Essential Questions and Annotated Bibliographies

Who: Bees

What: Bee extinction

When: Now

Where: Everywhere

Why: Bees are important to the entire world. They are vital in plant pollination.

How is it displayed: Stop motion and photography with narration of research.

What we need: Recorder, Gas $.

Next steps: Email contacts, schedule visits, check out recorder from Margaret, take photos of bees and record their sounds.

Essential Questions:

1. What would the consequences be if bee extinction were to happen?
2. What would be affected if bee extinction occurred?
3. What crops are dependent on bees?
4. What is CCD?
5. How many active colonies are there in the U.S?
6. How many active colonies are there in the world?

"Insects: Bee". San Diego Zoo. 22 Oct. 2009 .

I found this article on the San Diego Zoo’s website. They have a whole section just on bees. I thought this would be very helpful when researching for my senior project about bee extinction because they give so much information on bees and really go into detail about them. They talk about everything from the different kinds of bees to how important they are. I feel that the San Diego Zoo is a great resource when conducting my research on bees. Lyric and I plan on visiting the San Diego Zoo to take photos and record the bees that are kept there.

"Genomic Study Yields Plausible Cause Of Colony Collapse Disorder". Science Daily. 25 Oct. 2009 .

This article was found on sciencedaily.com which is an online science source. Although this article was written in 2007 it still provides viable information. It talks all about Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). It talks about how from 2007-2008 more than a third of the commercial honey bees in the U.S. were killed off. A entomology and neuroscience professor is quoted also.