Honeycomb

This week we learned about one particular insect.  The honeybee!  We learned about the roles of the different bees within the hive and the life cycle of the honeybee.  Today we learned the beehive is made up of thousands of hexagonal cells.  All the cells together make a honeycomb.  Inside each cell is wax (represented by wax paper in our replicas).  Each cell is used to store different things; honey (gold cellophane), pollen (rice) and larvae (macaroni).  Here are some of them.  On Monday, Mrs. Morrison will post a picture of the final display we create with them.