Pollinators please

  • Location
    Brooklyn, New York
  • Status
    Complete
  • Age Level
    Any Age

The Problem

We would love to help the pollinators find food

Our Plan

Planting flower seeds to ensure that the bees and butterflies have nectar to eat and spread pollen

Themes Addressed

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    Air Pollution
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    Animal Welfare
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    Biodiversity Loss
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    Pollinators

The Benefit

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    Animals
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    Environment

Here is how the project went:

We purchased seeds, planters and soil to help our pollinators. We distributed seeds to several schools, nonprofit groups and to the Girl and Boy Scouts to grow much needed plants for our pollinator friends.

Through this project I/we learned:

Many children learned what pollinators do for our earth and saw how easy it is to help.

What I/we might change:

I think we would plant seedlings instead to get instant gratification.

My/our favorite part of this project was:

Helping the pollinators in our neighborhood so that they can rely on our area for food.

Some tips, tricks or fun facts about the project:

Kids love dirt and flowers!

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