PUB - Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld

The article provides an insight into a teaching unit designed for an educational farm in Germany. Environmental education and sustainable development are important aspects of the country’s curricula for biology. As a part of environmental education in biology, children staying on the farm engage in authentic activities which are essential for life on the farm to function. The unit itself dealt with bees and other pollinating insects and lasted one day. It was an offer which young students staying on the farm for several days could choose from apart from other tasks. It consisted of a theoretical part dealing with various aspects of bees, their habitats, and pollination, as well as a practical part in the afternoon in which students could apply their knowledge and build an insect hotel.