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Tucson Bee Collaborative - We Bee Scientists

September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024 | Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum will partner with the Flowing Wells Unified School District on “We Bee Scientists,” a program to engage students in grades K–6 in real-world science by learning about bees—the most important group of pollinators. They plan to create a curriculum and related activities aligned with the Arizona science standards. The program is an expansion of the Tucson Bee Collaborative, which empowers community scientists from “K to grey” to contribute to ecosystem health and understanding through the study of native bees. The museum also will partner with Pima Community College and the University of Arizona on the program, which will involve volunteers and high school, college, and university students in documenting the abundance and diversity of native bees.

Funders

IMLS
Funding Program: Museums for America
Award Number: MA-249325-OMS-21
Funding Amount: $224,992

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Debra Colodner
    Principal Investigator
    Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
  • Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | Life science
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Undergraduate/Graduate Students | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs | Higher Education Programs

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