Students work in groups to research, design, build, and install a bee hotel, then observe insect activity around it.
These bricks aims to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, develop ecological thinking, and foster hands-on collaboration through sustainable design.
This activity covers two bricks. In part 1 are students sketching their bee hotel. In part 2 the students are constructing the bee hotel.
The videos and articles used in this brick (find them here: How to Make a Bee Hotel?) are in English. Check beforehand if the language level is suitable for your students, or try to find comparable videos and articles in their school language.
Begin by discussing key facts about bees, including why they are endangered, what their nesting needs are, and why pollinators are essential for ecosystems and food production.
You can use the Quiz-Quiz-Trademethod to make it playful while still including a lot of knowledge.
Watch the articles and videos. You find them in the resources of Make a Bee Hotel – Video en Articles
Divide the students in small groups of 2/3 students.
All groups start sketching a first version of a Bee Hotel
To include everyone in generating creative ideas in the group you can use the method Idea Relay.
To make sure the Bee Hotel will be useful for the bees, you can include the Nature-Inspired (biomimicry) method.
To pracatise Sketching you can use Sketching method.
Every group draws one final, precise sketch of the Bee Hotel (including dimensions, materials, layout etc.). They can use computer programs or hand drawings.
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