Pollination optimization using bees
Simulation
Your mission is simple: produce as much fruit and vegetables as you can within the allotted time.
Add wildflowers, reposition hives, do what you can to make your farm as productive as possible before the weekend market.
Instructions
You've got one minute to produce as many fruit and vegetables as possible.
When you're ready to play, click the "Continue" button. This starts the timer.
Drag flowers onto your farm from the top-left. Move your bee hives into optimal positions. Don't stop working until your time is up, every improvement to your farm helps.
Discussion questions
What strategies did you use to increase production?
What single strategy was the most effective?
Details
NGSS
- DCI | LS4.D: Changes in biodiversity can influence humans' resources and ecosystem services they rely on.
Learning Objectives
Explore the relationship between pollinators and crop production.
Concepts
Pollination
Agriculture
Optimization
