. The student will write effective narratives and explanations.

• Focus on one aspect of a topic.
• Develop a plan for writing.
• Organize writing to convey a central idea.
• Write several related paragraphs on the same topic.
• Utilize elements of style including word choice, tone, voice, and sentence variation.
• Edit final copies for grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
• Use available technology.

B. The student will keep journals and write drafts in English language arts classes and other disciplines to understand and record experiences and ideas.

IV. Research

A. The student will use information resources to research a topic.

• Use available technology.
• Communicate the information and findings in written and oral forms.

V. Life Science

Unit of Study: Organisms and Their Environments

A. Organisms and Their Environments

1. An organism's patterns of behavior are related to the nature of that organism's environment, including the kinds and the numbers of other organisms present, the availability of food and resources, and the physical characteristics of the environment.

   a. Describe how animals behave and interact within groups (e.g., schools, flocks, packs, hives, and herds).

   b. Describe how animals behave and interact within their environment (living and nonliving).

• 3rd Grade
  • The Honey Bee Body
  • The Honey Bee's Home
  • What Honey Bees Eat
• 4th Grade
  • The Honey Bee Body
  • A Day in the Life of a Bee
  • Honey Bees and Pollination

• An Insect's Perspective
• Save the Honey Bees
• Killer Bees