
The following resources can support teachers to integrate lessons about pollinators into their science classrooms. Through these lessons, students can gain knowledge about plant and insect biology and pollinator conservation. Students can also gain skills in observation, data collection, and data analysis.
If you are a science teacher working with grades 6-12, we recommend using the Driven to Discover: Pollinators and the Great Sunflower Project Citizen Science Curriculum Guide and Pollinator Education Toolkits to integrate pollinator biology and conservation lessons into grade 6th-12th grade science classrooms. In addition, we have assembled ideas indoor and outdoor classroom activities and resources to support schoolyard pollinator gardens.
Pollinator Education Tool Kits

Pollinator Education Toolkits are designed to provide interactive activities to learn pollinator conservation action steps. Find out more about the Pollinator Education Toolkits and find out how to purchase.
A variety of pollinator education pieces are available for free with the digital Pollinator Education Toolkits. Get access to these resources by filling out the Online Pollinator Education Toolkit Form.
Additional Resources
Explore additional resources for classroom activities and creating schoolyard pollinator gardens.

These suggested activities were developed by staff and participants from the Pollinators in the Science Classroom and Pollinator Ambassadors programs. Funding for these programs was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR). The Trust Fund is a permanent fund constitutionally established by the citizens of Minnesota to assist in the protection, conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state’s air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources. Additional activities and curriculum was developed by the Driven to Discover Citizen Science program, which was supported by the National Science Foundation, Driven to Discover: Enabling Authentic Inquiry through Citizen Science, Grant No. 0917450 and Driven to Discover: Citizen Science Inspires Classroom Investigation, Grant No. 1417777. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.