Research what bees need to survive and produce a fact file about their habitat.
Discuss allergies, who has them, what triggers them, what are the symptoms? What steps do you take to avoid having an allergic reaction. What do you do if you do have a reaction?
Make a short film or presentation about how bees make honey.
Computing
The team used green screen technology to animate the film - there are some pictures on the film’s website. Try making your own green screen videos using Doink or a similar program.
Design Technology
The film shows the inside of the hive as a production line. Watch this video showing how bread is made on a production line and make a list of the different processes that happen. How is it different from making bread by hand?
Research other products that are made on a production line.
Listen to Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov. Listen to how the music is passed around between the different instruments (violins, flutes, clarinets etc.) Compose your own version.
History
Research the history of beekeeping and make a timeline. This site has lots of useful information.
Physical education
Make up a dance to Flight of the Bumble Bee.
Languages
The original French title of this film is “Miel Blue”. Practice using colours in French by adding a colour word to a noun. Remember that the word order is different to English, the noun comes before the adjective.
PSHE
Whose fault do you think the blue honey is? What should be done about it?
The plant did not intend to harm the bees, sometimes actions have unintended consequences. When have you done something that had an unintended consequence? How did you put it right?
The children made prototypes of their slippers using coloured paper. These were put on display before the children made their finished ones using felt.
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