Discover if students can list any other members of the Arthropod group besides insects. Facilitate a brief discussion about what students may think about these stinging insects. Encourage them to describe any differences they see among the insects. Show the plastic honeycomb and posters. Emphasize the benefits of honey bees to humans.
Honey bees provide honey and pollinate crops.
Have the students present either written or oral reports about what they have learned. Introduce the students to Africanized honey bees. Ask them to identify similarities and differences between Africanized honey bees and European honey bees. Encourage the students to ask questions about Africanized honey bee safety. Ask them what they would do in a stinging emergency.