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IDNR Illinois' Pollinators Loan Box

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Illinois' Pollinators Loan Box contains materials about the importance of pollinators, pollination and methods to help butterflies, bees and other species. This hybrid loan box contains materials for classroom activities as well as a field backpack for outdoor exploration.

Suggested Grades  Preschool– 6
IDNR Resource Trunk POL17
Weight  25 lbs.
Dimensions 26" L x 16" W x 14" H

Standards Explored

NGSS
K-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
K-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity
K-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity
1-LS3-1 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
2-LS2-2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
2-LS4-1 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
3-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
3-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
4-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
5-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity
MS-LS1-4 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
MS-LS2-2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
MS-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity

Contents

Binder

Section 1 - General Information
Section 2 – What are Pollinators?
Section 3 – Why are Pollinators Important?
Section 4 – How Does Pollination Work?
Section 5 – Helping Pollinators
Section 6 – Pollinator Gardens
Section 7 - Resource Materials

Large Container

A Butterfly is Patient book
Ag Mag - Pollinator magazine
Are You a Bee? book
Bee Basics: An Introduction to Our Native Bees book
Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies Take Along Guide book
Gotta Go! Gotta Go! book
Honey bee life cycle stages model
Monarch and Milkweed book
Monarchs and More K-2
Monarchs and More 3-6
Monarch life cycle stages model
Nature Circles NGSS Grade 2
Pollination Book – Animal Pollinators book
Pollination Book – Cross-pollination book
Pollination Book – Insect Pollinators book
Pollination Book – Parts of a Flower book
Pollination Book – Self-pollination book
The Honey Makers book

Backpack

Bees and Other Pollinators folding pocket guide
Butterflies of Illinois: A Field Guide book
Forest Quality Indicators of Illinois pages
Golden Guide to Insects book
Illinois Pollinator Identification Cards
Insect net
Magnifying lens - 10
Magnifying observation container
Milkweed, Monarchs and More book
Peterson Field Guides for Young Naturalists Butterflies book
Peterson Field Guides for Young Naturalistsm Caterpillars book
Port-a-bug
Prairie Quality Indicators of Illinois pages
The Life Cycles of Butterflies book

Poster Tube

Illinois Moths and Butterflies poster
Illinois Native Bees poster
Monarch Life Cycle poster
Pollinators and Seeds poster

Note: All activity books and worksheets should be copied before use or downloaded at http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/publications.