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Useful Resources

• Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology: Bees - Explore bees' behavior and their role in pollination through real-world sources and data and meet Smithsonian experts in the field. This collection includes instructional strategy, student activities, assessment, and extension ideas. Organization is made visible by divider tabs indicating such components as concept understanding, Project Zero thinking routines, and calls to action.

• Explore Smithsonian: How do Orchids Attract Pollinators? - The Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection has over 8,000 living specimens and is a valuable source of research and species diversity. Discover why orchids are unique and how researchers are maintaining the collection.

• The What, Why, When, Where, Who, How of Pollination - Pollination is important for a strong, healthy ecosystem. One in three bites of food you eat depends on pollinators.

• Pollinator Garden at the National Museum of Natural History - A showcase of natural plant partnerships.

• Pollinator Partnership - Pollinator Partnership’s mission is to promote the health of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research.