The students pleasantly discover the world of these wonderful insects full of surprises with educational games, animations and role play games. Moreover, they can visit the beehive in a security tunnel and observe the extraction of the honey. Honey tasting is provided.
FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
A stuffed spider animal presents itself as an insect, but Caterina, the bee, is ready to take action… and tell her story.
TARGET GROUPS
Preschools, primary and secondary schools.
Adults
PERIOD
April – September
CONTENTS
· Anthropods, apidae, bees: morphology, similarities and differences
· The bees in human history
· The bees habitat: the beehive
· From the egg to social life: the organization of the bee society: morphologic and the different roles between the queen bees, the worker bees and the drone bees
· Alliance between bees and plants
· The way bees speak: the dance
· Nectar, bee pollen, honey, honeydew
· Honey extraction
· Royal jelly, bee propolis, bee poison, bee wax
· Nutritional aspects and the healing virtues
· From flower to flower: botanic itinerary through the knowledge of the honeybee essences
· Let’s play being bees
· Practical verification
LABORATORY
THE ANCIENT LIGHT
Create and produce my own candle